Whether you are a rookie homebuyer or have gone through the process many times, having a local real estate expert who is well versed in the neighborhood you are looking to move to, as well as the trends of that area, should be your goal while home shopping. One great example of an agent who is in […]
Read MoreWhen I was a kid growing up in the 1980s, it seemed as if everyone I knew had a water bed. Once a groovy, sexy novelty found only in the Playboy mansion, it’d entered the mainstream, with water bed stores on every corner. In sixth grade, I even got my own. It wasn’t the one […]
Read MoreNew floors do a lot for a home. They can brighten up the darkest of interiors and are all but guaranteed to add value to your property. Most homeowners consider installing new floors a huge renovation project that comes with a correspondingly huge price tag. But laying down new flooring doesn’t have to force you to break […]
Read MoreThe South Padre Island Economic Development Corporation (SPI EDC) has awarded Island Cinema $25,000 in grant funding through the Sand Dollars for Success Program. Eleven businesses applied through the SPI EDC and after taking the required courses from the UTRGV Small Business Development Center, were invited to submit written business plans. The Sand Dollars for […]
Read MoreHouse lawmakers passed a four-month extension of the National Flood Insurance Programtoday in a bipartisan, 366-52 vote. Action now turns to the Senate. Once the Senate votes, the bill goes to President Trump for his signature. Program authorization expires July 31. About 105,000 REALTORS® sent letters to their members of Congress urging action under NAR’s Call for Action, […]
Read MoreThe phrase “single-family home” is something you’ll often see when browsing through real estate listings. A single-family home might seem easy to define: It’s a home for a single family, right? Eh, not exactly. To be classified as a single-family home, there are requirements the property must meet. What are those requirements? Let’s take a look. […]
Read MoreYou are invited! Movies at the Port Isabel Lighthouse. “COCO”! At the lighthouse, this Friday, 9:30pm. June & July: all movies start on Friday at 9:30 p.m. just after the South Padre Island Fireworks display over the Laguna Madre Bay. July 27: Coco Schedule is subject to change. Rain dates will be announced. Visit our Facebook page for the most up-to-date […]
Read MoreAs the real estate market continues to move down the road to a complete recovery, we see home values and home sales increasing while distressed sales (foreclosures and short sales) continue to fall to their lowest points in years. There is no doubt that the housing market will continue to strengthen throughout 2018. However, there […]
Read MoreWe often talk about why it makes financial sense to buy a home, but more often than not, the emotional reasons are the more powerful or compelling ones. No matter what shape or size your living space is, the concept and feeling of home can mean different things to different people. Whether it’s a certain […]
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