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May 16, 2008

Spring TX Real Estate: Market Report April 2008

The Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) has released the MLS statistics for the month of April 2008 for Area 13 which the majority of Area 13 would be considered Spring TX. The closed sales for April 2008 were 836 which was 12.5% less than a year ago. The quantity of […]

February 6, 2008

earnest money purchasing spring texas home

Spring TX Real Estate: What is Earnest Money?

Earnest Money is the money that accompanies the real estate contract and is meant to show that the buyers are serious about purchasing the home. These funds are NOT in addition to the sale price. The Earnest Money is an amount that is negotiated between the buyer and seller. There […]

January 31, 2008

Did the Fed Rate cut help or hurt mortgage rates?

The Fed controls the Fed Funds Rate. They DO NOT control the mortgage rate. Although what the Fed does can affect what happens to mortgage rates. Now what I just wrote may sound like a foreign language or even worse, a hard Algebra word problem, but try to stay with […]

January 16, 2008

How do buyers find the Spring Texas home they purchase?

The National Association of Realtors, NAR, has been conducting surveys of buyers and sellers for many years. They recently released their 2007 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers Survey. And as Richard Dawson use to say… “The survey says” … the number one source of information from which buyers first […]

December 10, 2007

When are the biggest discounts on new construction homes

Top 10 Reasons why December is a good time to BUY a HOME

TOP 10 REASONS WHY DECEMBER IS A GOOD TIME TO BUY A HOME Interest Rates are still near historically 40 year lows. I remember when I purchased my first home in 1990, 17 years ago. The interest rate on the loan was 10% and I qualified for that rate because […]

December 6, 2007

Spring Texas residents to get quicker commute

The Hardy Toll Road which provides great access to Spring Texas residents to Loop 610 will be connected to downtown Houston. Yesterday the Houston City Council approved an agreement with Harris County which will build and pay for the road. Construction of the $200 million project is scheduled to begin […]

September 29, 2007

2007 Showcase of Homes in the Woodlands

Carlton Woods Creekside will be hosting the 2007 Showcase of Homes event set for October 13th – October 28th from 10 am – 6 pm daily. The Showcase of Homes is your chance to take a peak at the luxury and lifestyle that is located behind the gates of the […]

August 20, 2007

Rating Texas Schools

Whether you have school age children or not, you are still going to want to know how Texas public schools are rated. The perceived quality of education that the children receive will impact housing demand and the correspondingly potential price appreciation that you can hope to gain on your Spring […]

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