The FRESH Report is IN!

Interesting things are happening in the Houston Market last month.

List prices are up 34.5% over the $321,000 average we had 4 years ago, and even up marginally at 2.1% from a year ago.

What I am noticing month by month …

When to Sell? 

On the daily....people are asking me,
"When is the best time to sell a house?"

It's a bit of a loaded question because everyone has a different life and different circumstances facing them.

While there are more "popular" times to sell a house …

The FRESH Report is in!

HAR just released the initial snapshot of the market
for the end of July 2023.

New listings are down 10% from a year ago. There is definitely a reduction in the overall need to sell as we had a couple banner years …

Learning Series: The Option Period

Lets take 2 minutes and talk about a critical part of the transaction called the option period.

The option period is a negotiable cost and length of time stated in the offer contract where, after starting a transaction, the buyer can …

The JUNE FRESH Report is IN!

HAR released the June Fresh Report this last week.

List prices are still hanging on. We appear to be moving into a period of stability. We have now seen this average list price hang out right around 430-440K for almost 6 …

What is the deal with Property Taxes? 

This is a nationwide map of the property taxes per $1000 in property valuation across the country.

As you can see, Texas joins the Midwest and Northeast with some of the highest property tax rates in the nation.

Our …

The full May Market Update from HAR has been published!

Click here to read the full report.

May 2023 brought the first real year over year pricing decline with the average sales price dropping about $7,000 to $431,378.

You really have to marvel at the Houston …

The FRESH Report is IN!

The Fresh Report for the month of May is in and the market is hanging onto the values by its fingernails. Average list price is up just 0.1% over last year.

Considering the listing volume is up over 44% this is a …

The Houston Market Update!

The Full HAR Report for April month end came out 2 weeks back and it gives a nice insight as to the type of Spring market we're experiencing right now in Houston.

The biggest indicator of what kind of response a new listing …

Solar Panels? Should you get them?

If you live in a Houston suburb, you are practically guaranteed to have had a solar panel salesperson knock on your door in the last few years.

Solar is catching on in lots of areas of the country and Houston is …