The Woodlands Texas Real Estate | Real Estate Review

Luxury Home Marketing Institute Welcomes a new member in The Woodlands!

Laurie Moore Moore from the Luxury Home Marketing Institute recently welcomed Lance Langenhoven from The Oscar Group as a new member of the institute. Laurie founded the institute and she is a legend in the industry! She travels all over the world and Read More...

Woodlands Real Estate Market Report: December 2007

Well, the December numbers for The Woodlands real estate market are in... in fact, we can now compare the whole year 2007 vs 2006. Number of homes sold is the 2nd & 3rd columns after the month column... you'll notice that fewer homes sold in December Read More...

Is this a great photo or what? The Woodlands Waterway at sunset...

Beautiful photo of The Woodlands Waterway at sunset. Read More...

Woodlands Real Estate Tip: How much should you give in a negotiation? Two rules that will save you thousands!

Good question. Well, assuming your price is reasonable, in other words, within a few percent of true market value, then the following strategy should work in most cases. Let's assume you're selling a home for $250 000.00. An offer comes in for Read More...

Woodlands Real Estate Tip: Buy yourself a new home & become an investor at the same time!

You've always wondered about it. How to become an investor? So, how do you take advantage of this? An interesting way to get into the property investment game is to buy yourself a new home. What? Buy myself a new home? Yup. And lease out your existing Read More...

News: Word of the year - subprime! Who would have guessed!

Interesting article on MSNBC today... the word of the year for 2007 is "subprime"!!! Let's just ask if we can get rid of our debt. Yeah... wish it was that easy! "CHICAGO - Even the American Dialect Society knows how risky home mortgages Read More...

Woodlands Real Estate Tip: Leaving the washer & dryer? Use this cool negotiating technique.

You're selling your first home in The Woodlands and you're moving to a bigger family home in Sterling Ridge. The new one has all the bells & whistles already installed. So, you don't really need the washer & dryer in the home you're Read More...

Woodlands Home Buyer: The one big risk to watch out for once you've signed a contract to buy a home.

Phew, you've signed the contract to buy your first home in The Woodlands, the inspections have passed without a hitch and the "pending" period has passed so you're finally on track to closing on your new home in about two weeks time. Read More...

Woodlands Restaurant Review: Los Cucos, Panther Creek Shopping Center.

I love Los Cucos! When we first arrived in The Woodlands on the 5th October 1991 from England we stayed in corporate (i.e. furnished) accommodation at Holly Creek as all our furniture was still in transit. The Holly Creek condos are right across from Read More...

Woodlands Home Buyer: The closest thing to a free ride, buyer's representation!

I still get people asking me "so how much do I pay you?" as a buyer's representative. Well, in almost 99% of cases, there is no payment from the buyer to the realtor. The realtor's commission is paid by the seller. In the 1% of cases Read More...

Woodlands Restaurant Review: Cafe Express in Market Street

I visited Cafe Express for the first time today. This restaurant is located in the Market Street location right next to Grotto's. I was a little apprehensive about going as I wanted "hot food" & "some meat" and was worried Read More...

Woodlands Real Estate Tip: Don't chase the market, you could lose thousands of dollars!

Have you heard the term "chasing the market"? No? Ok... here's what happens. Often a seller has an optimistic view of the value of their home "We used those long nails and we put two coats of paint on that new siding". So, their Read More...