Buying a Home - The Howell Group

July 1, 2013

The Gardens At Greystone – Move-In Ready

New Move-In Ready Homes At The Gardens At Greystone McNair Custom Homes has recently completed work on two of the homes on Melanie Circle in The Gardens at Greystone. The homes at 1402 Melanie Circle and 1406 Melanie Circle are...

June 22, 2013

Why Do You Need A Buyer’s Agent?

It’s Good To Have An Agent On Your Side The real estate market in San Antonio and neighboring areas has grown by leaps and bounds, the real estate market has gotten stronger, and homes are...

June 19, 2013

Title Commitment Vs. Title Policy – Which One Is Which?

Title Insurance Often clients will ask me to explain the difference between title commitments and title policy. An easy way I’ve found is to tell them to think of the title commitment as an offer...

June 10, 2013

HOA Documents – Valuable Info Or Just More Wasted Paper?

As a part of real estate purchase contracts in Texas, there is a requirement to disclose whether a property is located in an area with a mandatory homeowner’s association. With this disclosure comes a need...

May 22, 2013

How Much Do You Need To Earn To Buy A House In San Antonio?

Business Insider recently ran a report on how much money you need to earn in order to buy a house in twenty five different cities. San Antonio’s reputation as an affordable city remains safe, with a salary...

May 20, 2013

Property Search – It’s All About The Details

An interesting thing has been happening over the last few months. As more and more people flock to this site for San Antonio real estate information, more and more people are using our property search....

April 30, 2013

Am I Ready To Buy A House? Five Questions To Ask Yourself First

The Big Question While the market has been heating up and interest rates have remained low, many people are asking the question; “Am I ready to buy a house?” Buying a home is (obviously) a...

April 29, 2013

Targeting Your Online Home Search

Zeroing In On The Perfect Home Most of you reading this blog who are actively thinking of buying a home, will probably search online through hundreds of homes before ever contacting an agent. The internet...

April 17, 2013

Homeowners’ Top Regrets

Regrets, I’ve Had A Few In the real estate world, the words “buyer’s remorse” come up quite often. Like any large purchase, there is often a second guessing of one’s self – should I have, shouldn’t...

April 16, 2013

Choosing A Relocation Agent In San Antonio

When businesses choose to move their employees from one location to another, they often turn to the services of a relocation company. Many of these companies are huge, global corporations that do nothing but help...

April 12, 2013

10 Things Buyers Shouldn’t Do

Never Ever Do These 10 Items As a home buyer, you face a lot of challenging decisions as you make your way through the process. Why throw a monkey wrench into the system when you...

April 1, 2013

Buyer’s Walk Through And Acceptance

Walk This Way Congratulations! You’ve made it almost all the way to closing, but before you sit down at the title company and sign the all-important closing documents, aren’t you forgetting something? The buyer’s final...