Home Selling Tips

March 1, 2012

You’re in contract but you receive a higher offer can you take it?

After sitting on the Spring Texas real estate market for many months, you finally received an offer on your home. After numerous back and forth negotiations, you have agreed to what you feel is a decent price. Now two days after your house went under contract, you’ve received a higher offer.  Can […]
February 22, 2012

Are you stuck with the Realtor assigned by the RELO company?

If your employer offers you relocation benefits, the relocation company will “assign” a Realtor to work with you. The Realtors who agree to be assigned have taken relocation certification courses and agree to pay your relocation company between 37% to 45% of the commission they earn from either helping you with the purchase […]
February 4, 2012

7 Reasons why your house won’t sell

Has your house been sitting and sitting and sitting on the Spring Texas real estate market?  Has it been more than 45 days since the last time you had a showing?  Maybe on the reasons below is stopping your house from selling. Your house won’t sell because: 1. Unavailable for showings – […]
January 17, 2012

Top 5 Low cost, High impact remodeling projects

If you are thinking about selling your Spring Texas home this year, it’s time to start tackling those remodeling projects.  The majority of buyers want NEW, NEW, NEW.  They don’t want homes that are fixer-uppers.  Fixer-uppers are work and buyers don’t want work. Buyers want to move-in and immediately enjoy their […]
January 7, 2012

Close our loan!

Fed up with closing delays by their lender a Georgia couple got creative and launched a social media campaign pressuring Bank of America to close their loan. The video went viral and on December 16th (46 days after the original closing date), Bank of America finally closed their loan. The […]
December 12, 2011

What to do if your house hasn’t sold

Your house has been on the Spring Texas real estate market for months.  You have had a few lookers and you may have even had an offer although it was insultingly low.  You still want to sell your home so what now? Evaluate the real estate market Schedule a meeting with your Spring Texas Realtor to […]
November 29, 2011

On or Off the market for the Holidays

The holidays are here and your social calendar is filling up quickly. Time has become a precious commodity. To ease the pressure of keeping your house in showing condition every day, you are thinking about taking your home off the Spring Texas real estate market during the holidays. Should you or […]
November 16, 2011

Survey says ….

The results of the National Association of Realtors 2011 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers survey are out.  And the survey says… First-time home buyers make up 37% of all buyers which is down from the 2010 level of 50% which is no surprise. The tax credits of 2010 pushed first-time home buyers into […]