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History of West University
14 July, 2009| Neighborhoods & Communities, General
 A Brief History of West University: A small residential town established in 1911, West University Place is today a neighborhood of vintage bungalows and newly constructed two-story traditional... read more
In Texas, you can get ahead in the recession
14 July, 2009| Housing Market, General
Houston, Dallas top rankings of cities where thriving is still possible By Lauren Sherman updated 2:17 p.m. CT, Mon., July 13, 2009 Look to Texas if you're willing to work hard to ride out the r... read more
Houston Drivers Stuck in Traffic, But Not You!
14 July, 2009| Green Living, Home Buying, General
According to the Texas Transportation Institute’s recent traffic congestion study, Houstonians were held up for a total of 123.9 million hours in 2007. This ranks us ninth in the U.S. for lost time be... read more
Not Just Any Website, Significance of the Online C...
13 July, 2009| Neighborhoods & Communities, International Real Es...
  Significance of the Online Codex Sinaiticus Posted by Freegrace at 7/12/2009 2:07 PM CDT Recently on of our readers asked me for my thoughts about the fact that Codex Sinaiticus... read more
Final Beltway 8 Northeast Construction Begins
13 July, 2009| Neighborhoods & Communities, General
If you live in Fall Creek or you take the East Belt up to Intercontinental Airport, the moment you’ve been waiting for is here! The final northeast segment of the Sam Houston Tollway (13 miles connect... read more
History of River Oaks
13 July, 2009| Neighborhoods & Communities, General
 A Brefe History of River Oaks: River Oaks was developed in the early 1920’s by Will Hogg and Hugh Potter. Many of the original stately homes were designed by noted architects John Staub, Birdsa... read more
Groundbreaking for Next Phase of Houston MetroRail...
13 July, 2009| Green Living, Neighborhoods & Communities, General
MetroRail Rides Into New Territory HOUSTON (Houston Business Journal) – July 13 will mark the groundbreaking for the next phase of the MetroRail. Construction will begin on the North rail corridor... read more
Top Ten Staging Tips - #8
12 July, 2009| Home Marketing, Home Selling, General
 Paint - Is there a pot of gold at the end of this rainbow? ...      If you want to get the most money out of your home when you are trying to sell, this is no time for a... read more
Houston Real Estate Milestones in May
12 July, 2009| Home Values & Recent Sales, Housing Market, Genera...
People ask me every day how the market is doing, so I'm sharing some highlights from HAR. You can see it's not all doom and gloom for us. Prices are climbing, sales volume is increasing, inventory is... read more
HAR.com is addictive! Are you a junkie?
11 July, 2009| Home Buying, Housing Market, General
According to HAR.com, there were over 1M unique visitors to the site in June. Each visitor stayed for an average of 9+ minutes, and over 12M detail pages for listings were viewed last month. See... read more
Top Ten Staging Tips - #7
10 July, 2009| Home Marketing, Home Selling, General
  Room Usage - "Where is the dining room?"             Have you ever gone to see a home listed for sale that is supposed to have a formal... read more
"100 New Words"
9 July, 2009| Neighborhoods & Communities, International Real Es...
  Dictionary makes room for 100 more words Associated Press July 9, 2009, 2:34PM read more
Banking regulators faulted
9 July, 2009| Mortgage & Finance, International Real Estate, Gen...
  Banking regulators faulted By MARGARET CHADBOURN Bloomberg News July 9, 2009, 12:51AM Federal regulators who are tightening examinations of banks amid the worst financial crisis in 75... read more
Hot Pink is Poppin, (My Fav Color)
8 July, 2009| Neighborhoods & Communities, International Real Es...
  Hot pink is popping By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL ASSOCIATED PRESS July 8, 2009, 4:49PM read more
Council OK's Sign Changes to Improve City's Image
8 July, 2009| Neighborhoods & Communities, International Real Es...
  Council OKs sign changes to improve city’s image By BRADLEY OLSON Copyright 2009 HOUSTON CHRONICLE July 8, 2009, 6:53PM read more
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