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December 2008 SalesHouston's Real Estate Market Closes The Books On 2008 With Continued Sluggish Sales And Lower Pricing Demand for rental properties soars as consumers await economic relief from Uncle Sam  HOUSTON — (Jan. 20, 2009) — Property sales throughout the greater Houston area ended 2008 as they began, with lower ...

Well it is time for our first official volunteer blog post of 2009. Given the timing of this post it seemed only natural to make sure it included something relating to football so here goes and good luck to each of you in finding the best way to share YOUR time and talents with others. Wow! If you're looking for a once per year volunteer ...

This report is for the Greater Houston Area Housing Market.  If you would like to receive a market report for your own neighborhood, click here for a custom neighborhood market snapshot.   November 2008 SalesHouston Property Sales Volume and Prices Decline in November Amid Growing National Economic WoesNAR’s chief economist still ...

Hey Houston! Wake up and VOTE! Did you know Texas is the 6th largest economy in the world? Did you know our county is spending millions of taxpayer dollars on issues that the great majority of the population never bothers to turn out and vote for? Let's stop this trend of indifference. Don't let the decisions of a few make or ...

Maybe you all are more up on are development news than I am, but I watched the Fairfield Premium Outlets go up and The Vintage Park coming together and The Vintage is still very empty. As I visit with other area residents I hear people asking what is going on over at the Vintage? Will they fill up all that space or are they going bust ...

One of the big issues Jason & I deal with all the time in the real estate business is property taxes. For us, looking at tax rates and exemptions is part of our daily routine, so it was of surprise to me when we attended a town hall meeting Tuesday night and learned way more than we ever wanted to know about property taxes from our Harris ...

No pun intended! Seriously, if you have noticed a large number of Japanese steak and sushi restaurants popping up in the area you are not alone. It seems that everywhere I look there's a new one opening in some new strip center. Ranging from tiny strip locations to large free-standing building, these restaruants must be the new hot food being ...

If you haven't been to the movies lately and, like me, decided that your big screen in HD, your own couch and your pajamas made a better movie environment than sticky theaters crowded with teens on cell phones you might want to think again.  Recently opened on HWY 290 is the Silverado IMAX 19 theater which brings the movies to you in ...

Yea!! Tomorrow begins the grand opening festivities of the new outlet mall in Fairfield. It's almost time to shop 'til you drop. Did anyone take a day off work for this? What's first? A new handbag or a pair of shoes? Maybe some new cookware from over at Oneida? Not telling but it is sure to be fun. May great bargains fall ...

What happens when you put your home on the market for sale? Your real estate agent shows up with a market analysis and sets the price with you, takes some notes, takes some pics, gives you plenty of lip service and compliments and then proceeds to put the sign in the yard, enter you into the MLS database, and hopefully does a good job of staying ...