Lisa Ackerson's Blog

Below are the stats for the following cities, Bedford, Euless, Hurst, Colleyville, Grapevine, Southlake, Keller, N Richland Hills, Watauga, Haltom City and N Fort Worth.  Although sales are down, it sure looks like Bedford, Hurst, Colleyville and Keller are doing GREAT! Southlake prices are up to...

Priced $25,000+ under tax value!    This four bedroom home sits on a 2-acre cul-de-sac lot overlooking a private fully stocked lake.  Whether you're enjoying your morning coffee on one of the the two upstairs balconies or relaxing in the evening on the covered patio, the views are amazing!   The ...

I wrote about this not long ago but had to mention it again.  I had an appointment to meet with one of my buyers this morning and had set up appointments for the homes we wanted to see.  While I was waiting to leave for my appointment, I pulled up the MLS to look and see if there were any additio...

This is an excellent post written by Tish Lloyd.  She did a marvelous job of outlining some of the reasons why homes don't sell regardless of the Agent hired for the job.  If the Sellers don't listen to us as professionals, it's nearly impossible to get our job done. So, your house hasn't sold an...

Great information about whether or not to be concerned about many of the different types of cracks we see here in Texas.  If you're considering buying  or selling a home and you see cracks, it is well worth the money to have the home inspected by a structural engineer so you know what you're gett...

Over and over again, I meet people who ask me about either the "Median" sales price of a particular area or the "Average" sales price of a particular area.  And, occasionally, people ask "What's the difference?" I've put together some charts to show the difference for Keller TX below.  The Median...

The Wall Street Journal just released an article yesterday bascially debunking the Time Magazine article stating that "Owning a Home may no longer make economic sense."  WSJ outlined ten reasons why it's a good time to buy a home, including the usuals like interest rates are low, you'll save mone...

If you're in the market to buy or sell your property in Texas, you will need to be familiar with the termination option.  The option period as stated in the Texas One to Four Family Residential Contract (Resale) requires a prospective buyer to pay the Seller a negotiated amount for this right to ...

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) tries to do very effective marketing explaining that "Each Market Is Different."  But somehow, Mr. and Mrs. Seller, you're not listening. Just because your Mother, who is a licensed Realtor in another state, says that staging is unnecessary - it's not ne...

Texas homeowners pay more for homeowner's insurance than any other state.  Shocking!  Yes, Mother Nature takes a lot out on us Texans.  We have wind, rain, hail, snow and tornados.  But when we are living in an economy where cutting expenses makes sense for most, one of the places homeowners are ...