Jill Wente

I'm a:	Real Estate Professional
Company:	Prudential Gary Greene
Location:	Spring
Web sites:	Spring Texas Real Estate Blog
	Spring Texas Real Estate
Phone:	(281) 804-8626

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A full-time professional Internet savvy Realtor specializing in Spring TX - whether its buying or selling my knowledge of the local Spring TX market will help you find the perfect home or get you top dollar for your house. Certified Relocation Specialist trained to handle all the numerous details of real estate transactions and ease the burden and stress of relocation. Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting - I enjoy managing the details and the numbers in real estate transactions. Want to learn more about Spring TX?

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I just sold my house. We had the closing but the buyer's lender was very slow to fund the loan. The buyer's

Asked Fri Jun 6 2008, 19:49 by Frances - 77339 - Home Selling - 22 answers

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Your agent, the listing agent, should not have turned over the keys to the property until the transaction had been closed and funded. Until the propery has been closed and funded, the liability for the property falls squarely upon the sellers shoulders. You can file a complaint against the buyers real estate agent, but if the transaction has now been closed and funded, I think you need to ask yourself if its worth your time. If you feel strongly about it, then go ahead and file a complaint with the Texas Real Estate Commission. - Fri Jun 6 2008, 20:08

Olde Oaks, Lakewood Forest, Wimbledon Estates, Memorial NW, etc.

Asked Wed Oct 24 2007, 13:50 by Jamie - Houston - General Area - 9 answers

Jill Wente answered:

I would not consider crime to be a factor in the communities / subdivisions that you mentioned. In comparing our Northwest Houston home prices to other parts of the U.S., you will find our home prices to be about 30% less. Over the last several years, we have experienced a lot of new home development which has kept our housing prices down due to supply. Some of the subdivisions that you mentioned are in better school districts than others. A school district does influence demand and correspondingly price appreciation and home value. These subdivisions are established subdivisions and some of the homes in them will need some updating. You are not missing anything. We have excellent home values in Northwest Houston. - Tue Nov 20 2007, 06:25

Hcad Appraisal's VS. Lender Appraisal's

Asked Tue Sep 18 2007, 22:21 by Jessica - Baytown - Home Buying - 7 answers

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Jessica:
An early Congratulations on the purchase of your first home. No other future home will be as special to you as this one. Do not get concerned with the HCAD assessed value of the property. You need to be more focused on what the other similiar homes sold for with the last six months (the comps for the property). These are the same properties that the lender's appraiser will be reviewing in his process of determining a value for the property. The lender's appraiser does not take into consideration the value assessed by HCAD. The value assessed by HCAD may or may not be accurate. It really depends upon whether the individual homeowner reviews the HCAD value annually and compares it to the market and also similiar properties in their own neighborhood. Hopefully your Realtor reviewed the comps with you before making an offer on the property. - Thu Sep 20 2007, 10:47

How is the Northwest Houston, TX real estate market doing?

Asked Sat May 12 2007, 12:38 by Mike Murphy - Houston - Market Conditions - 7 answers

Jill Wente answered:

Mike:
The real estate market in Northwest Houston is doing well. We have experienced a little bit of a slow down with most of it occuring in the $80,000 - $150,000 which is the area most heavily impacted by the subprime mortgage problems. We are still selling homes but as you would expect the ones that are marketed the hardest, priced the best, and look the best go under contract first. - Thu Sep 20 2007, 10:35

Who are good lenders in this area?

Asked Mon Apr 23 2007, 15:51 by Halley S. - The Woodlands - Financing - 6 answers

Jill Wente answered:

Matt Kovach with Gibralter Mortgage Services. He can be reached at 281.580.7021 and Marilyn Causey with HomeTrust. She can be reached at 281.376.5000. Both of these companies originate their own loans. - Thu Sep 20 2007, 10:25

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