Got a question from a homeowner asking "Is it a good idea to sell my house during the holidays?"

I believe it is a great idea to sell your home during the holidays season and here is why:

-People who are looking at houses during this period are more serious buyers.

-Most home sellers take their homes off the market thinking that people are spending their money elsewhere...

Everybody wants to get a good deal which is normal and understandable. BUT there is a difference between making an offer and insulting the seller.
The market in Houston is different than the rest of the country and it is way better than the national averages that they talk about on the news. We don’t have the 30-40 cents on the dollar type of deals. Let me rephrase that, we have them but very very very few and most probably...

I will not talk about curb appeal, paint, staging, etc..because that is given that you have to keep your house in tip-top shape to sell, there is a very important critical point that hold your house from selling.

DO NOT OVERPRICE YOUR HOUSE!!
DO NOT OVERPRICE YOUR HOUSE!!
DO NOT OVERPRICE YOUR HOUSE!!


You can paint the whole house with beautiful neutral color, upgrade the kitchen's counter tops, cabinets, new carpet or hardwood floors and spend...

That’s always the question I hear on the first conversation with my clients, specially first time home buyers.
Step 1: To make sure that you can qualify for a loan which is the mortgage.
This step is very important for couple of reasons;
First, you will know if you can get a loan (pre-qualify or pre-approval) and for how much and if not qualified, at least you will know what you need to work on to be qualified in a few months.
The second reason, that most of home sellers...

Are Houses Selling in Houston?
With the uncertainty in today's economy, home sellers are wondering if the houses are selling in the Houston area.
I would like to tell you that the Houston Market is strong and not like the east and west coasts. Home prices might have dropped in some areas because of foreclosures and short sales but we are talking about 10-15% of the whole real estate market in Houston.

Here are the homes sold sorted by price range in the Houston Area...