Midtown residents are happier than folks in Katy
Thanks to Houston Tomorrow for referring this article from USA Today. Apparently, walkable neighborhoods make for happier folk. The study was conducted by Journal of Applied Re....
Should you buy a Home in Houston During The Holidays?
As with most industries, Thanksgiving through December is a slow period in the real estate market. There are a lot of great distractions during the holiday season like shopping, Ch....
What size home is ideal?
Check out this article from the Houston Chronicle’s Nancy Sarnoff. Per the article, Relocation.com recently conducted a survey and asked home buyers and owners, “what....
Need a job, Houston has jobs
A little offshore drilling ban won’t keep Houston down. Houston Business Journal reports that Houston’s job market added 9500 non-Ag jobs in October. Houston contin....
Texas homeowners pay highest insurance premiums
According to a report by the National Association of Realtors, Texas homeowners pay the highest insurance premiums among all states. This is not new news. High homeowners insur....
Real Estate Terminology: Appraisal vs. Assessment vs. Market Value, the 1st in a Series
In the vocabulary of real estate, there are three terms that indicate a home’s valuation: the Appraised Value, the Assessed Value, and the Market Value. Rarely are these thre....