Homeowner Tips - The Howell Group

October 28, 2025

Home Energy Efficiency Evaluation: How to Assess Energy Costs Before You Buy

Energy efficiency has become one of the most important factors in home buying decisions, affecting everything from monthly utility bills to long-term comfort and resale value. As your real estate agents, we want to help...

October 21, 2025

Kitchen Layout Evaluation: What Buyers Should Know About Functionality and Resale Value

The kitchen is often called the heart of the home, and for good reason – it’s where families gather, meals are prepared, and daily life unfolds. As your real estate agents, we want to help...

July 24, 2024

Top 7 Texas Landscape Ideas For A Beautiful And Low-Maintenance Yard

Need Texas landscape ideas for a beautiful, low-maintenance yard? This article offers seven practical tips to transform your outdoor space. Learn how to use native plants, add hardscaping, and more to make your yard stunning...

February 20, 2023

3 Ways You Can Use Your Home Equity

If you’re a homeowner, odds are your equity has grown significantly over the last few years as home prices skyrocketed and you made your monthly mortgage payments. Home equity builds over time and can help...

January 12, 2022

Time To Make Your Laundry Room Shine

The humble laundry room is emerging as an influential part of the home for today’s buyers and renovators. Upstaged by new kitchens, many buyers rarely gave a thought to the laundry room beyond its practical...

December 21, 2021

Nine Mistakes To Avoid With A New Kitchen

No room carries more influence with a buyer than the kitchen because it’s where the everyone gathers and many memories are made. The kitchen can represent up to 20% of the entire value of a...

December 15, 2021

9 Ways To Avoid Housefires

A fire in your home can happen at any time of the year, but with colder months upon us it’s easy to see how the danger increases with the setting of wood-burning heaters and the...

December 9, 2021

Is It Time To Call A Plumber?

As a homeowner, you’ll inevitably have to call a plumber to deal with plumbing problems at some stage. It’s one of the ‘pleasures’ of owning property! Choosing the right contractor can feel a little overwhelming,...

November 2, 2021

Design Ideas For Your Bathroom

Are you ready for some bathroom renovations? As anyone who’s completed a bathroom remodeling project will tell you, the most significant influence on design is the humble bathtub. Because of its size, its placement will...

October 25, 2021

5 Halloween Ideas To Turn Your Home Into A Creepy Nightmare

Being cool and creepy at Halloween takes effort. You know the house, you’ve walked by it in your neighborhood – it looks like a horror movie set and you find yourself jealousy wishing your Halloween...

January 10, 2020

Organize Your Move: Moving Checklist

Whether you’re buying a home or selling your home, once you’ve left the closing table and everything is signed off on and the loan is funded, you’re going to have to move. Moving can be...

March 22, 2019

DIY Landscaping Projects For Spring

As the colder temperatures fade and green begins to pop up all around us, it’s time to think about some springtime DIY landscaping projects to spruce up your home. While there are plenty of huge...