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James Layfield rating star

4.99/5 (75 surveys)
Texas Premier Realty

Does Cleanliness = Higher Appraised Value?

7 July, 2016| Home Appraisals, Home Selling, General

OK, so you have an accepted offer and signed contract, but selling your home has many steps that don't end with the contract signing. The buyer's lender is going to conduct an independent... read more

Cyrus Saffari rating star

4.90/5 (131 surveys)
Trust Max Realty

Don't learn this lesson the hard way

22 June, 2016| Home Appraisals, Home Marketing, General

Don't learn this lesson the hard way My neighbors wanted to sell their house last year, no later than August. They spent most of the spring getting ready-painting the kitchen, cleanin... read more

Tafi Daniels
RE/MAX ONE - Premier

Staging Your Home to Boost Value and Speed up the...

26 April, 2016| Home Appraisals, Home Selling, Home Values & Recen...

7 Tips for Staging Your Home By: G. M. Filisko Make your home warm and inviting to boost your home’s value and speed up the sale process. The first step to getting buyers... read more

Connie Inmon
CB&A, Realtors

Home Prices Are Up…but there is a Challenge

22 April, 2016| Home Appraisals, Home Selling, Home Values & Recen...

Home values continue to climb and are projected to increase by about 5% over the next twelve months. That is great news for anyone who owns a home. However, it could present a challenge for... read more

James Layfield rating star

4.99/5 (75 surveys)
Texas Premier Realty

Neighborhood Features That Reduce Home Values

7 April, 2016| Home Appraisals, Home Values & Recent Sales, Gener...

Some neighborhood features close to a home, for example power plants and cemeteries, can really undermine a home's value. Realtor.com® analyzed data and came up with a list of features th... read more

Joseph Gremillion
CENTURY 21 Western Realty, Inc

Searching for the best investment properties

1 April, 2016| Foreclosures & Investments, Home Appraisals, Home...

To help investor clients find the best houses that will rent well and have a better chance of giving a good return on investment, I've been screening houses based on the rents of nearby comps. &nb... read more

Linda Wilkins rating star

4.98/5 (10 surveys)
Linda Wilkins Real Estate Sales, Appraisals & Staging

Kingwood Farmers Market

28 March, 2016| Home Appraisals, Home Buying, Home Selling

http://towncenterevents.com/farmersmarket.html read more

Richelle Henderson
eXp Realty LLC

2016 Top Homeowner Tax Deductions

3 February, 2016| Home Appraisals, Education, Property Taxes

Top Homeowner Tax Deductions That Decrease Your Tax Burden You can't avoid paying taxes, and we all need to pay our fair share. However, paying your fair share shouldn't place an unjust bur... read more

Amanda Mims rating star

4.99/5 (21 surveys)
CB&A, Realtors

Will Appraisals Continue to be a Challenge in 2016...

3 February, 2016| Home Appraisals, Home Buying, Home Selling

irst American Title issues a quarterly report, the Real Estate Sentiment Index (RESI), which “measures title agent sentiment on a variety of key market metrics and indust... read more

Connie Inmon
CB&A, Realtors

Appraising Appraisals: Adjustments are the True Ar...

3 February, 2016| Home Appraisals, Home Buying, Home Selling

Appraising Appraisals: Adjustments are the True Art Built into the way a home changes ownership is the institution of the appraisal report—the document which attempts to place a dollar v... read more

Richelle Hanson
Poole Realty Group

The Houston Real Estate Market Ends 2015 with the...

2 February, 2016| Home Appraisals, Housing Market, Houston Living

Slumping oil prices and limited inventory slow home buying for a third straight month in December Houston real estate faced a stiff challenge in 2015. It followed the best year on record... read more

Sterling Bond
Keller Williams Signature

10 Upgrades that add instant value to your home.

27 January, 2016| Affordable Housing, Home Appraisals, Home Builders

http://www.forbes.com/sites/trulia/2016/01/22/10-upgrades-under-1000-that-increase-home-values/#77fb529b2232 read more

Nancy Macias-Morales rating star

4.93/5 (139 surveys)
Coldwell Banker Realty - Pearland Office

3 Secrets to Lowering Your Property Taxes

11 January, 2016| Home Appraisals, Property Taxes

Everyone likes a tax break, and you may be in line to get one. If you have already received your assessment notice, you may have to wait for next year. But there are still ways that you can lower your... read more

Jessica Harless rating star

4.94/5 (135 surveys)
Paragon Property Group

WHAT EVERY TEXAS HOME OWNER NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT EX...

1 January, 2016| Home Appraisals, Property Taxes

Property Tax Exemptions Exemption Forms Residence Homestead Texas Property Tax Exemptions Texas Property Tax Exemptions Video Property tax in Texas is a locally... read more

Valery Smith-Blank
RE/MAX Integrity

One-button Pricing? - 11/26/2015

26 November, 2015| Home Appraisals, Home Selling, Education

One-button Pricing? - 11/26/2015 An Automated Valuation Model, AVM, is a computer approach that looks at public records to make a determination based on square footage, comparable sales and... read more

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