The Houston Blog

    Buyers are often misinformed or unaware of the difference between being prequalified and being preapproved.  As the mortgage industry changes, you hear about new lending and appraisal practices that add to the confusion.  Credit score requirements and interest rates have seem to be on the ris...

  As the old saying goes, “everything is bigger in Texas,” including problems associated with asbestos. With a large petroleum industry based in the state, many problems have occurred as a result of oil companies using asbestos at their facilities. Giants such as Mobil, Shell and Gulf have been ...

The New & Improved 2009 Tax Credit for First-Time Home Buyers Welcome to the ever-changing world of residential real estate!  It is often changing as interest rates jump, drop, roll and everything in between.  The newest addition to recent changes was The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act o...

We sometimes accumulate products at home that we use for specific jobs and forget that they may have other uses.  One such product is Water Displacement #40 which we have so accustomed to call it WD 40!  It's many uses are quite interesting so feel free to read about this fantastic product.  I d...

It is common knowledge that portions of the Houston area and the Texas Gulf Coast is prone to hurricanes and storms that may cause flooding.  There are certain areas classified as flood zones depending on their proximity to waterways and their location in relation to the updated flood maps.  I al...

  Houston real estate is definitely on the rise.  Our numbers are getting stronger and the median price range is getting national interest.  Although our median price range is not as high as other markets, we are more than just an affordable housing market.  The Houston luxury real estate market ...

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  I am constantly approached by individuals who are looking to purchase their first investment past their primary home. If you have the money and are able to invest in real estate, most financial analysts would say it would be a good addition to your diversified portfolio. There are plenty of inv...

Everyone is happy during the calm before the storm with mixed emotions and anxiety.  Yet, the aftermath is when predatory practices surface as minions of fly by night builders come to the “supposed” rescue.  Recently, there has been advertising (maybe you’ve heard on the radio or seen it on TV) r...

  Everyone is flustered about our present slowing economy. Maybe because we had seen such a long period of prosperity, the current economic recession is causing inordinate panic.  The media is helping this panic with headlines such as “Economy shrinks at fastest pace in 26 years”, “Over One-Third...