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clearlake: Heinrich's Clear Lake Real Estate Blog Houston Texas - 04/15/09 09:48 PM
Heinrich's Clear Lake Texas Real Estate
First American Title has been servicing the Houston Area since 1972. Our knowledgeable and friendly staff has a Customer First attitude that personifies itself in the service we provide to our clients. We at First American Title believe that success requires the ability to look into the future and see things not how they are, but how they can be. With the combination of innovative technology and skilled professionals, we can provide precision and exceptional service through every aspect of the closing process. The information needed to make sound economic-transaction decisions must be timelier and … (0 comments)
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clearlake: The Short Sale/ Foreclosure Workshop is coming to Houston! - 04/02/09 08:40 AM
The Short Sale/ Foreclosure Workshop is coming to the Houston area in the next 3-5 weeks to do Realtor Training and we would like to work with your title company (see attached schedule). Please let us know if you have available space for 15-20 Realtors who would be attending our 3 Hour MCE Workshop. We are currently scheduling the May workshops. Just let us know if you might have some available dates and classroom space for us. I look forward to meeting you! RC Cutcher Realtor, ABR Austin Texas Homes, LLC www.austintexashomes.com 512-848-4449 The Short Sale/Foreclosure Workshop Texas Real Estate … (0 comments)
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clearlake: Managing your Data Base - 03/30/09 08:54 AM
Managing Contacts and your Data base
To store your prospecting information and assure your prompt and ongoing follow-up, employ contact management software such as Goldmine, ACT, or SharkWare. Also, look into real estate-specific software packages such as Top Producer or Online Agent, which are designed to help you with your sales functions and also with business management (including market reports, correspondence templates, and even tracking your closings).
Regardless of the system you select, you must be able to access your contact database with reliability and ease.
This isn't the place to apply a shoestring budget. Minimally, you will want to … (3 comments)
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clearlake: Houston Earns Top Spot in National Growth - 03/23/09 01:58 PM
Houston earns top spot in nation for corporate growth
- Houston's domination in the energy sector and its ability to land huge technology deals drove the city to the number one spot for the first time on Site Selection magazine's list of Top Metro rankings for corporate location and expansion activity. Site Selection said Houston clinched the top spot after scoring 179 corporate real estate deals in 2008, unseating three-year incumbent Chicago-Naperville-Joliet. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington finished second with 156 projects, and Chicago came in third with 138. Last year, Houston was fourth behind Cincinnati and St. Louis for cities with more than … (2 comments)
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clearlake: Houston earns top spot in nation for corporate growth - 03/18/09 05:28 PM
Houston) - Houston's domination in the energy sector and its ability to land huge technology deals drove the city to the number one spot for the first time on Site Selection magazine's list of Top Metro rankings for corporate location and expansion activity. Site Selection said Houston clinched the top spot after scoring 179 corporate real estate deals in 2008, unseating three-year incumbent Chicago-Naperville-Joliet.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington finished second with 156 projects, and Chicago came in third with 138. Last year, Houston was fourth behind Cincinnati and St. Louis for cities with more than 1 million in population.
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clearlake: Calling all buyers and people on the fence about there mortgages - 03/18/09 04:55 PM
We have just received an announcement and are seeing our lenders making a late day price change on interest rates, due to the amount of Mortgage Backed Securities purchase by the Government, here is an update on rates:
Loan Program Interest Rate APR Points
30 Year Fixed 4.375% 4.520% 1.000
30 Year Fixed 4.500% 4.624% 0.750
30 Year Fixed 4.750% 4.810% 0.000
15 Year Fixed 4.250% 4.503% 1.000
15 Year Fixed 4.375% 4.409% 0.375
15 Year Fixed 4.500% 4.604% 0.000
*The above is based on a 740 credit score, rate and term refinance, … (0 comments)
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clearlake: Is My Loan Eligible for Modification? - 03/17/09 05:03 PM
The Treasury Department recently released a report, which include eligibility requirements to determine which homeowners qualify for relief under the plan. Following are the eligibility requirements as specified in the guidelines:
Mortgage must have originated on or before January 1, 2009.
