Tips for Houston Home Buyers

April 7, 2016

REALTORS Find Guild-ed Treasures

Gaye Jackson and Gretchen Morris display their outfits from The Charity Guild, Houston, TX 77006Roger Martin Properties welcomed Gaye Jackson, Executive Director of The Guild Shop at their recent Sales Meeting. Jackson and long-time volunteer Gretchen Morris discussed the many ways REALTORS and their clients can take advantage of the great deals found at The Guild Shop. For example, home buyers can furnish their ...

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July 3, 2015

Step Five | After Moving-in - the Punch List

How to Build and Buy a New Home

Congratulations!  Your home is completed, and you have moved in.  As you find small service items, add them to a punch list for the builder to fix.  Understand your home warranty, and report maintenance issues promptly!

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July 3, 2015

Step Four | Heading Towards Closing

How to Build and Buy a New Home

Your home is completed and you are heading for the closing table!  Now is the time for your buyer walk through and the builder's introduction to the home. 

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July 3, 2015

Step Three | Building the Home

How to Build and Buy a New Home

Finally!  The builder breaks ground on your new home.  It typically takes 4-5 months to completely finish a home once the construction begins. Communication should be frequent and regular.  Buyers are urged to ask their questions early, before the process gets too ...

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July 3, 2015

Step Two | Permits and Inspections

How to Build and Buy a New Home

Your new home is under contract, and now it is time for permitting.  Be aware that permitting is an important process that can take as long as building the home. Different cities within the Greater Houston Metropolitan area (including West University Place ...

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July 3, 2015

Step One | The Contract

How to Build and Buy a New Home

Your contract with the builder is a binding legal document. Know who represents you. Earnest money can be lost if you walk out on the contract.  Modifications and upgrades should be specified in advance, in writing, and in the contract.

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July 3, 2015

Meet Jenifer Moore of ROC Homes

How to Build and Buy a New Home

Jenifer Moore from ROC Homes spoke to the agents of Roger Martin Properties on June 9, 2015. She shared practical tips from her years of working in the home construction industry. See her professional background and her insights on the importance of buyers ...

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Aug. 1, 2014

Houston | Best City in America per Business Insider

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Business Insider has named Houston the Best City in America, for these reasons:

  1. Houston is the Number 1 city for job creation in the US;
  2. Houston is home to more Fortune 500 company headquarters than anywhere except New York;
  3. The Texas Medical Center in Houston hosts the largest concentration of ...
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May 28, 2014

No "Funny Money" in Houston Real Estate

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Many thanks to Chris Tomlinson of the Houston Chronicle, who quoted me in his recent commentary: "How to Spot a Real Estate Bubble, or Why I'm Comfortable Buying".  Chris raised the issue of whether we are currently experiencing a speculative real estate bubble.  My own personal definition ...

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July 8, 2012

Tips for a Sellers Market

Surviving in a True Seller's Market

There is an incredibly tight real estate market right now - which is no secret to those of us in the real estate profession.  Because of the financial turmoil of recent years, young people are entering the real estate market faster than builders can ...

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