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Woodforest Master Planned Community in Montgomery County, Texas

Woodforest by Johnson Development is a master planned community in Montgomery County, Texas.  Is is close to Lake Conroe and offers many amenities for the whole family to enjoy.  Many builders are creating homes from the $140′s to the $1MM’s.  Some of the builders are Coventry, Darling, DR Horton, Highland Homes, Jeff Paul Custom Homes, Lennar, Meadowlark, Newmark, Partners in Building, Perry, Ryland, Sullivan Signature, and Weaver.  The video below will show you what Woodforest is all about and what it can offer you!  For more information, please call our office at 281.288.3500 where we have Realtors standing by to help you purchase your next home!

 

 

Showing properties 1 - 20 of 110. See more Homes for sale in Woodforest.
(all data current as of 5/22/2012)

  1. 1 bed, 1 full bath
    Home size: 752 sq ft
    Year built: 1982
    Days on market: 3
    Listed with Teachout Real Estate Group
  2. 3 beds, 2 full baths
    Home size: 1,728 sq ft
    Lot size: 7,772 sqft
    Year built: 1971
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 5
    Listed with Century 21 Garlington & Assoc.
  3. 4 beds, 2 full baths
    Home size: 2,267 sq ft
    Lot size: 6,000 sqft
    Year built: 2012
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 5
    Listed with Perry Development Management
  4. 4 beds, 3 full baths
    Home size: 2,473 sq ft
    Lot size: 6,560 sqft
    Year built: 2012
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 5
    Listed with Perry Development Management
  5. 4 beds, 3 full baths
    Home size: 2,674 sq ft
    Lot size: 6,315 sqft
    Year built: 2012
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 5
    Listed with Perry Development Management
  6. 4 beds, 3 full baths
    Home size: 3,590 sq ft
    Lot size: 9,198 sqft
    Year built: 2012
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 6
    Listed with HomesUSA.com
  7. 1 bed, 1 full bath
    Home size: 623 sq ft
    Year built: 1980
    Days on market: 8
    Listed with RE/MAX East
  8. 1 bed, 1 full bath
    Home size: 752 sq ft
    Year built: 1982
    Days on market: 8
    Listed with RE/MAX East
  9. 1 bed, 1 full bath
    Home size: 728 sq ft
    Year built: 1980
    Days on market: 8
    Listed with RE/MAX East
  10. 1 bed, 1 full bath
    Home size: 728 sq ft
    Year built: 1980
    Days on market: 8
    Listed with RE/MAX East
  11. 1 bed, 1 full bath
    Home size: 623 sq ft
    Year built: 1980
    Days on market: 8
    Listed with RE/MAX East
  12. 1 bed, 1 full bath
    Home size: 728 sq ft
    Year built: 1980
    Days on market: 8
    Listed with RE/MAX East
  13. 1 bed, 1 full bath
    Home size: 728 sq ft
    Year built: 1980
    Days on market: 8
    Listed with RE/MAX East
  14. 1 bed, 1 full bath
    Home size: 728 sq ft
    Year built: 1980
    Days on market: 8
    Listed with RE/MAX East
  15. 1 bed, 1 full bath
    Home size: 728 sq ft
    Year built: 1980
    Days on market: 8
    Listed with RE/MAX East
  16. 2 beds, 2 full baths
    Home size: 1,040 sq ft
    Year built: 1982
    Days on market: 8
    Listed with RE/MAX East
  17. 2 beds, 1 full bath
    Home size: 882 sq ft
    Year built: 1980
    Days on market: 8
    Listed with RE/MAX East
  18. 3 beds, 2 full baths
    Home size: 1,827 sq ft
    Lot size: 7,935 sqft
    Year built: 1963
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 8
    Listed with RE/MAX Top Realty
  19. 4 beds, 2 full baths
    Home size: 2,772 sq ft
    Lot size: 8,664 sqft
    Year built: 1972
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 11
    Listed with RE/MAX Northwest, REALTORS
  20. 4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 2,200 sq ft
    Lot size: 7,590 sqft
    Year built: 1970
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 11
    Listed with Century 21 Garlington & Assoc.

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Congrats Avis Wukasch – Texas Realtor of the Year 2011

AUSTIN (Texas Association of Realtors) – Real Estate Center Advisory Committee member Avis Wukasch has been named Texas Realtor of the Year for 2011.  The Williamson County Realtor received the award Monday night at the Texas Association of Realtors’ (TAR) winter meeting in Austin.  Wukasch currently serves as the Advisory Committee’s ex-officio member, representing the Texas Real Estate Commission.  The award is presented annually to a member who has made outstanding contributions to the industry through involvement in their national, state and local Realtor organizations.

RREA congratulates this outstanding Leader and Texas Realtor who is a wonderful example in our industry!

What’s For Sale in Bender’s Landing?

