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Top 10 Posts at Kimberly Howell Properties for 2016

December 15, 2016 by khproperties Leave a Comment

Top 10 Posts at Kimberly Howell Properties 2016

Every year, we look back to see what the Top 10 Posts of the year were for the website. Some stalwarts always remain, but the old make way for the new and this year, we find quite a few newer posts making the list of the Top 10 Posts at Kimberly Howell Properties for 2016. We encourage you to read some of the posts you may have missed and let us know what your favorite posts were – both on this list and off. Drop by in the comments below or head over to the Kimberly Howell Properties Facebook Page and leave a comment there. In the meantime, we’ll continue seeking out great topics and writing all about real estate in San Antonio and surrounding areas. See you soon…

Top 10 Posts in 2016

#10 – Construction Loans, Lot Loans, and Interim Loans – Written by agent Linda Mosse, this post first appeared back in 2013, but continues to be one that people turn to when they need information about lot, interim, or construction loans.

#9 – Title Commitment vs. Title Policy – Which One is Which? – We found that many people didn’t know the difference between a title policy and a title commitment, so we decided to provide some information on both to help.

#8 – Closing on a Home While You’re Out of Town? – What do you do when the boss tells you that you need to be out of town on the day your home is going to close? This post gives you the answers.

#7 – Buyer Representation Agreement: A Closer Look at Contracts – An older post about the Buyer Representation Agreement, this post helped start our regular feature of breaking down some of the forms we use in real estate to help you understand them before you’re sitting in front of one with a pen in your hand.

#6 – Who Pays For the Survey? – In a residential contract, there are several choices as to who pays for the survey, but there are also some performance items that are tied into some of these…miss a timeline and the survey may be paid for by someone other than who you expected.

#5 – The Option Period: Termination and Timelines – The option period is easily one of the greatest tools for a buyer in a real estate contract and with this post, we show you how it all works.

#4 – Third Party Financing Addendum for Credit Approval – Real Estate Contracts – We have written a newer version of this post, but this one remains popular. It now contains a link to the newer post so that you’re getting the most up to date information.

#3 – Flood Zones and FEMA Mapping – No one likes to hear the dreaded words “flood zone,” but they do exist here in San Antonio and you need to be aware of them and what they mean for you.

#2 – What’s a T-47 and Why Do I Need One? – The T-47 is probably the most misunderstood form in real estate. We break down the form and why it’s used in this post from earlier this year.

#1 – What If Your Property Survey is Incorrect? – This one generated a lot of discussion in the comments and it appears that incorrect surveys are more common than you would think. Know what to do if you suspect your survey is wrong and how you can go about getting it corrected.

So there it is, this year’s Top 10 Posts list. What would you have put on it? What were your favorites? What posts will come along next year to compete with these articles? You’ll have to stick around to find out…

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Top 10 Posts At Kimberly Howell Properties

December 31, 2015 by khproperties Leave a Comment

Top Posts Kimberly Howell Properties

Every year, we take a look back at the top 10 posts for the year here at Kimberly Howell Properties. While we enjoy looking back for the nostalgia, it also gives us a great look at what you have been searching for and what you’ve been reading on our website. This year, since we just went through a relaunch of the site, we thought we’d dig a little deeper into the data and see what posts came out on top since we launched this site back on September 6, 2011. Some of the top 10 posts are about the local San Antonio real estate market, while others focus more on lifestyle and local information. We have big plans for the website heading into 2016 and we hope you’ll come back through the year to learn about real estate, search for homes, and read about some of the things that make living in this part of Texas so great.

Acreage

#10 – Construction Loans, Lot Loans, and Interim Loans

This post by agent Linda Mosse will help you navigate the world of buying a lot and building a home. The lending process on building a home on your own lot differs from that of buying a house that’s already been built, so this post is a great place to start.

Homestead Tax Exemption

#9 – Don’t Forget Your Homestead Tax Exemption!

