College Station Real Estate News and Questions
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If a couple decides to separate after many, many years of marriage, one of the burning questions on everyone’s mind is, of course, who gets the house? How about both of them! In what reporter May Titthara called, “the strangest thing I’ve ever seen,” a Cambodian man, after separating
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Tonight I was asked to drive my daughter and her friends for Homecoming. No, they didn't have dates and Yes I said YES!!!
Rather than just drive... I dressed in all black, got a top hat and treated them like stars. I opened the doors for them, took pictures like paparazzi,
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Our wildlife Biologist suggested we construct what he referred to as "Green Tree Ponds" in the river bottom at our ranch in Brazos County just east of College Station Texas. These ponds will fill up when the Navasota River overflows its banks and hold water until we pull the "stopper" and
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With all that is going on in the mortgage and banking world right now, don't you wonder WHY? Why did this mess begin? What started it? Didn't anyone see it coming?
Yes - someone saw it coming. The New York Times actually reported it coming back on September 30th
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Thursday, September 25, a benefit was held at 5203 Whistling Straits in support of the Hurricane Ike relief efforts. Many local firms were willing to donate items to the silent auction, and all proceeds from the auction went to the Brazos Valley Food Bank, who helped to get the money
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As the football season gets underway, everyone is reminded just how hectic game day traffic can get. Parking can be a nightmare, and, if you are hungry, you had better get your fair share of hot dogs during the tailgate party because getting seated in a
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OK, so if you know me you know I am a big animal lover, gigantic really. I don't know why, but my broker and the office manager here at Century 21 Beal, Inc. in College Station TXcan attest to the fact that I am always running into unique animal situations. I
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I walked out behind my home in College Station this Sunday to find over 100 Buzzards behind my back yard with over 120 dead fish floating in thepond behind my house or scattered along the bank. See Blog All of the Fish in the pond Appear to Have Died Overnight! What
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Have you heard our own local mortgage broker, Debbie Davis on the radio? If not you should!
Not only does Debbie host a show on Sunday afternoons in Bryan College Station,Debbie has a show each morning in Dallas!
Debbie continues to expand her market with straight talk about money, politics,
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So, what are your thoughts about the $750 million billion PLUS!!! bailout coming at us? Did you cash your rebate check? If so, they need it back. If you didn't cash it yet, mail it back!
So what are your thoughts about Fishman? Remember WAMU? Alan Fishman worked for
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January - August 2008
So what does it all mean?
Single-Family Homes (not including slab onlys)
January - August (YTD - 1yr) Down 14%
January- August (YTD - 2yr) Down 19%
Year-to-date, single family home permits decreased in quantity when compared to last year
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These Giant piers will help supportahighway exitramp in College Station Texas when completed. They are so interesting to observe while beingconstructed and actually are in 3 pieces. The giant steel molds take days and days to install before pouring the concrete mix,and after the mixture hardens and the molds are removed......reveal
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This morning, September 16, 2008, Senator Joe Biden was responding to the questions about what his and Barrack Obama’s campaign would do if elected to help restart and recover the economy. His answers scared me and strongly concerned me.
1. He wants to take away all the tax cuts for big
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Here is the final installment of this three part series, where we will look at places that parents can take their younger kids for a day out.
Entertainment Facilities
If you are really looking for a way to keep the kids busy all day, at a place they will love,
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Our market has turned!! It is now a buyers' market and the buyers are excited to be at an advantage. Even if the buyers' market will not last long in our area. Sellers need to be aware that the buyers' agents know this and they will be negotiating with that in
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It can be a very exciting time as a College Station Home Sellerwhen you getyour firstoffer from someone wanting to buy your property. You have finally found someone who, you hope, likes the home as much as you did. More importantly, if everything works out like it should, roughly 30 or
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Here is the second installment of this three part series, where we will look at places that parents can take their younger kids for a day out.
The Park
With over 50 different parks in College Station, you are never far away from an afternoon of fun. Each park offers
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When it is time to get your Bryan College Station home ready to sell, everyone knows that cleaning, repairing and removing clutter will maximize your homes appearance. However, before you get carried away with home repairs and changes, there are several things you need to think about.
Are there repairs that
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I have noticed a bit of confusion recently when it comes to what a Bryan College Station Seller expects to pay when selling their home. On the last listing appointment I went to, I was surprised to here the Sellers say: "We've decided to list with you, but we'd like you
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Hurricane Ike has served to remind me how little control people really have.
Last night,I was able to witness a stunningly beautiful sunset.(This picture was takenlast nightat the Flying Ace Ranch, which is on Rock Prarie Road East,in College Station, Texas.)
This morning, I awoke to the sound of
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.has some excellent properties available for the public to utilize for hunting.These Public Hunting Land locations are scattered around the state and for a reasonableannual fee, licensed huntersareentitled to use them.
It has been a long time since I have enjoyed a good
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Attention families: College Station is a place with seemingly infinite attractions for your kids…provided they are college age. Parents, if you think that most of the extra curricular activities in this town are meant for kids in college, you’re right, they are. But don’t be discouraged, there are still plenty
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We all remember the confusion, terror, horror, sadness and patriotism we felt on September 11th and know this is a day that is different from all others but I didn't know it had a name other than "9-11″.
Patriot's Day is in memory of the nearly three thousand who
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As part of good deerherd management we are required to do a survey each year on our local ranch. The preferred method is to actually drive the sameroute through the property several times a week with a spotlight in the evening. We are located in a very densely wooded area and
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Google recently let “slip” a comic strip outlining their new web browser, Chrome. This is not the kind of comic strip you are used to seeing in the Sunday paper; the lengthy and informative comic strip uses pictures and practical explanations to help the average Joe decipher exactly what the
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