BlogsHome Buying

Home Buying

29,866 Posts

Michelle Arriola
HH Premier Realty, LLC

Tips for Finding the Perfect Neighborhood

10 August, 2009| Home Buying, Neighborhoods & Communities, General

I was reading some articles on Military.com and ran across this article. Thought it gave some good tips to narrow down the perfect neighborhood in an area as big as Houston. Tips for Finding... read more

Ruth Ann Manison rating star

4.97/5 (364 surveys)
Prince Properties, LLC

How Much Experience Do Realtors Really Have?

7 August, 2009| Home Buying, Home Marketing, Home Selling

In an effort to empower consumers, HAR has made it very easy for you to check out a Realtor's performance and experience. Did you know you can look up an agent's sales history on h... read more

Ruth Ann Manison rating star

4.97/5 (364 surveys)
Prince Properties, LLC

Buyers Beware! Baby Monitor Tells All....

6 August, 2009| Home Buying, Home Selling, General

Imagine you have just found the home of your dreams... We're walking through it together and you are commenting on everything you love about the place. You tell me you would even pay more for it becau... read more

Diana Miller
Galveston Home Team

Frenzied Telfair Sales in Sugar Land

5 August, 2009| Home Buying, Neighborhoods & Communities, Relocati...

Pictured is the visitors center in Telfair. Be sure to stop by for your map and builder inventory. I sold a home in Telfair this weekend and the community was buzzing with home buyers looking in the 3... read more

Sara Edwards
Texas Real Properties

Cy Fair has once again proven to be a terrific pla...

3 August, 2009| Schools, Home Buying, Neighborhoods & Communities

The Cy-Fair Independent School District's overall "grade" from the state of Texas is "RECOGNIZED"! This is a terrific feat considering it is one of the most underpaid school districts of its size by t... read more

Jo Ann Thomas rating star

4.98/5 (25 surveys)
UTR TEXAS, REALTORS

To Ride or To Follow?

31 July, 2009| Home Buying, General

When looking at houses with a Realtor® do you prefer to ride with them in their car or to follow behind in your own? Somewhere in time the norm changed. It used to be your Realtor® either... read more

Ruth Ann Manison rating star

4.97/5 (364 surveys)
Prince Properties, LLC

Accompanied Showings May Do Sellers a Disservice

31 July, 2009| Home Buying, Home Selling, Luxury Homes

My Peeve: Accompanied showings are not only a hassle for the buyer & buyer's agent, they often result in limited showings for the seller. Who is actually getting exceptional customer ser... read more

Paul Silverman rating star

4.98/5 (171 surveys)
Martha Turner Sotheby's International Realty

Tax Advantages for buying a new home in 2009

29 July, 2009| Home Buying

There is a great new tax credit that applies to first time buyers who purchase a home in 2009. The following information is from the National Association of Home Builders website. Visit this informati... read more

Paul Silverman rating star

4.98/5 (171 surveys)
Martha Turner Sotheby's International Realty

Top 10 reasons to buy a new home in Houston

29 July, 2009| Home Buying

Here are the top 10 reasons to buy a new home in Houston You are still outgrowing or unsatisfied with your current housing no matter what the economy does Interest rates are still at all time low... read more

Paul Silverman rating star

4.98/5 (171 surveys)
Martha Turner Sotheby's International Realty

How much home can you afford ?

29 July, 2009| Home Buying

How much home can you afford is always a great starting place when looking into buying a home. By understanding your purchasing power, you can focus your time on looking at properties that fall within... read more

Paul Silverman rating star

4.98/5 (171 surveys)
Martha Turner Sotheby's International Realty

Finding the Right New Home in Houston and Pearland

29 July, 2009| Home Buying

With all the choices in today's market, how do you go about finding the right home? It seems the more research you do, the more alternatives you discover. It's important to visualize your needs and pl... read more

Paul Silverman rating star

4.98/5 (171 surveys)
Martha Turner Sotheby's International Realty

Now Could Be the Time to Buy a New Home in Houston

29 July, 2009| Home Buying

The old adage “There’s no time like the present” might not first come to mind when looking at today’s national housing market. But according to Paul Silverman, Owner of Our First Nest Realty, th... read more

Rachel Rosson rating star

5/5 (45 surveys)
Greenwood King Properties - Kirby Office

Houston Home Pricing

29 July, 2009| Home Buying, Home Values & Recent Sales, Housing M...

Houston Median Price Rises, But Waters Still Murky HOUSTON (Houston Chronicle) – The June median home price was at an all-time high, thanks to a drop in the number of low-priced homes sold out of f... read more

LaWanda Lendsey rating star

4.96/5 (123 surveys)
Houston Home Realty Group, LLC

Knowledge of 2 kinds

29 July, 2009| Home Buying, General, Education

"Knowledge is of 2 kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it." -Samuel JohnsonIf real estate is the subject, you know where to find information: call or emai... read more

LaWanda Lendsey rating star

4.96/5 (123 surveys)
Houston Home Realty Group, LLC

Be All You Can Be!

29 July, 2009| Home Buying, General, Education

Do you know the difference in leaders, followers, and losers? Leaders stretch with challenges, Followers struggle with challenges, Losers shrink with challenges. I want you guys to stretch; be like a... read more

Advertisement

Recent Categories

Affordable Housing Education General Home Buying Home Improvements & Repair Home Selling Houston Living Open Houses

Advertisement

Advertisement

View Blogs by Category

Active Adults (Age 55+)

Affordable Housing

Country Homes / Acreage Living

Foreclosures & Investments

High-Rise Living

High-Rises & Condos

Home Appraisals

Home Improvements & Repair

Home Inspections

Home Remodeling

Home Values & Recent Sales

Homeowners Insurance

International Real Estate

Master Planned Communities

Master-Planned Communities

Mortgage & Finance

Moving & Storage

Neighborhoods & Communities

Property Management

Public/Private Schools

Relocation & Newcomer

Safety & Security

Timeshares & Fractional