Jill Wente, Realtor® with BHG Gary Greene, CRS, MCNE, 11x Houston Five Star Real Estate Agent - (281) 804-8626

June 25, 2009

Who has the lowest prices on groceries?

One of the things I like about living in Spring Texas is the convenience.  In this case, it is the convenience of having numerous grocery stores nearby. Located within 15 minutes of my home are a Walmart Supercenter, Kroger, HEB, Randalls, and a Super Target.   A great selection of stores to choose from […]
June 23, 2009

When should you show your home?

The movie, “The Godfather” proves itself once again as having the answer to yet another real estate question. This time the question is when should Spring Texas home sellers accept showings on their homes? The answer:  “Maunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday”.  Any day of the week, any time of the day […]
June 21, 2009

Top 5 benefits of having a Spring Texas buyer’s agent

Before 1994, buyer’s agency did not exist in Texas.  All real estate agents worked for the seller as either the listing agent or the seller’s subagent.  Nobody in the real estate transaction was representing and watching out for the best interests of the homebuyer. Fast forward 15 years and buyer’s agency still is not […]
June 19, 2009

Best time ever to purchase a Spring Texas home

Right now is one of the best times ever to purchase a Spring Texas home because apartment rentals are projected to increase, our local Spring Texas housing market remains affordable, consumer confidence is increasing, mortgage interest rates are hovering around 5%, and if you are going to be a first time homebuyer there […]
June 17, 2009

Where to get fresh locally grown produce

One of the things I like best about Summer is eating home-grown fresh from the farm tomatoes. The tomatoes are nice and juicy, full of flavor, and taste just the way tomatoes should taste. But since my parents live in Illinois and not Spring Texas, I can’t quickly stop by and swipe a few […]
June 15, 2009

Spring TX Real Estate: Market Report May 2009

The latest MLS numbers for the Spring TX real estate market have been released and the months of inventory are showing a return to a balanced buyers and sellers market.  Last May our real estate market favored the buyers with 6.9 months of inventory.  We had plenty of homes for buyers to […]
June 12, 2009

FREE FOOD at Chipotle

The new Chipotle restaurant at 10905 Louetta on the North side of HEB Vintage Market is getting ready for its grand opening on June 19th, 2009. As a business promotion and to introduce itself to the community Chipotle is going to give away FREE FOOD on June 17th.  The particulars on the FREE FOOD are an entree, […]
June 10, 2009

Letters of the Real Estate alphabet – P and PS

In the real estate alphabet the letter P is for Pending and the letters PS is for Pending Continue to Show.   There are more commonalities than differences between the P and PS statuses that I decided to discuss them together. Spring Texas real estate listings in a P or PS status are: Under Contract – the sellers […]