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2010 

I read an article today on the National Public Radio Website that suggested that Cash Flippers are propping up the Real Estate Market.  You can read it here. Believe it or not, I received a phone this afternoon from someone who had seen the same story!  Apparently it had been on the radio today ...
08/29/2010
I have read several blog posts lately that have focused on sellers and unrealistic expectations of price and time on market to achieve a sale.  When watching HGTV this morning, the topic even came up on one of their real estate shows.  And in each case there is always the same… it is always sugg...
08/29/2010
  Ever wonder what happens when you read too many Active Rain blog posts???  They make you think… that’s what happens!  And sometimes, those ideas merge.  I am choosing to call it Hybrid Blogging! That’s what happened to me yesterday.  I read one post about how September is National REALTOR® Safe...
08/29/2010
... but it is a classic! Sometimes it takes a look back at where you have come from to determine where you are and if the journey has led you to a better place.  Clearly there have been such tremendous advancements in technology, safety, energy efficiency, and even power... but when I see a sight...
08/29/2010
  One of my favorite Sunday night television diversions is the contest to decide Who Will Be the Next Food Network Star.  Last Sunday, the winner for this year was chosen, so I have been sitting here tonight thinking about the show.  I really don’t cook very much (ask me sometime about how I sto...
08/22/2010
Long considered a Premier Address in Dallas Real Estate, Turtle Creek Boulevard is home to some of Dallas Real Estate's most noteworthy highrise condominiums.  With prices ranging from the $100,000's to the multi millions, Turtle Creek appeals to a broad spectrum of homeowners at many price poin...
08/22/2010
I remember it like it was yesterday.  We all have childhood memories that haunt us many years later and little league baseball is for me one of those memories.  It might have been different if I had not been born totally lacking eye-hand coordination, but sadly, I was and to this day it is nothi...
08/22/2010
One of the greatest parts about being a Blogger is that I am much more aware of events in my community than I ever was before.  This awareness often leads to interesting discoveries, and I had one this morning. This Thursday, August 26, is National Women’s Equality Day.  In 1971, Bella Abzug, th...
08/22/2010
I spotted this classic 1959 Cadillac at a recent classic car show I attended (more pics to follow) and just couldn't help but marvel at the curves, the lines, the chrome and especially these tail fins.  As this car departed the show and I watched it drive away with those fins looking like those o...
08/22/2010
Texas Sales Tax Holiday 2010 - August 20-22 Well... having unknowingly wandered into the stores this afternoon I can personally attest to the fact that the 2010 Texas Sales Tax Holiday Weekend is well underway!  The stores were packed, and whether the public was there to enjoy some air condition...
08/21/2010