http://blog.mylakeconroe.com Lake Conroe Real Estate Information Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:21:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The holiday season is a time when busy people can become careless and vulnerable to theft and other holiday mishaps. Whether you are leaving for the holidays or spending time at home, the following tips from Pinnacle Security can help you be more careful, prepared and aware during the holiday ... http://blog.mylakeconroe.com/10-holiday-safety-tips/ Because there are 3 people who will benefit from your pre-approval: You, your Agent, and the seller from whom you eventually buy a home! You: The mortgage pre-approval step is a relatively simple one, but it is an important one. It begins the process of formally applying for a mortgage, and it ... http://blog.mylakeconroe.com/why-get-preappoved/ You should know exactly what it's worth before making such an important decision. Let us do a quick "Comparative Market Analysis" for you, for free, and with no obligation. Also known as a CMA, this analysis compares your home to others that are currently on the market and to those that ... http://blog.mylakeconroe.com/are-you-thinking-of-selling-your-home/ Sales statistics for the traditional shopping day after Thanksgiving dubbed as “Black Friday” are rolling in ever so slowly. So far sales have indicated only a slight rise in consumer spending. To tell the truth, spending was only up 0.3% from “Black Friday”, 2009. However, in perspective, ... http://blog.mylakeconroe.com/commercial-article-for-december-5-2010/ The “Texas Triangle”, outlined by Houston, San Antonio and the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, with Austin inside the Triangle is renowned for being THE catalyst in Texas economy. Relatively close and connected by major highways, the cities give the Triangle sides of 268, 199, and 243 miles. According to Forbes ... http://blog.mylakeconroe.com/commercial-article-for-november-21-2010/ Q. Recently we had a contract on our home and were scheduled to close on it last month. We had an estate sale and worked diligently to have everything out prior to closing. The day before the closing was scheduled, our listing agent called to say the buyer ... http://blog.mylakeconroe.com/please-dont-shoot-the-messenger/ What an exciting Halloween weekend for Cavender’s Boot City! Why?? THE Mr. James Cavender who owns the stores along with his sons, Mike, Joe and Clay, attended the grand opening of the Conroe store located along the I-45/FM 3083 corridor. It was overheard that Mr. Cavender said ... http://blog.mylakeconroe.com/commercial-article-for-november-7-2010/ Updated: 10.28.10 “It was a God thing,” said well-known realtor MARION FRANKE, referring to a three-day weekend that raised $75,000 for a young girl who suffers from rare brain tumors. “DEBBIE GLENN and I were cochairmen. We put this fund raiser together in three and a half weeks and people came by ... http://blog.mylakeconroe.com/franke-credits-god-in-raising-75000-for-ill-girl/ Cure our Bacon Golf Tournament Golf tournament benefiting Danielle Bacon, a 12 year old Conroe resident with a brain tumor whose family needs our help. Danielle’s parents, (Paul Bacon, Realtor and Angie Bacon, Loan Officer) only have commission-based jobs, so when they cannot work (like when they have to accompany Danielle ... http://blog.mylakeconroe.com/event-for-october-21st/ Houston, Texas Metro population: 5,867,489 Cost-of-living index: 91 Median monthly rent: $775 (average is $819) Average annual wage: $41,074 Unemployment rate: 8.3% Percentage of Gen Y residents: 23.9% Top employers: Wal-Mart Stores, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Administaff, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Continental Airlines, Kroger, Exxon Mobil Like its rival Austin, Houston offers great job ... http://blog.mylakeconroe.com/great-city-for-young-adults/