Katy Texas Subdivision Series: West Memorial - 03/30/08 02:28 PM
West Memorial is a small enclave of homes that borders to the east on Mason Rd, to the North on I-10, to the west and south it bumps up against Governors Place. The homes in West Memorial were built between the late seventies and the late eighties. The price range in West … (0 comments)
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Earth Hour March 29th, 2008...please turn out the lights! - 03/28/08 02:25 PM
In 2007 Earth Hour was first observed and many cities around the world participated including Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix, San Francisco, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, and many great cities outside North America. It was created by the World Wildlife Foundation in Sydney, Australia.
Here is the Deal:
on March 29th at 8pm (your own … (3 comments)
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Activerain Points are not a competition...do the work yourself! - 03/28/08 01:42 PM
It has come to our attention that many agents around the Country are paying others to get better blog results for their neighborhoods or cities or posts by raising the profile of specific posts, pictures, and areas.
To those Realtors or real estate networking friends....this is a bad practice that distorts what … (14 comments)
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Baseball Season Underway in 2008! - 03/27/08 02:58 PM
It is that time of year again...baseball games are beginning to count in the standings. The Red Sox and A's split two games in Japan. In Florida and Arizona the Grapefruit league and the Cactus league are wrapping up and it appears most teams have stayed reasonably healthy (with a few … (2 comments)
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LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch Hosts Arts for All Family Festival! - 03/25/08 02:28 PM
The Arts for All! family festival will be held this Saturday, March 29th at the LaCenterra Mall in Cinco Ranch, Katy Texas. The time for the event will be from 10am until 5pm. Admission and all activities will be free to the public. The festival will host more than 50 booths … (1 comments)
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New Restaurant Opens at Villagio Retail Center in Cinco Ranch, Katy Texas - 03/24/08 05:13 PM
Villagio has a new restaurant and if you like hot wings you may just be in heaven! on March 18th Buffalo Wings & Rings opened at the retail center located on the corner of Westheimer Pkwy and Peek Rd in the master planned community of Cinco Ranch in Katy Texas.
The … (5 comments)
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Cinco Ranch Garage Sale to be Held on Saturday! - 03/24/08 12:14 PM
The Cinco Ranch Garage Sale will be held this Saturday, March 29th in the parking lot at Cinco Ranch High School. The event is being hosted by the Cinco Ranch High School PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association). If you live in Cinco Ranch remember that the community does not allow at … (0 comments)
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Why do most agents fail...and Quit the business? - 03/23/08 11:02 AM
If you are reading this you are either new to the business...or past the stage of failure (although you may be ready to pack it in and you are ready the last blog post of your career). Over the years I have watched many failures in sales of all kinds and … (123 comments)
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Another Great Reason to List your Home with Prudential and Team DiMuria! - 03/22/08 11:11 AM
Prudential Real Estate has struck a deal with OpenHouse.com to list all Prudential open house listings on their nationwide open house site. This will give added exposure to the homes we hold open and allow clients to view all the open houses from the Prudential Real Estate Network by price, date … (15 comments)
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Great quick trip to SeaWorld from Katy Texas! - 03/21/08 06:00 PM
We just took a quick trip to SeaWorld from Katy Texas (SeaWorld in San Antonio...about 2.5 hours west on I-10). We have many wonderful day trips and overnighters available from the Katy area. San Antonio is one of our favorites because we stay at the world famous San Antonio Riverwalk (an … (2 comments)
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One of a Kind Patio Home in Seven Meadows, Katy, TX only $350,000 - 03/18/08 10:28 AM
One of a kind in Seven Meadows!
23102 Redberry Ln, Katy, TX 77494 View Map
Spectacular one story home on large pool sized lot. Fully loaded with all of the extras! Wide plank scraped wood floors, granite counters, gourmet island kitchen with stainless, built-ins in study and family room, two … (1 comments)
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New Listing in Cinco Ranch, Katy, Texas...3360sqft only $275,000 - 03/18/08 10:24 AM
Cinco Ranch-Katy Schools!