Benders Landing in Spring, Texas is a beautiful community that offers buyers one acre wooded and lakefront lots.  The neighborhood has many ammenities from a clubhouse to recreation center, pools and splash pads, walking trails, and much more.  You do have the option to buy now and build later.  Benders Landing offers low property taxes, no MUD taxes, deed restrictions, and wonderful nearby schools.  Just minutes from the Hardy Toll Road and I45, this community is just a few minutes from The Woodlands.  It will be only 5 miles from the new ExxonMobil Campus that is being built.  If you are relocating to the north side of Houston, you will want to take a look at the homes and lots available in Benders Landing.

 

 

 

Showing properties 1 - 20 of 34. See more Homes For Sale in Benders Landing.
(all data current as of 5/22/2012)

  1. 4 beds, 3 full baths
    Home size: 4,736 sq ft
    Lot size: 2.09 ac
    Year built: 2007
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 3
    Listed with Keller Williams Realty The Woodlands
  2. 4 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 4,548 sq ft
    Lot size: 1.05 ac
    Year built: 2006
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 4
    Listed with RE/MAX Vintage
  3. 6 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 4,363 sq ft
    Lot size: 1.04 ac
    Year built: 2009
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 4
    Listed with Keller Williams Realty The Woodlands
  4. 4 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 4,295 sq ft
    Lot size: 1.19 ac
    Year built: 2007
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 19
    Listed with Keller Williams Realty The Woodlands
  5. 3 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 3,250 sq ft
    Year built: 2002
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 19
    Listed with Keller Williams Realty The Woodlands
  6. 3 beds, 3 full baths
    Home size: 4,293 sq ft
    Lot size: 1.17 ac
    Year built: 2010
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 20
    Listed with RE/MAX Vintage
  7. 5 beds, 4 full baths
    Home size: 4,548 sq ft
    Lot size: 22,715 sqft
    Year built: 2010
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 23
    Listed with Coldwell Banker United, REALTORS
  8. 4 beds, 4 full, 2 part baths
    Home size: 6,781 sq ft
    Lot size: 1.27 ac
    Year built: 2008
    Parking spots: 4
    Days on market: 25
    Listed with Keller Williams Realty The Woodlands
  9. 5 beds, 6 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 5,845 sq ft
    Lot size: 1.18 ac
    Year built: 2005
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 26
    Listed with RE/MAX Vintage
  10. 4 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 5,050 sq ft
    Lot size: 43,560 sqft
    Year built: 2006
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 27
    Listed with Keller Williams Realty The Woodlands
  11. 5 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 4,567 sq ft
    Lot size: 1.07 ac
    Year built: 2008
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 31
    Listed with Coldwell Banker United, REALTORS
  12. 3 beds, 3 full baths
    Home size: 3,124 sq ft
    Lot size: 43,560 sqft
    Year built: 2002
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 35
    Listed with Houston Metro Properties & Inv
  13. 5 beds, 4 full baths
    Home size: 4,280 sq ft
    Lot size: 22,400 sqft
    Year built: 2012
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 43
    Listed with HomesUSA.com
  14. 4 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 4,130 sq ft
    Lot size: 43,560 sqft
    Year built: 2007
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 46
    Listed with Keller Williams Realty The Woodlands
  15. 4 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 4,778 sq ft
    Lot size: 43,560 sqft
    Year built: 2006
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 53
    Listed with RE/MAX Vintage
  16. 4 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 4,154 sq ft
    Lot size: 43,560 sqft
    Year built: 2003
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 64
    Listed with RE/MAX The Woodlands & Spring
  17. 4 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 4,154 sq ft
    Lot size: 43,560 sqft
    Year built: 2003
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 64
    Listed with RE/MAX The Woodlands & Spring
  18. 4 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 3,453 sq ft
    Lot size: 1.00 ac
    Year built: 2009
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 65
    Listed with Kingston Realty Group
  19. 4 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 4,952 sq ft
    Lot size: 43,560 sqft
    Year built: 2004
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 67
    Listed with Coldwell Banker United,
  20. 4 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 4,585 sq ft
    Lot size: 43,560 sqft
    Year built: 2007
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 72
    Listed with Keller Williams Realty The Woodlands

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Recent Study Shows Home Buyers Important Factors

A recent study shows how important the following home-buying factors were to buyers:

  • List Price:  72%
  • Location:  69%
  • Neighborhood:  55%
  • Floor Plan:  37%
  • Square Footage:  28%
  • Schools:  22%

Spring, Texas Housing Market Update

In Spring, Texas the housing market seems to be picking up as we move into fall.  We have improving employment conditions as ExxonMobil makes it’s way to our area.  Homes in the area have always been affordable compared to the rest of the country, but now they are even more affordable due to extremely low interest rates that won’t last forever.  It’s a great time for first time home owners to jump into the market.  If you are a renter, it could be the best time to buy.  The Houston MLS showed strong economic trends in the last quarter of 2011.  While mortgage lending is still somewhat of a challenge, throughout the real estate industry we are hoping that banks and lenders will relax regulations to allow for a more rapid recovery.  According to the MLS, the inventory of homes on the market actually dropped in the last quarter of 2011, leaving buyers with less to choose from.  As housing inventory continues to decline, we will see that it will slowly move from a buyer’s market to a more stable, seller’s market.  This is the path to a strong recovery.  With the elections ahead of us, no one can foresee what will happen in the real estate market, but this Spring is really looking good so far.

