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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

3 Tips to Prepare Your Home for Guests this Holiday Season


There are many great Houston area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at 832-428-6453 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

Today, Claudia Sundin from CS Designs joins us to offer some advice on preparing your home for guests this holiday season.

There are a few things you can do that don't require a lot of work. For example, add fresh flowers for the table. For Thanksgiving, consider holiday colors when choosing your flowers. Get furniture reupholstered. Switch out your rugs to set up a new color scheme in your home. These are things you can do in a quick time frame, and you don't have to spend a lot of money because you use furniture you already own.


If you want to update your home, paint! A couple of years ago, everyone painted their homes in beige or camel colors. Now, gray is the latest trend. Be careful when picking out your gray; different shades of gray come with tinges of green, blue, or purple.

Now that your house is all updated, how can you keep guests from congregating in the kitchen? Spread out the food and beverages. Don't just have one food and beverage station. The way your furniture is set up also affects the flow of the room, but having different food and beverage stations will definitely encourage people to keep moving throughout the party.

If you have any questions for us, give us a call or send us an email. Happy holidays! We look forward to hearing from you!

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

It's Still a Seller's Market in Houston


There are many great Houston area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at 832-428-6453 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

Today I'm in Virginia but I'm going to give you a market update for the Houston real estate market. We're still in correction mode in Houston with a very slow September and an October market that picked up a little more steam.
In October our number of listings rose by 15% and the number of sales dropped by 15%, which shows a slowing market, but the number of pending homes means that the market will be set for a small rebound in the near future.
As we said at the beginning of the year, it looks like this market will be down by 10% this year, and it looks as if that's where we're trending right now. We're seeing price reductions, but homes that have their prices reduced are selling awfully quick. However, homes are still selling for full price on the first day.
Interest rates are still historically low, so that's just one more reason for buyers to get involved with this real estate market. You have the chance to save thousands of dollars over the lifetime of your loan, so don't hesitate if you've been wanting to buy a home.
Stay tuned for more great Houston real estate information!