4406 Ruttand Park Ln, Katy, TX 77450 View Map
This is the one you have been looking for! 5 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, and a full 3 car garage in the master planned community of Cinco Ranch! Large first floor master bedroom, large open kitchen with breakfast … (1 comments)
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Katy Texas Subdivision Series: Windsor Park Lakes - 03/17/08 05:11 PM
When you first enter Windsor Park Lakes you notice a very different feel from the rest of the Katy area (Windsor Park Lakes actually has a West Houston mailing address...but is in the Katy ISD schools). This subdivision is a tropical oasis in the center of all the brick and stone … (4 comments)
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Baseball Update - 03/15/08 10:58 PM
It seems that not only do we have mounting injuries for some of the teams that are favorites to either go to the World Series or at least the league championships....the injuries in general for all teams seem to be mounting. The big one to come out in the last couple … (5 comments)
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Remember to turn out the lights! - 03/15/08 10:42 PM
I went into my office tonight at about 9pm for a quick fax and I could not believe it...all the lights in the entire office had been left on...all the A/C units had been left on 69 degrees (we had a record high of 89 degrees today)...and not a single fax, … (7 comments)
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Who is going to win the Democratic nomination for President? - 03/14/08 11:15 PM
I keep watching this race for President go back and forth between Clinton and Obama. Today the news is all about how Obama is having issues because of tapes from his preacher. Last week it was all about Clinton and the really stupid things being said by her husband and a … (12 comments)
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200 Posts and Counting...What A Long Strange Trip Its Been! - 03/14/08 11:02 PM
I just looked at our points and stats and noticed we are at 199 posts. As I write this post I realize we are talking for the 200th time....WOW!
We often write about subjects like our many and varied subdivisions and Master Planned communities in Katy Texas. We might write about advice … (5 comments)
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Market Conditions for Katy Texas - 03/13/08 02:49 PM
Katy Texas Market Conditions have been posted by HAR (the Houston Association of Realtor) for the month of February. The Katy area south of I-10 (known as area 36 by the HAR) has again ranked as number one within the 80+ areas that are monitored by HAR.
The Houston market for real … (11 comments)
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Can you service 300 listings at a time? - 03/13/08 02:08 PM
We have a real estate team in our area that sells many homes. They list homes for zero commission if you buy with them, they carry large inventories...many new homes from new construction builders who give them leads, they deal in volume.
I always have some questions;
If you carry 300 listings … (4 comments)
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Katy Texas Subdivision Series: Westheimer Lakes North - 03/13/08 12:49 PM
Westheimer Lakes North and its sister community Westheimer lakes are located west of the Grand Parkway on either side of FM1093. The difference between the two is that Westheimer Lakes North is located within the boundaries of the Katy Independent School District....while Westheimer Lakes is part of the Lamar CISD. The … (2 comments)
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New Picture Scam I am Seeing Agents Use to Attract Buyers! - 03/11/08 04:10 PM
This is an issue we are running into with agents....including those who sell quite a few homes in our area. Look and see if agents are doing it in your area as well!
THE SCAM:
The idea behind this new scam is to take a very close up picture of the front of … (18 comments)
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I love the days growing longer - 03/10/08 05:42 PM
My first Monday today...and it is still light and bright outside. This is so nice...allows me an extra hour to play with my six year old after getting out of the office!
We have extra time to shop or garden or work on the car or play basketball...or whatever. We also tend … (7 comments)
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Baseball Thoughts....injuries - 03/09/08 10:03 PM
Wow...we are about half way through the spring training season and we are getting inundated with injuries. It started with Brad Lidge getting hurt for the Phillies...and the Mets seem like a walking mash unit...and the Red Sox lose Kurt Shilling...and the Yankees have a scare with AROD...and well you get … (4 comments)
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Katy Texas Subdivision Series: Memorial Parkway - 03/09/08 09:48 PM
Memorial Parkway is a medium sized subdivision in the Katy area south of I-10. It is located between Kingsland Blvd, Mason Rd, and surrounds Highland Knolls and Westgreen. This subdivision is noted for having a variety of styles, quiet streets, lots of trees, and wonderful KISD schools. The prices for this … (0 comments)
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Can Working the Rain make the Dollars Rain down on you? - 03/05/08 11:18 AM
I need to say up front...I love to blog! I always wanted to write a book...and since that does not seem to be in the cards...I get to put my thoughts down on paper (so to speak) in the form of blog posts. I happened onto AR a few months back … (5 comments)
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21 days to go until opening day...play ball! - 03/04/08 05:25 PM
Wow...only 21 days to go until we see baseball games that really matter...do you know what that means? It is time for you to join your fantasy baseball league!
I love fantasy baseball...it is a great break from the daily grind and allows me to think about one of my favorite … (5 comments)
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The Paperie is Moving to Villago in Cinco Ranch - 03/04/08 04:36 PM
If you live in Katy and need wedding invitations...or cards, or party paper....you already know the Paperie. This premium source for custom invitations is moving from their location on Mason Rd to the new upscale mixed use development of Villagio. This is really a perfect location for the Paperie because the … (0 comments)
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Simplify Your Website...You Will Get More Business! - 03/03/08 02:20 PM
I visit a ton of websites every month. Sometimes it is agents within our company asking for advice...sometimes it is checking out the competition...or looking at the agent who just wrote that brilliant blog post on Active-rain!
Some advice I can give new agents trying to get a website started...or even for … (9 comments)
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