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Real Estate Agent - Coldwell Banker D'Ann Harper REALTORS® - TX License #0566780
Wayne Johnson REALTOR in San Antonio Texas writes about buying and selling real estate in the San Antonio area.

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2010 

The Renaissance in San Antonio is one of the Vineyard's six communities. The Vineyard is a planned development in the North Central section of the city. Located about a half mile north of Loop 1604, the Renaissance contains a variety of floor plans and typically has homes available from the upper...
08/29/2010
Neighborhood Assistance Corp of America Helping in Palm Beach County FL. Just saw an interesting story in the Palm Beach Post newspaper's Money section see the story at http://tiny.cc/2u6gs. It seems they have a process for helping homeowners negotiate new terms with their lenders. I have previou...
08/27/2010
Roseheart-San Antonio Garden Home Community was the subject of a post I did earlier this week. The house we had at 89 Roseheart is now under contract.   Roseheart-San Antonio Garden Home Community should be on your list of areas to consider if you are looking for a spacious home with great amenet...
08/27/2010
America's fattest cities lists are always prominently displayed on magazine cover pages. I imagine lists help sell publications. I know this headline caught my attention. Men's Health had such a list and story, America's Fattest Cities. My city, San Antonio, is in the top ten. We came in at a str...
08/26/2010
Old world craftsmanship with an old Texas General Store kind of feel. Check out the SAS General Store on the southside of San Antonio. RECENT POSTS Real Estate News Are National Trends Relevant to Me?  An Almost Thankless Job-But Somebody's Got To Do It Roseheart-San Antonio Garden Home Community...
08/25/2010
Myrl Jeffcoat in Sacremento, CA made this post. It's amazing to me, seeing how much documentation, and checking goes into a loan process, that people in prison could get access to enough supporting information to get the tax refund. I guess the people outside helping them are "true professionals....
08/25/2010
Real Estate News-Are National Trends Relevant to Me?Real Estate news was the talk on most of the media yesterday. National sales results were announced and the trend was very negative, based on the number of sales. But was it really as negative as reported? May and June 2010 were peak month for s...
08/25/2010
An Almost Thankless Job-But Somebody's Got to Do ItFor some strange reason I was going over in my mind some of the jobs I've had over the years. It's a pretty extensive list as I've done a variety of things.One of my earliest jobs was working in a little neighborhood grocery store, Grandinetti Su...
08/23/2010
Selling a Home-San Antonio TXSelling a home-San Antonio TX from the Seller's perspective is really selling a house. I try to get my clients who are selling to see the sale as strictly a financial transaction involving the exchange of their asset, the house, for money from the Buyers that they wil...
08/21/2010
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A client sent me the following story: May I Borrow $5?  A woman came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find her 5-year old son waiting for her at the door. SON: 'Mummy, may I ask you a question?' MUM: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the woman. SON: 'Mummy, how much do you make an hour...
08/19/2010