Home must be an owner-occupied primary residence (verified with tax return, credit report, and other documentation such as a utility bill) - this program is not designed for investor-owned properties.
Home must be a single family 1-4 unit property (including condominium, cooperative, and manufactured home affixed to a foundation and treated as real property under state law).
Home may not … (5 comments)
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clearlake: During the current difficult economic time, retail landlords and retailers need to adopt a mutual vision ! - 03/16/09 09:30 PM
ICSC Suggests Cooperative Strategies Needed to Secure Survival and Foster Future Success for Shopping Center Landlords and their Tenants
During the current difficult economic time, retail landlords and retailers need to adopt a mutual vision and work as partners to "reinvigorate consumerism, reposition business cooperation and restore investor confidence," said the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) in a February 27th Retail Real Estate Business Conditions Report. "Retail property owners are experiencing higher vacancy rates, which are likely to rise further before the business cycle impacts run their course," said ICSC, adding, "Now, more than ever, retailers and retail property owners … (0 comments)
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clearlake: Green Building Research - 03/16/09 09:25 PM
The built environment has a profound impact on our natural environment, economy, health, and productivity. In the United States alone, buildings account for:
· 72% of electricity consumption,
· 39% of energy use,
· 38% of all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions,
· 40% of raw materials use,
· 30% of waste output (136 million tons annually), and
· 14% of potable water consumption.
More statistics on the built environment in the U.S. and the growing size of USGBC membership and LEED are available in our Green Building by the Numbers document.
Benefits of Green Building
Environmental benefits:
Enhance and protect ecosystems … (8 comments)
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clearlake: The Experts agree to Reject ConSol Study, Citing Flawed Analysis - 03/16/09 09:20 PM
Prominent energy efficiency and real estate professionals are rallying against a study prepared by ConSol, a California-based energy consulting firm, and commissioned by NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, that challenged the economic feasibility of achieving energy efficiency targets of 30 percent or higher above current building code requirements in newly constructed, suburban office buildings. The ConSol study cited energy models involving a low-rise suburban office building to conclude that developers striving for the 30 percent target would not be able to recoup the cost of their initial energy efficiency investments within a 10-year period. But two weeks after its … (0 comments)
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clearlake: The List Spin three times counterclockwise! Superstitious? Then avoid these things Friday the 13th - 03/12/09 09:43 PM
Calling all paraskevidekatriaphobes: remain under your covers today.
Victims of this phobia suffer from a morbid fear of Friday the 13th.
Rightfully so, because the day is a spooky one. Even a 1993 study in the British Medical Journal says Friday the 13th is, indeed, unlucky for some.
"The risk of hospital admission as a result of a transport accident may be increased by as much as 52 percent. Staying at home is recommended," the study concluded.
Here are five odd superstitions to avoid on this spooky day.
1 13 gathered
If 13 people sit down to dinner together, one … (2 comments)
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clearlake: Will I see an impact from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act? - 03/05/09 10:04 PM
What impacts will I see in the real estate market with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009?
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
This information can be found on the website; the National Assocation of Realtors. The one I believe to have the largest impact on the real estate industry is the $8,000 tax credit. If you are a first-time home buyer, with low interest rates and the $8,000 tax credit, call Jeremy Williams of Keller Williams Realty NE to begin your home search today and take advantage of the current opportunities.
Brief Explanation of the Homebuyer Tax … (3 comments)
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clearlake: Funny Story but many times very true! Brian Worrell is not the only one! - 03/05/09 10:00 PM
Naked Sellers Taking Showers - A whole different type of showing!!!
