spring tx real estate

February 8, 2008

Spring TX Real Estate: How is the Market?

Based upon what the national media has been saying, you have to believe that the real estate market everywhere is terrible. Just the other day, I received a call from a potential buyer who was going to be relocating to Spring Texas. He said that he thought that I would […]
February 6, 2008

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 […]
February 5, 2008

Texans get online and VOTE … for your next license plate

My fellow Texans, here is your chance to go online and cast your vote for our new 2009 state license plate. The voting started on February 4th and you have until noon on February 11th to submit your vote for one of five designs, including the current license plate. All […]
February 3, 2008

Pearl Fincher Museum hosts Student Art Competition

The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts in Northwest Houston is hosting its second annual “Student Art Competition”. Students in the Aldine, Conroe, Klein, Magnolia, Spring and Tomball Independent School Districts are being encourage to produce their best original artwork. The theme of the contest is “Flora and Fauna in […]
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 24, 2008

Area Chef competes on Food Network’s Iron Chef program

Kent Rathburn, the chef at Jasper’s in the Woodlands, Texas, has just completed one of the most stressful shows of his life. The local chef recently competed in the Iron Chef America program on the Food Network.In the ever popular, Iron Chef program, world class chefs battle the legendary Iron […]
January 24, 2008

Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion ranks #5 in the world

The latest Pollstar Magazine affirms that word has officially gotten out about the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. The Pavilion ranked fifth in the top 100 amphitheaters in the world based on number of tickets sold in 2007.
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 […]
January 10, 2008

Fishing at Meyer Park in Spring Texas

Your chances of catching a fish at the lake in Meyer Park in Spring Texas will increase after Harris County Precinct 4 annual trout stocking event. Each January, Harris County Precinct 4 and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department restocks Meyer Park’s 1 acre lake.   Over 2,000 youth trout join […]