This post about the homestead tax exemption (which was raised to $25,000 in November 2015) includes information on the exemption, as well as a downloadable form (currently updated) to apply for your exemption. The homestead tax exemption is always a popular topic at the end of the year as you cannot file for one until the year you have lived in the home on January 1st. So if you bought a house on January 2nd through December 31st of 2015, you will be able to file in January of 2016.

Buyer Representation Agreement

#8 – Buyer Representation Agreement: A Closer Look at Contracts

One of our posts that takes an in depth look at a real estate form that we use here in Texas, this look at the Buyer Representation Agreement breaks down the agreement paragraph by paragraph. This form often seem daunting to buyers when they first see it, but is actually quite straightforward.

Disclosing Death in Texas

#7 – Disclosing Death in Texas

When do you need to disclose a death on a property that you’re selling? This post covers the rules as laid out by the Texas Property Code about such disclosure. It’s a question we hear a lot and definitely a topic that many people want answers to based on the traffic to this post.

Parade of Homes 2013 - San Antonio

#6 – Parade of Homes 2013 at Cibolo Canyons

The Parade of Homes is always a popular topic, but this year (2013) has proven to be extra popular on the website. Held at Cibolo Canyons, the Parade of Homes featured some pretty amazing homes that year (sadly, we aren’t allowed to take photos of them at the Realtor events they hold).

Survey Marker

#5 – Who Pays For the Survey?

When buying a home, there may be questions about which party pays for the survey. The seller? The buyer? No one? Ok, we all know it’s not the last answer. This post covers who is required to pay for the survey (the answer is in the contract) and what happens if an existing survey is going to be used (someone may still wind up buying a new one if the contract is not followed).

Money Shirt

#4 – Third Party Financing Addendum for Credit Approval – Real Estate Contracts

A look at the Third Party Financing Addendum for Credit Approval used in residential contracts in Texas, this post breaks down the individual sections of the form and outlines what they mean and when they’re used for each type of loan a buyer may be seeking to obtain.

Flood Waters

#3 – Flood Zones and FEMA Mapping

You can almost see the weather when looking at a graph of the traffic to this post…when we experience a major rainstorm, the popularity of this post spikes. Written by Linda Mosse, the post covers FEMA flood maps and gives some of the resources to find out whether your home or lot is located in a flood zone.

Pumpkin Patch

#2 – Pumpkin Patches and Fall Festivals

While many people wouldn’t associate Texas with typical fall weather and activities, residents of San Antonio can’t get enough of their pumpkin patches. We’ve written several posts about pumpkin patches and fall festivals, but this is the original that started it all.

San Antonio's Most Expensive Homes

#1 – San Antonio’s Most Expensive Homes

SA Scene magazine released their list of most expensive homes in San Antonio in 2012 and our visitors loved it. They still flock to this post about some of the places San Antonio’s rich and famous choose to call home. The homes may get more expensive as time passes, but many of the neighborhoods maintain their status on the list.

Since the site was launched back in 2011, we’ve had a lot of people stop by our site and choose us to be their real estate agents. It’s been a great time building this site and watching it grow and we look forward to many more years in the future. Have a post you’d like to see? Contact us and let us know.

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Introducing the All New Kimberly Howell Properties Website

December 11, 2015 by Matt Stigliano Leave a Comment

Welcome to kimberlyhowell.com!

I began with watching people do web design for hvac contractors. Four years ago, I was asked to build a site for Kimberly Howell Properties. Little did I know at the time, but I was about to join an amazing company. When I was initially approached to build the website, that was all I was going to do – a freelance job for a company I knew little about. Nearly four years later, I’m sitting in my very own office, having been hired to work full time at the company.

