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texas real estate: Full Commission Agents Work Smarter not Harder - 10/22/08 03:15 PM

I received my October 2008 copy of Tierra Grande this afternoon. I love reading it because it's specific to Texas real estate instead of trying to interpret national information.
There were several new studies presented at the American Real Estate Society meeting in April 2008. One of the studies was … (9 comments)

texas real estate: Texas- Home Sales Set Record in 2006 - 02/06/07 02:40 PM

According to the Associated Press and NAR, Texas had a record year in 2006 whereas the rest of the nation didn't, for the most part.
NAR reported only 6.5 million units were sold in 2006 which was down 8.4% compared to 2005 sales. They also stated that 40% of sales in 2005 were … (0 comments)

texas real estate: Thanks, Active Rain, 8% Listing!! - 01/23/07 02:43 PM

I received a call a couple of weeks ago from a home owner asking for a listing appointment. Her home is currently listed on the market, and she's in a city further north than what I usually take listings in, so I asked her how she found me... THANK YOU ACTIVE … (22 comments)

texas real estate: House Hunters Hidden Potential- What House do you Choose? - 01/08/07 09:49 AM

There are a couple of new shows on HGTV that I've watched a few times, House Hunters and Hidden Potential. These shows really tell me how much my buyers choose houses that THEY love and not choose houses for themselves that I love.
House Hunters is where they take people out and … (5 comments)

texas real estate: The Sense of Accomplishment - 01/07/07 06:25 PM

I have the sense of a HUGE accomplishment today!
Whenever I would show 2-story houses that had a "dust collector" above the front door, I would tell myself that if I ever had a house like that, I was going to decorate it, and it would involve one of those treasure chests. … (18 comments)

texas real estate: Texas Real Estate License Plates - 01/02/07 07:59 AM

These brand new license plates are now being offered in Texas for $30 (in addition to regular registration fees). I'm definitely getting one. However, for another $40, you can customize the 5 letters.
I need help trying to figure out something catchy that wouldn't already be taken. I assume REL8R is already taken, … (31 comments)

texas real estate: NAR is Heading South of the Border - 12/04/06 11:34 AM

NAR has headed south of the border into Mexico, and as of January 2007, all Mexicans that are members of AMPI (La Asociacion Mexicana de Profesionales Inmobiliarios) will be considered REALTORS®.
This is the first joint relationship that NAR as formally signed with a foreign real estate organization. The have been ongoing … (3 comments)

texas real estate: In Search of a Better Deal- Limited verse Full Service - 11/27/06 04:30 PM

There have been many debates over the years about the differences of Limited Service agents compared to Full Service agents. Many Limited Fee agents like to consider themselves Full Service, but potato, tomato (I don't know how to type the different pronounciation)
There is an article that I have included in my … (39 comments)

texas real estate: Texas- Property Tax Valuation Arbitration Case - 11/20/06 12:33 PM

I'm so excited! I blogged back in October about how I took the Arbitration class and I just got my first case! There was a gentleman in the class who was taking it for the second time as a refresher because he took the class over a year earlier and has yet … (3 comments)

texas real estate: Desoto, TX Trying to Ban the Pitt Bull - 11/03/06 12:39 PM

Desoto, TX is just south west of the center of Dallas. They are trying to ban Bit Bulls in their city. Richardson, where I live, passed an ordinance to ban Pit Bulls back in 1987, but it was struck down by an appeal just a couple of years later. The ban … (4 comments)

texas real estate: A Service to Write up Your Offers - 11/01/06 08:28 PM

Are agents really getting this lazy? I just received an email from a lady who started a new service where you can call in and register your buyer and when you're ready to write up an offer, you call them and they write it for you and send it to your … (7 comments)

texas real estate: Texas- Fastest Growing Small Communities - 10/27/06 01:38 PM

When people think of Texas, they think of Dallas (1.2 million people), Fort Worth (624,000 people), Houston (2+ million people), Austin (690,000 people), and San Antonio (1.3 million people) which are the 5 largest Texas cities across the state.
However, people forget about the smaller cities. They forget about them because we … (3 comments)

texas real estate: Texas- Property Tax Valuation Arbitration - 10/27/06 09:00 AM

I just spent the last three days taking a 30 hour class o Arbitration. Something new has come to Texas and it's very exciting! Unlike many other states, Texas homeowners are sent a new tax value the first week of May every year. If a home owner is unhappy with the … (3 comments)

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