Julie Q.'s Blog

Although I home office, I love to attend our working luncheons at Keller Williams Katy, especially those when a developer visits to announce a new development coming to the Katy area. The June 30th announcement of Cross Creek Ranch, developed by Trendmaker, was a grand surprise and a special thr...

During the 1980’s, Houston experienced an economic down spin when oil prices dropped below their staggering high of $35-per-barrel. (Can you believe that this was the high price for oil? I remain confused as to why our economy is not currently booming considering the price of oil; can somebody e...

  I make a point of telling my buyer clients, “I’m so much fun to work with until you break one of my Four Rules for Real Estate Success. Then, it’s not a pretty picture!” Location, location, location It’s better to buy an ugly house on a good lot; you can always fix a house but a lot is permanen...

by Jesse Akre Imagine sitting back on a sunny afternoon swaying back and forth on a porch swing, watching the day go by. It used to be porch swings were just something you saw on the front of an old southern home, with someone's grandfather swaying back and forth, a pipe hanging out of the side o...

  Get FRESH with The Farmers Market at LaCenterra each Saturday from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Join us for a year-round market offering fresh produce and handmade products from vendors in and around the greater Katy area.  Market items include: organic skin care, honey, fresh breads, olive oil, free...

Late this afternoon, when I picked up my 16-yr-old daughter from a friend's house, I felt like I hadn't seen her for a very long time. In fact, it was more than 24-hours.  Yesterday, she left at noon to spend the night celebrating her girlfriend's birthday. They hung out with friends, went to pla...

  "Staging?" What does this term mean with respect to residential real estate? I'm sure you've heard about staging; the TV home shows, especially the real estate ones, have greatly contributed to this burgeoning trend. In fact, these shows make staging seem like an everyday real estate occurrence...

  Another geometry lesson...I call this one Who Will Buy at What Price? It's really quite simple once we break down the triangle. Starting at the base, we can see that the largest percentage of house buyers will purchase a property that is priced below fair market value. Even if the house is not ...

  LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch announced the Summer Saturdays in Cinco series presented in partnership with the Cinco Ranch Property Owners Association and ARTreach. Summer Saturdays in Cinco is a children's cultural arts series offering free educational performances throughout the summer. Series pe...

                              Today, I had a nice conversation with a Katy homeowner. In the morning, he has his tax protest hearing with the Fort Bend County Appraisal District. We visited about the solds in his immediate area; I ran data on the houses closest to his, in size and age, and we dis...