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Donna Porter

May 26, 20233 min read

Moving Toward Home Ownership: Five Documents A Mortgage Lender Will Require

If you are on the path to home ownership, more than likely you will be seeking a loan for such a large investment. And when you talk to a...

Donna Porter

May 26, 20235 min read

The Walls Have It! Five Tips for Re-coloring the Interior of Your Home

If you're like me, you try to catch up on household projects over the summer. One of those, for a lot of people, is painting. Now, I...

Donna Porter

May 26, 20231 min read

April 2023 Marketing Update for the Greater Houston Area

The Houston Association of Realtors has posted its annual monthly update of marketing stats for the Houston area. The average price of...

Donna Porter

May 1, 20235 min read

Five Benefits of Large Down Payments

Every home purchase is going to require a down payment of some sort or another. But how much of a down payment should you put down on...

Donna Porter

Apr 23, 20231 min read

March 2023 Market Update for the Houston Area

Below you will find the official market update from the Houston Association of Realtors for this past March. The bottom line? Its always...

Donna Porter

Apr 22, 20234 min read

Considering new construction? 5 questions to ask your builder . . .

Building a home from the ground up can be a whirlwind process, whether it's a custom home on your own purchased lot or in a neighborhood...

Donna Porter

Apr 22, 20233 min read

6 Secrets to Staging a Home for Sale

I have found that home-staging can snarl and snag more than a few potential home-sellers. Clients generally want to throw everything into...

Donna Porter

Apr 8, 20232 min read

Dust . . . love it . . . or leave it?

Dust . . . The four letter word we all LOVE to hate . . . And yes, it does seem futile at times to get control of the nano-particles....

Donna Porter

Apr 8, 20233 min read

The Dreaded Mortgage Monster

There's a Nightmare in my Closet, by Mercer Mayer, is a children's classic. The little boy can't sleep because he's afraid of monsters,...