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Sometimes, when you are looking to sell your home in Houston TX, you can feel lost, not knowing where or how to start. That is what we are here for. To help you sell your home. At Tamborrel Properties, we won't only list your home to sell it, but will build a whole marketing campaign around your house to ensure it will be sold quick and at a great price. We work with professional photographers and...
Read Post [Posted on 05/22/2013 By Luis Tamborrel]
Off-market listings—also referred to as “pocket listings”—are hurting the housing market by depriving home buyers of a full perspective of what’s actually for sale, some real estate agents say. They argue homes that aren’t ever listed on the MLS are then not available to be used as comparable properties for appraisals, other sales, or mortgage refinancing—leaving a skewed picture of the housing ma...
Read Post [Posted on 05/22/2013 By John Askins]
If you’re looking to sell or buy a home, seeking for a realtor’s help in price negotiation for your home is a very good option. Remember that whether you think negotiating in a real estate transaction is exciting or terrifying, you won't get the things you don't ask for. If there is something special you want, speak up. Whatever your opinion of the process of reaching consensus may be, here a...
Read Post [Posted on 05/21/2013 By Matias Bulox]
Home sellers are more than twice as likely to get their homes sold if they use a REALTOR®, rather than trying to sell their home on their own, according to a survey conducted by HomeGain of 400 home owners nationwide. Seventy-three percent of the home owners surveyed said they used a REALTOR®. On the other hand, 21 percent of those surveyed said they tried to sell their home themselves. The survey...
Read Post [Posted on 05/21/2013 By John Askins]
Creekside Park is the latest villages in The Woodlands Texas. Without doubt, some of the best homes in The Woodlands are in Creekside Park, a new complex and novel, called to be the elite village of the whole area.
Creekside Park is the only community in The Woodlands Texas belonging to Harris County and Tomball School District, known for its high academic standards. Creekside Park offers numer...
Read Post [Posted on 05/20/2013 By Lorena Merlo]
Located at the end of a wooded cul-de-sac this large family home in a park-like, wooded setting has room for everyone and modern updates every buyer appreciates. The sumptuous Master Suite with wood-beamed ceiling is both large and secluded, with direct access to the pool and spa, as well as its own Sitting Room and private flagstone terrace.Formals, hardwood floors, paneled Family Room with wood...
Read Post [Posted on 05/19/2013 By Judith Sinnard]
As the inventory of for-sale homes remains at low levels, sellers are
getting more comfortable at the bargaining table and telling buyers to
cool it with the contingencies. In competitive situations that attract
multiple bids, some sellers are even telling buyers they want an offer
without mortgage contingencies.
A mortgage contingency, often included in sales contracts, provides
...
Read Post [Posted on 05/19/2013 By John Askins]
These six feng shui tips will help create a home that nourishes your body, mind and spirit:1. Remove your shoes before entering your home. Make it a ritual to leave the stress of your job, traffic jams and bad days outside. It's a purposeful way to make your home a haven, only allowing peaceful energy to come inside. If you like, place a trunk or an appealing shoe rack just inside the ...
Read Post [Posted on 05/18/2013 By Mary Ann Lipsey]
UPDATE - This Property is PENDINGGorgeous West U/Southside Area Home Open this Weekend - Sunday May 12 from 2 to 4. This home has extensive use of millwork and moldings, formals, library and oversized garage. Click on the SMARTePLAN to tour the floor plan right here online. This inter-active floor plan has 14 photos embedded inside of it, so NOW all the photos make sense ---...
Read Post [Posted on 05/18/2013 By Judith Sinnard]
Sellers have a better chance at getting their house sold by using a REALTOR® than opting for the do-it-yourself approach, according to a survey of 1,000 home owners by HomeGain.com, an online real estate resource. Nearly 60 percent of home owners who used a REALTOR® to sell their home were successful compared to 39 percent of FSBOs, the survey found. In the survey, 83 percent of home owners said t...
Read Post [Posted on 05/18/2013 By John Askins]
The street name of a neighborhood can affect the asking price on a home, at least according to a new survey by Trulia. Trulia analyzed the median asking price per square foot among various types of address suffixes, like “Lane” and “Park.” Street addresses with the words “Boulevard,” “Place,” and “Road” were found to have higher average asking prices than homes with addresses ending in “Avenue,” “...
Read Post [Posted on 05/18/2013 By John Askins]
The National Association of Realtors forecasts existing home prices will rise an average of 8 percent nationwide this year and 5 percent next year. Some say that the market can continue the recovery with a modest increase in interest rates. Some question this. Will higher interest rates impact home sales? Will rising interest rates cause home prices to fall?The Washington Business Journal has the ...
Read Post [Posted on 05/17/2013 By Alex Handley]
A survey by American Lives, a consumer research firm in California, conducted a study for the trade magazine Builder to answer that question. Here are their conclusions:· They are young. Most are under 45. Half said they had annual household incomes of $75,000 or less. Two-thirds are married.· They are frugal. They consistently told surveyors they were eager to live a simple lifestyle.· They are c...
Read Post [Posted on 05/17/2013 By John Askins]
THE WOODLANDS, TX- Lakeside Cove, a Gracepoint community, is now underway overlooking Lake Harrison and situated on the 18th hole of The Woodlands Resort’s Oaks golf course. This gated community features a prime location within the Village of Grogan’s Mill, the “historic district” of The Woodlands near Town Center with easy access to I-45.
A variety of eight attached and detached designs are bein...
Read Post [Posted on 05/16/2013 By Matias Bulox]
More borrowers are exploring financing options to cover the costs of rehabbing properties they buy. “Rehab” loans are surging in popularity, according to a New York Times article.
“We’re seeing an explosive growth in these loans,” says Ed Brehm with Prospect Mortgage, one of the country’s largest processors of 203(k) loans. The spike in demand is from the higher number of bank-owned propert...
Read Post [Posted on 05/16/2013 By John Askins]
