Sherwin Williams has released the ColorSnap App to help you match Real World Colors with their line of paints. It semmes simple and straight forward enough, snap a picture of anything, and the app will match it with a Sherwin Williams paint color, and even suggest coordinating colors to … [Read more...]
Frequently Asked Questions About Buyers Representation
When I am with Buyers for the first time, many seem apprehensive to sign an agreement with a person they just met. And it is a subject which is often misunderstood. We want people to understand that they are entitled to representation, and should have someone on Their Side. Exactly What Is … [Read more...]
Zillows Median List Price For Homes VS. The San Antonio Board of Realtors MLS for Helotes
When I go out to list homes for sale, or even with buyers looking at homes, invariably, the values according to Zillow or Trulia will pop up. Now you have to keep in mind that "List Prices" are public information and readily available to Zillow as well as any other site. With Texas being a … [Read more...]
Dream Maker Grant Announced, UP To $5,000 in Assistance for 1st Time Military Buyers
Pentagon Federal Credit Union has announced a grant program for Active Duty, Reserve, Guard and Veterans. The program, known as Dream Makers, offers applicants up to $5,000 in assistance for 1st Time Military buyers. There are restrictions of course, such as income amd mandatory attendance of a … [Read more...]
3 Great Ways to Blow Your Home Purchase
Are you buying a home? Want to actually close the deal? Then here are a few essential things NOT to do.... 1. Furnishing your new house BEFORE it's yours. So, you're almost ready for closing day, and you need to furnish the new place, so what to do? You head out, armed with the latest … [Read more...]
I Want to Buy a Foreclosure Directly From The Bank
Want to Save money By Buying a Foreclosure Directly From The Bank? The banks are not in the Real Estate Business, no should they be. What with the whole monopoly issue. Truth is, by the time a 'Foreclosure' becomes available for sale, it is listed by an agent as well as managed by an Asset … [Read more...]
Home Inspections – What You Need To Know
Setting Expectations A home inspection is a snapshot in time of the condition of a property. It is non-invasive in nature, and covers items that are visible to the inspector. Inspectors are not authorized to tear apart items to get into them, they observe and report conditions that are … [Read more...]
Closing Closts. What are they?
Closing Costs? Is that the down payment? When you purchase real estate, land or a home, there are typically "Closing Costs" involved with the transaction. These are seperate from your "Down Payment". How much are they? Well, that depends on a few things. What type of loan you're getting (FHA, … [Read more...]
Fieldstone Homes to Exit The Texas Market
FieldStone Homes Announces Exiting of Texas Market (PRESS RELEASE - MARCH 1, 2011) For the past several years, our country has been experiencing the worst recession on over 50 years and the homebuilding industry has especially suffered during these times. The Fieldstone Group of … [Read more...]
So JUST How Big Is An Acre of Land?
An acre of land is defined as 43,560 square feet. You think, "Ummm, okay... Sounds like a lot, Right?" What if I asked you how many football fields fit into an acre? Or what about NBA regulation basketball courts?? I'll save you the details of the math... but it works out that a football … [Read more...]
