If you are selling your home, your agent has probably talked with you about the buyer’s right of inspection. Once you’ve accepted an offer and are under contract, the buyer will choose a home inspector that will perform a full inspection of the home, including plumbing, electrical, structural, he...

The Houston area real estate market is heating up heading into the active spring and summer months. We will need to increase the inventory of resale homes in order to meet the growing demand for housing in the Greater Houston area.February saw a continuing upward trend in home sales and prices, m...

Cy-Fair ISD schools interactive map below.   Click on the location pointers for school name and address.  Blue markers are high schools, green markers are middle school, and elementary schools are marked in yellow.  Link to Cy-Fair ISD's attendance map for specific boundary lines and 5-year atten...

When you find websites that explain how easy it is to sell your home on your own, and that any agent will tell you how badly you need them, you should look for the catch!  They may have a "discount" service plan or collect fees for listing your home on the MLS.  For example, I located an article ...

 It's understandable that you would want to consider well-meaning advice, but keep in mind that when it comes to real estate, in most cases it’s best not to take the advice of anyone other than your real estate agent.  Unless the person(s) sharing advice has a real estate license, along with acce...

Cypress, Texas is growing in leaps and bounds with new construction communities expanding westward along Fry Road and north along FM 529.   New development in the Cypress area is a sign of the Houston area’s strong economy and continuing small business growth.Cypress is a desirable area for home ...

Coles Crossing is a master planned community located in Cypress, Texas.  This is a large community with all the amenities.  Current available homes for sale in Coles Crossing are priced from the low $200's to the low $500's.  In order to get an idea of the impact of Hurricane Harvey had on home s...

Recovery from Hurricane Harvey's devastating floods will be long term, but in the short term the Houston area housing market has picked up where it left off, and even accelerated in some market areas.The broader outlook for Texas is strong, with major metro areas experiencing low inventory.  Exis...

Houston area real estate agents and brokers have been carefully watching the housing market to better understand the impact of Hurricane Harvey on home sales.  Recovery is well underway, though it will take months or even years for some areas to make a complete recovery. Some families displaced ...

With the new tax law being signed just before Christmas, most of us are still wondering what the heck happened.  The information offered here by California mortgage lender Rob Spinosa provides clear examples of how the law will impact your mortgage interest deduction and what could happen if you ...