“For Sale by Owner” (FSBO) enthusiasts certainly hoped that the ascendancy of the Internet would be just what the doctor ordered to catapult their endeavors—and why not? Once Houston buyers were free to do their own searches on the we...
We keep reading about the widespread shortfall in U.S. home listings—usually credited for the steady rise in prices. For the typical Houston homeowner inclined to sell anyway, you’d think those conditions are reason enough to add their ...
If you have anything to do with keeping the constituent parts of your Houston household in good running order, you’re probably familiar with Consumer Reports magazine and its website. Year in and year out, their technicians run thousands ...
You can bet that just about every one of the Houston homes currently for sale is owned by someone whose wish is for a rapid sale to a buyer who will be delighted that their offer was accepted. For this happy tableau to play out in reality, ...
For homeowners weighing the pros and cons of adding their homes to the Houston listings, the ‘pros’ are substantial. The steady national rise in home prices indicates a healthy market—one significant “pro.” The latest national exi...
About this time every year, the question for house hunters is whether to delay their serious shopping until the anticipated springtime upsurge in Houston homes for sale. Almost every year, when the weather begins to warm, the springtime ‘...
The season for New Years’ Resolutions is barely underway, but if history is any guide, many have already met their Waterloos. For future Houston homeowners resolved to make this the year they make the leap from renter to homeowner, there ar...
Houston residents who dutifully set their clocks back an hour last Saturday night may have been grateful for the extra hour of shuteye—but if they've been reading what shrinks and biologists are telling the Wall Street Journal, they proba...
Sometimes, the timing for when to list your Houston home is pretty much dictated by circumstances. Whether they be personal or professional changes that call for a move, when to list is (as politicians say) "baked in." When to list can't be r...
Every profession creates them—an ever-expanding vocabulary of specialized terms, followed by the list of acronyms they spawn. Houston real estate is certainly no exception
Fortunately for the numerous house-hunters who have been out prospe...