Today is a day for firsts at the Franke Team. This is our first official blog, as well as my first time to blog, so I will try to keep it upbeat, informative and entertaining. All you experienced bloggers feel free to give me some feedback so that I know how I am doing!
The Second First is starting our blog. When asked to do it, of course I said yes, that will be fun, and I immediately started thinking about the subject matter. Of course, being in the Houston area the first thing you think of is Hurricane Ike. Not a day goes by that we don't all think of that hurricane and the damage caused. I don't think there is one person in our office that didn't receive some damage. Most of it minor, with the exception of one of our agents, who had a beach house and lost everything in the storm. She went back for the first time last week and said she definitely was not prepared for what she saw. All that was left of her prized beach home was debris. This is what makes us all stop and take stock; she lost everything and what meant the most to her were the items she could not replace. She lost furniture, no big deal; clothing, no big deal; household items, no big deal; her great grandfather's civil war canteen, big deal (can't be replaced); everything her children had ever made for her (their school papers, ornaments, baby pictures, etc.) Very Big Deal. However, although she lost all her possessions, she and her family were safe. I don't mean to philosophize, but if we have our loved ones we are all going to be fine. Houston is a great city/area and is recovering very quickly. We will be back to our normal crazy selves in no time. I am adding a link to some photos from the hurricane that you may not have seen. They can take your breath away:
Click Here for Hurricane Pictures
As far as the real estate market in the Lake Conroe area; it is holding steady, which says a lot since most areas are really down. I was talking to some visitors from San Diego last week, and they were telling me that while their housing market is really down it is still much higher than our market here. They could not get over the values in our properties here. This is a very good thing in this volatile time.
Now that I have gotten started on this I could go on all day, but I have talked (blogged) enough for my first time. Please check back, as I plan to to update on a daily basis! Thanks for reading.
Article By: Carol Hawkins
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