Sara Englishbee

Because your Pinterest board and your mortgage preapproval might have two very different ideas of what your next house should look like.... We Love a Girl With Standards. But Let's Talk Numbers. You've got the Pinterest boards, the saved Zillow listings, and a very specific vision for your future kitchen. We're talking oversized islands, walk-in pantries, dreamy primary bathrooms, and a backyard that looks like it belongs in a magazine. And then your lender sends over your preapproval....

And no, putting a sign in the yard and hoping for the best is not a marketing strategy. There is something every Houston homeowner needs to understand before putting their house on the market. The moment your home goes live, the clock starts ticking. Not because your home suddenly loses value after two weeks, but because those first 14 days can tell us a whole lot about how your home is positioned in the market. And in today's North Houston real estate market, first impressions aren't just...

If you're buying a home in Houston right now, we're going to encourage you to do something that might feel a little uncomfortable: ask for more. Not because every seller is desperate. Not because every listing is overpriced. And definitely not because we're trying to write offers so ridiculous they never make it past the listing agent's inbox. But the Houston market has given buyers something they haven't always had a lot of: options. And when you have options, you may also have leverage. The...