announcements: U.S. HOME SALES FALL BIG - 02/02/07 09:44 AM
WASHINGTON (Associated Press, Real Estate Center) - The nation's housing market cooled last year after a five-year boom, with sales of previously owned homes falling by the largest amount in 17 years. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said sales of existing homes totaled almost 6.5 million units for 2006, down 8.4 percent from 2005. The five-year boom that ended in 2005 drove prices up at double-digit rates and caused a stampede of investors who purchased houses hoping to quickly sell them for big profits. Texas was an exception, experiencing a record year. According to Real Estate Center figures, almost 290,000 homes … (0 comments)
announcements: Keller Williams Realty Pushes For Peak Listings Potential with New Online Marketing - 02/02/07 07:25 AM
Maximum Exposure: Keller Williams Realty Pushes For Peak Listings Potential with New Online Marketing Tool By Stephanie Andre RISMEDIA, Jan.31, 2007-In the ever-evolving world of technology and Web-based solutions, online competition for prospective home buyers has never been stronger. To that end, Keller Williams Realty has launched a new marketing tool-the Keller Williams Listing System (KWLS), a new database of all Keller Williams Realty listings, to increase the online presence of its 73,000-plus associates. Here, COO Mary Tennant and Dave Therrien, chief technology officer, offer their thoughts on the new platform and how they believe their agent sites will become the "go-to" source for … (4 comments)
announcements: Brazoria County Joins Opposition to Blue Ridge Landfill Expansion Plans - 02/01/07 08:55 AM
by FortBendNow Staff, Jan 20, 2007, 10 19 am The Brazoria County District Attorney's Office has been given authority to to participate in that county's opposition to a proposed expansion of Blue Ridge Landfill in Fort Bend County. According to The Facts newspaper, Brazoria County Commissioners approved a resolution to that effect on Thursday. Owned by Allied subsidiary Blue Ridge Landfill TX L.P., the landfill, at 2200 F.M. 521, is about a mile north of Fresno in Fort Bend County, just across 521 from Pearland and Brazoria County. Allied has obtained a "draft permit" that, if made permanent, would allow the company to expand … (2 comments)
announcements: Stronger self-defense law backed - 02/01/07 07:59 AM
Stronger self-defense law backedBy JOHN MORITZSTAR-TELEGRAM AUSTIN BUREAU AUSTIN -- A coalition of state lawmakers that cuts across party lines wants to remove any doubt that Texans have the right to respond with force to protect their homes and belongings from unlawful intruders. To that end, state Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, filed legislation Wednesday that would update the so-called Castle Doctrine to make it clear that a property owner had no "duty to retreat" before firing on or otherwise stopping the intrusion or attack. And 27 of his 31 Senate colleagues have signed on as co-sponsors to Senate Bill 378. "I believe Texans … (2 comments)
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WASHINGTON (Associated Press, Real Estate Center) - The nation's housing market cooled last year after a five-year boom, with sales of previously owned homes falling by the largest amount in 17 years. 
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