What started as simply building a website has turned into my daily obsession – how can I make things bigger and better and help the agents at Kimberly Howell Properties connect with buyers and sellers throughout the San Antonio area? This website, is the public facing piece of that puzzle. What you see in front of you is an intense three months of work, delving into the world of WordPress, fiddling and tinkering, and finding the best solutions to fulfill our web needs. In the background, there are a lot of other pieces to the puzzle, but this is the one people will see day in and day out. When setting up your website, visit the website of experts in web hosting.

I’m pretty proud of the way it turned out. A new focus on clean lines and simplicity to focus on the things that really matter to our clients and those looking for real estate answers in the San Antonio area. You’ll find the new site works great on your mobile phone and tablets and our homes for sale and rental searches still feature the same timely updates (we update every 15 minutes – usually even faster than that!) from the San Antonio MLS system, so you’ll always see the latest properties available. We’re also going to continue to focus on educating and assisting you as you navigate the early stages of the process, so that you can buy or sell your home with confidence. We hope you enjoy the new site and we look forward to working with you in the future!

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Top 10 Posts on kimberlyhowell.com in 2013

December 31, 2013 by khproperties Leave a Comment

Number Ten

What Posts Did You Read on kimberlyhowell.com?

Continuing with our 2013 countdown, today we’re looking at the Top 10 posts at kimberlyhowell.com through 2013. We added a lot of content this year and although some of the top spots were easy to guess, the topics were varied. Thank you for being a visitor to our site and we look forward to bringing you more great posts in 2014 and beyond! PS If there’s ever a topic you’d like to see covered, feel free to let us know.

Parade of Homes 2013 at Cibolo Canyons – No surprise here. The annual San Antonio Parade of Homes is always a top contender for most read posts, because people are always searching for info on when the Parade of Homes is, where to get tickets, and photos of the homes themselves.

San Antonio’s Most Expensive Homes – Much like the Parade of Homes, everyone is searching for information on the most expensive homes. There are entire sites dedicated to these homes and every year SA Scene breaks down the homes and neighborhoods of San Antonio’s priciest homes. This post was actually written back in 2012, but still continues to get tons of traffic.

Disclosing Death in Texas – Not exactly the most fun topic to discuss, but time and time again, we hear questions about whether it is necessary to disclose a death in a home.

Who pays for the survey? – An in depth look at surveys and who is required to pay for them when buying a home, including a look at what is expected if an old survey is used.

Flood Zones and FEMA Mapping – Agent Linda Mosse is an expert when it comes to issues regarding land and lots. Her articles about lots and land are a great resource for buyers and we highly recommend them. Look for more great posts from her in 2014!

Choose Your New Home Upgrades Wisely – When having a new home built, it’s always a good idea to think through the upgrades you purchase direct from the builder. You can save a lot of money by knowing what upgrades you can afford to do yourself, as the builder’s markup on items is often steep.

New Real Estate Scam Targeting Agents – No one hates real estate scams more than we do and when we find out about them, we use our website to tell the world, so hopefully one less person will get caught up in that mess. This particular scam targeted real estate agents and was seen by quite a few of our agents, so we wanted to pass it around so that other agents wouldn’t fall for it.

Bexar County Appraisal District (BCAD) and Incorrect Information – Sometimes the information in the Bexar County Appraisal District’s records is flat out wrong. Just recently I had a bank argue with me that the home in question was located in Bexar, Texas – they thought Bexar was the city, because someone had entered in the data without the city name of San Antonio. It caused a huge mess with the bank, but we eventually got it all straightened out. It’s a good idea to check the info from time to time and be sure your records are correct.

Buyer Representation Agreement: A Closer Look at Contracts – A paragraph by paragraph break down of the Buyer Representation Agreement detailing what each section means and how they are filled out by your agent. We’ll be doing more of these breakdowns in 2014, so be on the look out for them!

Who chooses the title company in Texas? – Many people assume it’s the seller’s choice as to what title company to use, but that’s not necessarily true. More often than not, most buyers and sellers are unaware of this fact and we’re here to set the record straight.