Naked Sellers Taking Showers - and other funny showings...This has got to be up there in my top 10 funniest/memorable showings. I called to set up the appointment. I was in the neighborhood. I called Centralized Showings. Confirmed the time. In 10 minutes, I was going to show a house in Clear Lake. No cause for alarm. No cars in the driveway. I had a confirmed appointment...SO I THOUGHT!!!I rang the doorbell and yelled HELLO - as I always do when I enter a resale home. We spent no … (6 comments)
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clearlake: Danger! You may be letting a thief into your computer! - 03/05/09 09:53 PM
DANGER - File Sharing May Lead to Sensitive Information Download
Sensitive information was recently found to have been downloaded from a computer and believed to have been downloaded using a file sharing program. The information was on Marine 1, the President's helicopter.
File Sharing. Many people use file sharing programs like Limewire to share music files back and forth. The potential exist that "bad guys" can share your files and gather your personal information that may be saved on your computer.
Be careful and remember, the "bad guys" are always trying to be one step ahead of the "good guys".
Here … (1 comments)
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clearlake: Do You Know How Much of TAX Shelter you live in? - 03/05/09 07:12 PM
Your home likely provides more tax relief than any other acquisition, thanks, in part, to new federal laws designed to ease financial suffering in the recessionary economy.
Building on a host of existing tax benefits for homeowners, new breaks help you save money on buying a home, owning a home and selling a home.
Check your state for specific rules on income tax breaks levied by your state or other jurisdiction. They don't all match the federal deals.
First up? Breaks made available from the federal "Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007".
• Forgiveness of Debt Tax Break. When a … (0 comments)
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clearlake: What are the Keys to Success? - 03/02/09 09:14 PM
Does Success Require Discipline? Yes it does! (edit/delete)
It's amazing to watch the world through the eyes of a child. The exposure we gain is immeasurable. The evaluation skills we can take and the questioning of everything by the child gives pause to our often routine, busy lives.
Wesley, my son, does all that and more for me. He causes me to really evaluate and question the most important skills, abilities, attitudes, and actions that must be undertaken to create greater success.
Most of us look at success as a very complex combination of skills, abilities, attitudes, and actions joined … (4 comments)
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clearlake: New Listing Azahar Court in League City, Tx, 77573 - 03/02/09 09:00 PM
Great House Great Agent what a combo on this listing! Brian Worrell really knows his Technology and he is always available to help anyone who needs it! Check out his neighborhood site www.mywestoverpark.com or his new one on Marbella and hopefully soon my new Title website! … (1 comments)
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clearlake: First American Title Company, Houston, Texas - 02/27/09 04:21 PM
First American Title has been servicing the Houston Area since 1972. Our knowledgeable and friendly staff has a Customer First attitude that personifies itself in the service we provide to our clients.
We at First American Title believe that success requires the ability to look into the future and see things not how they are, but how they can be. With the combination of innovative technology and skilled professionals, we can provide precision and exceptional service through every aspect of the closing process.
The information needed to make sound economic-transaction decisions must be timelier and more accurate than ever before. The … (3 comments)
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clearlake: Daily "KEYS" to a long life! - 02/27/09 03:13 PM
Daily "KEYS" to a long life!
Here are "KEYS" that scientists say are indicators that you will live to be a 100:Consider this: In the 20th century, the average life expectancy shot up 30 years--the greatest gain in 5,000 years of human history. And this: Centenarians--folks who make it into the triple digits--aren't such an exclusive club anymore, increasing 51% from 1990 to 2000. How to account for these dramatic leaps? Advances in health, education, and disease prevention and treatments are high on the list--and that makes sense. But what you may not know is that seemingly unimportant everyday habits, or … (2 comments)
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clearlake: What can your Title company do for you with Commercial Escrow? - 02/23/09 09:53 AM
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Kevin Heinrich
Clear Lake City,
TX
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Heinrich Group
Address: 5827 Beaver Falls Dr., Houston, Tx, 77346
Office Phone: (281) 488-0607
Cell Phone: (281) 723-1982
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I think this is a good rule to live by!
"We are not put on this earth for ourselves, but are placed here for each other. If you are always there for others, then in time of need, someone will be there for you."
~ Jeff Warner
One last thought for the day:
"Winners Make it Happen, Others Let it Happen!"
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