Does a husband have rights in the property his wife bought before they got married?

Does a husband have rights in the property his wife bought before they got married? by Texas Association of REALTORS® My potential clients are a married couple. The wife owned the home before the husband moved in, and he was never formally named as an owner. What rights in the property does he have? Texas […]

What can I do if the closing date is coming and the lender isn’t ready?

What can I do if the closing date is coming and the lender isn’t ready? Posted on November 9, 2012 by Texas Association of REALTORS® The last day for closing in my client’s contract to sell his house is tomorrow, the last day of the month. The buyer’s lender won’t have the loan processed or the closing documents […]

Pero la casa tiene status activa y que esta a la venta, la vi en Zillow! La vi en tu página! Ahí esta el letrero afuera! Como que esta bajo contrato?

Muy seguido se presenta esta situación desalentadora para el comprador cuando ve alguna propiedad que se muestra con status “Activo” en el MLS de El Paso (Multiple Listing Service) ó en cualquier otra página de internet de bienes raíces que cubre el mercado de El Paso (Inclusive esta pàgina) y este la quiere ver bajo […]

The right way to handle multiple offers / La manera correcta de manejar multiples ofertas

The right way to handle multiple offers Comentario PPR…. Muchas veces en la transacción de compra y venta de bienes raíces se presenta una situación de competencia cuando entran multiples ofertas y por lo mismo esta es una etapa del proceso donde hay que estar muy atento tanto el comprador como el vendedor. En el caso […]

Vienen cambios en Texas

Efectivamente como pueden leer en esta nota editorial de la revista Texas Realtors del ejemplar de Septiembre/Octubre 2012, el presidente de la asociación de agentes de bienes raíces de Texas podemos ver la importancia que ahora le esta poniendo este organismo a un tema que para muchos ya no es un secreto a voces. Pero […]

Historic agreements between Texas and Mexico signed in San Antonio – AMPI and Texas Association of Realtors

On Sept. 7, 2012, the organized real estate relationship between Texas and Mexico took a giant step forward. At the Texas REALTORS® Conference in San Antonio, the Texas Association of REALTORS® and AMPI, Mexico’s real estate association (La Asociación Mexicana de Profesionales Inmobiliarios), conducted what’s believed to be the largest ever cross-border, chapter-to-chapter signing ceremony. […]

Industrial Stacks Up – Secondary and tertiary markets benefit from key demand drivers.

by Matt Hudgins It didn’t take long for Jeff Castell, CCIM, SIOR, to find a buyer for his client’s 704,000-square-foot distribution center in Franklin, Ind., earlier this year. A principal at Cassidy Turley in Indianapolis, Castell knew the property’s 32-foot clear heights and massive size fit the needs of today’s most active industrial users. And […]

Walkable Communities Thrive Economically

By Michael Fenner, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 – 1:53pm Walkable communities tend to be better off economically than communities that are not pedestrian friendly, according to an economic analysis by Brookings Institution. In its analysis of several neighborhoods in the Washington, D.C. area, researchers found that office, residential and retail rents, retail revenues and for-sale residential values […]

Can a seller take an appliance that was supposed to convey?

Can a seller take an appliance that was supposed to convey? Posted on September 19, 2012 by Texas Association of REALTORS® I listed a home for sale, and the seller authorized me to advertise the property in the MLS with the refrigerator conveying as part of any sale. After considerable negotiations, the property was sold. There was nothing […]

El Paso Home Sales Statistics are out!

August Statistics are out! August Statistics are out! As the school-aged among us work their way back into classrooms across America, we continue to monitor key improvements in the local housing market with a keener eye. With two-thirds of 2012 complete, we’re starting to get a sense for how the year will shake out. Headlines […]