So there you have it, the Top 10 Posts on kimberlyhowell.com for 2013. Did you miss our other countdown posts? Check out the Top 5 Neighborhood Pages and the Top 5 Pages of 2013. We look forward to bringing you more great real estate content in 2014…see you soon!

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Top 5 Neighborhood Pages on kimberlyhowell.com in 2013

December 30, 2013 by khproperties Leave a Comment

Number Five - Newcastle

What Neighborhood Pages Are You Visiting on kimberlyhowell.com?

One of our goals for 2014 is to increase the number of neighborhood pages at kimberlyhowell.com. These pages provide community info as well as current homes for sale, so they’re great if you want to get a quick overview of a neighborhood and see what’s happening in the area. They proven to be very popular with visitors, particularly those relocating to San Antonio, so look for more of them in the new year.

Currently, we cover twelve San Antonio area neighborhoods, if you haven’t checked them out, take a look. Do you want to see a specific neighborhood covered? Contact us and let us know!

Rogers Ranch – Comprised of several neighborhoods north of 1604 at Bitters Road, Rogers Ranch has always been a popular community on the city’s northside.

The Dominion – One of San Antonio’s premier guard-gated neighborhoods, The Dominion is home to athletes, doctors, lawyers, business leaders, and local celebrities. Its rolling hills and magnificent homes makes The Dominion one of San Antonio’s most coveted addresses.

Canyon Springs – Born out of the consistent growth of the Stone Oak area, Canyon Springs offers residents convenience and natural beauty in a variety of neighborhoods for all tastes and prices.

TerraMont – Large lots and distinctive homes define this neighborhood north of 1604 on Babcock Road on the city’s northwest side. One look at TerraMont and you’ll see why it was chosen as the site of the 2009 Parade of Homes.

Terrell Hills – Nestled alongside Alamo Heights, Terrell Hills is an independent municipality within San Antonio’s borders. Known for it’s older, statelier homes, Terrell Hills showcases San Antonio’s history when it comes to housing.

So there you have it, the Top 5 Neighborhood Pages at kimberlyhowell.com for 2013. Coming up tomorrow – a look at the Top 10 Blog Posts for 2013 (and don’t forget last Friday’s Top 5 Pages for 2013. In the meantime, dive in and let us know what your favorites are.

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Top 5 Pages on kimberlyhowell.com in 2013

December 27, 2013 by khproperties Leave a Comment

Number Five

What Pages Are You Visiting on kimberlyhowell.com?

It’s the end of 2013 and everyone knows what that means: time for countdowns of the best posts and pages from kimberlyhowell.com. Each year, we take a look to see what are the most popular real estate posts and this year we’re expanding our annual offering to include pages, neighborhoods, and posts. We’ve doubled our traffic since 2012, something we take great pride in, and we’re looking forward to building and growing more in 2014.

Today’s Top 5 list revolves around “pages.” These are the standards on our site – the items in the menus up above. So what we’re the Top 5 Pages on kimberlyhowell.com in 2013? Here we go…

Search for Homes – We’re not surprised that our search page comes out on top. When you want to find a home, our map-based real estate search is there to help.

Our Agents – After you’ve found the house, you’ll need an agent, so it makes sense that visitors turn to our roster of agents to find a REALTOR® to help them buy or sell.

Our Listings – When you want to see which homes we currently have on the market, look to our listings page to see what our office is up to.

Rental Search – Rentals remain a hot market in San Antonio and with our rental-specific search page, you can find the perfect home for rent.

Blog – San Antonio real estate information at it’s finest. From contracts to local news, real estate advice to fun – we cover it all. Our blog was awarded as a Top Real Estate Blog in San Antonio, which you can imagine is something we’re very proud of around here!

So there you have it, the Top 5 Pages at kimberlyhowell.com. Coming up next week – a look at the Top 5 Neighborhood Pages and the Top 10 Blog Posts for 2013. In the meantime, dive in and let us know what your favorites are.

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