 

 

Is It Closing Day Yet?

Sometimes when I get to the closing table clients will tell me, “It’s About Time.”  Especially first time home buyers who are anxious to get into their new homes, but they have to wait on their lenders and the title company to have everything ready for closing.  Then there are those cash buyers that think we should be able to close a home purchase in just three days!

In today’s real estate market it takes a minimum of seven days to close on a home purchase.  That is because a recent Real Estate Settlement Procedure Act disclosed rules stating that lenders cannot close a loan until seven days after they have provided the borrower with the original required RESPA disclosures and application (including the Good Faith Estimate and Truth-In-Lending Disclosure).  This is a consumer-protection measure designed to help ensure that a buyer has enough time to read and understand a loan before the closing.

If there are any last minute changes to the loan amount, purchase price, or seller contributions that will add three extra days to the closing.  RESPA now requires lenders to again provide the Truth-in-Lending Disclosure when the annual percentage rate changes 0.125% or more from the original disclosure of the APR on the Truth-in-Lending Disclosure—every single time.  Some lenders interpret this to mean that a re-disclosure is required only when the APR increases, while others require a re-disclosure when the APR changes 0.125% regardless of the direction of the change.  This is a protection that was put in place to prevent lenders from changing the loan note rate or fees on borrowers at closing without proper disclosure to the borrower.

Something else that slows down closings is when the buyer has not filed their tax returns.  All Self-employed borrowers must provide tax returns to their lender.  Consumers want to know why closings are being pushed back or why they fall through completely.  If you are the seller, you are really angered when the sale falls through and you have to put your house back on the market when you were already preparing to move out.  Below is an example to explain one of the many things that can go wrong…

A couple wants to buy a home.  The wife is a W2 employee and qualifies for the loan on the home.  The husband is self employed.  Under new lender rules, the lender has to request the tax returns for the past two years for the self employed spouse and could even require the financials for his company.  The lender has to then consider his business losses a liability, which affects the amount for which they can qualify.  See where I am going with this?  It is common for self employed people – especially those operating an LLC, LLP, or Subchapter S corp – to run their businesses at a loss.  Sometimes this is the difference between pre-qualified and pre-approved.

All of these new lending regulations can slow down or derail real estate transactions, so understanding the requirements will help you to be better prepared for your mortgage process so that you can close on time.  If you would like to pre-qualify for a mortgage, please contact RREA’s in-house lender at 281.288.3500 to get started on your path to home ownership.  We have Realtors that can provide you with a smooth transaction – from house hunting to the closing table.  Call us for more information.

Westchase Apartment Construction Begins

HOUSTON (Houston Business Journal) – Wood Partners LLC has begun construction on Alta Woodlake Square, a $32.4 million luxury apartment community in Houston’s Westchase District.  The 256-unit complex at 2630 Tanglewilde St. will have studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. The property will also feature a pool, outdoor kitchen, gym, and club room.  Preleasing is expected to begin in March 2013, with move-ins beginning by June.

Houston Job Growth Drives Development

HOUSTON (Houston Business Journal) – A new report from Marcus & Millichap projects that Houston will add 91,000 jobs this year, a surge that could stimulate demand for commercial real estate development.

The California-based real estate investment services firm predicts an increase in consumer demand, fueling development in commercial and retail properties, particularly in regional hubs like Houston’s Energy Corridor.

Marcus & Millichap anticipates 2.1 million sf of new retail space in the area this year, a 1 percent increase in inventory. Vacancy rates are expected to drop to 9.8 percent, and rents are expected to rise by 1.6 percent.

Rent vs. Own for First-Time Homebuyers

According to the National Association of REALTORS®, first-time homebuyers (FTHBs) accounted for half of all homebuyers in the United States last year.  Builders are taking note of those stats!  As a result, many builders in the Houston area are adopting marketing practices targeted at the FTHB market.  They are also making design changes to FTHB preferences.

Did you know that for as little as $650 a month you could own a townhome instead of renting?  Some townhomes rent for $900!  Compare the savings of renting vs. owning a townhome or house.  There’s also a lot of savings on energy bills in newer homes vs. apartments.  Most homes being built for today’s consumers are considered “Green” homes that have energy-saving features.

Many people rent because they do not want to maintain a home.  Did you know that if you buy a condominium you do not have to maintain the grounds?  There is little to no maintenance with a condo purchase.

Consider all of your options when renting, because there may be an alternative that could turn in to a nice investment in the future.

 

 

 

 

 

New HUD Rule Ensures Equal Housing Access

WASHINGTON (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued new regulations ensuring that eligible persons, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, have access to important housing programs. The final rule includes several provisions for the two groups, including equal access to HUD-assisted housing and FHA mortgage programs. Regulations also prohibit owners of HUD-assisted housing to ask about applicants’ sexual orientation and gender identity in determining program eligibility. The new published rule goes into effect March 5, according to the Texas Association of Realtors.

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