Real Estate in Katy & West Houston, Texas

September 2009 - Posts

• 12 Month Forecast: Houston area among the 10 markets with the best expected performance in home prices

  Local Market Monitor, which forecast the real estate market in the US, released its latest Home Price Forecast, covering well over 300 US local markets. The forecast, which predicts local market behavior over the next 12 months, identifies markets where Read More... Posted Monday, September 28, 2009 1:41 PM by TROY KELLEY | 0 Comments

• What does pre-approval mean?

  I like the way move.com puts it: "Pre-approval means you have met with a loan officer, your credit files have been reviewed and the loan officer believes you can readily qualify for a given loan amount with one or more specific mortgage programs. Read More... Posted Sunday, September 27, 2009 7:52 PM by TROY KELLEY | 0 Comments

• Does Home Staging work?

  Picture this- a $1 dollar bill that is clean and one that is dirty, old and wrinkled. They are both worth exactly the same. Which one would you rather have? The clean, crisp $1 dollar bill, right? Same goes for your house when listing it. People want Read More... Posted Saturday, September 26, 2009 3:00 PM by TROY KELLEY | 0 Comments

• One Reason a Buyer should have a Real Estate Agent represent them when Buying a Home

  Negotiating the sale. In Texas, buyers who have signed a Buyer Representative Agreement with a real estate agent, are represented by that agent. That agreement obligates the agent to work and negotiate in the buyer's best interest. When a seller has Read More... Posted Saturday, September 26, 2009 10:24 AM by TROY KELLEY | 0 Comments