Hockley vs Cypress for a buyer: price, the one-freeway commute, Waller ISD vs Cy-Fair ISD, MUD taxes, and flood, compared with dated October 2026 figures.
Buying a Home in Houston: Buyer Tips & Guides
Most of what goes wrong for Houston buyers goes wrong before they ever tour a house. The wrong loan. An offer written with nobody on your side. A builder’s contract nobody read. These articles cover the parts that decide the outcome: getting pre-approved, how buyer representation works and how it’s paid, new construction, the option period, and what a Houston inspection should catch. I wrote them for buyers across Greater Houston, Cypress, and Katy — Kevan Pewitt, REALTOR® and broker-owner of Houston Prime Realty.
School Districts in Houston, TX: 25 ISDs Serve Homes Inside the City Limits — A Houston Real Estate Broker Explains How to Check Yours
A Houston address does not mean Houston ISD. Twenty-five school districts serve homes inside the city limits, Houston ISD covers about 45% of the land area, and the lot decides. All 25 with TEA 2026 ratings, and how to check before you offer.
Buying a House With Foundation Repair in Houston: When the Repair Is the Problem — A Real Estate Broker’s Guide for Buyers and Sellers
A prior foundation or under-slab plumbing repair on an older Houston house is only as good as its paperwork and the crew that did it. What a bad repair looks like, what the engineer’s file, permit and warranty must show, how to read a camera run on someone else’s work, and how it plays in the Texas contract.
Selling a House With Foundation Problems in Houston: Why So Many Sales Fall Through, and How to Keep Yours Together — A Real Estate Broker’s Guide for Sellers and Buyers
Why foundation findings derail Houston home sales mid-option-period, and the fix on each side: the seller gets the structural engineer’s report and the bids before listing; the buyer books the engineer on day one. Forms quoted, costs dated.
Cast Iron Pipes Under the Slab: The Hidden Problem in Many Older Houston Homes — A Real Estate Broker’s Guide for Buyers and Sellers
Why cast iron drain lines under 1950s–70s Houston slabs fail, what a sewer scope and a hydrostatic test each prove, dated repair cost bands, and how the finding plays in the Texas contract for buyers and sellers.
Is Hockley, TX a Good Place to Live? A Houston Real Estate Broker’s Honest Guide
Is Hockley TX a good place to live? An honest guide to the 77447 corridor from a Houston real estate broker: three counties, Waller ISD, the MUD tax stack, the one-freeway commute, flood maps, and the new-construction boom along FM 2920 and US-290.
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