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| Popular, Award-winning HAR.com Takes on a Bold New Look Featuring Microsoft Mapping |
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HAR.com, one of the nation's most popular Internet real estate sites, went live on February 14 after undergoing a sweeping "remodeling" that offers Realtors® and consumers a more contemporary layout, added features, improved functionality and richer content. [more]
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| Hale to the Chief -Bob Hale Marks 20 Years at the Helm of HAR |
HAR President & CEO with HAR’s First Female President Barbara McCarver.
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This month, HAR President and CEO Bob Hale celebrates 20 years as leader of one of the largest and most respected real estate trade organizations in the country and around the world. [more]
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| A Year’s Worth of WOWs Packed into One Month |
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The New HAR.com.That alone would be worthy of a year's worth of WOWs.
Did you know that HAR.com had just more than one million (1,000,037 to be precise) unique visitors generating a record 1.2 billion hits in January. [more]
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| 2008 Opens With a Continued Decline in Houston Property Sales |
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Consumer worries about the nation's real estate crunch and the traditionally sluggish Christmas-New Year holiday period combined to slow property sales across greater Houston during the first month of 2008. [more]
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| Have You Heard There is a NEW HAR.com? |
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If you've been living under a rock in the last month–and didn't look at the cover of the magazine before jumping to read this column–then you might not know that HAR launched a new, redesigned Web site in February. [more]
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| Houston Association of Realtors® Captures Marketing Honors |
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Lorraine Abercombie accepts the AMA award.
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The American Marketing Association's (AMA) Houston chapter recently named the Houston Association of Realtors® (HAR) one of 26 companies to receive "Best-of-Category" honors for their 2007 marketing programs. [more]
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| Bob Hale Featured on InmanTV |
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HAR President & CEO Bob Hale
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Bob Hale, CEO of the Houston Association of REALTORS®, joins InmanTV to discuss the hot-button issue of consumer-facing property listings sites provided by MLSs. [more]
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| MLS and Offers of Compensation |
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One of the key principals in NAR's definition of a Multiple Listing Service states: MLS is "a means by which authorized participants make blanket unilateral offers of compensation to other participants (acting as sub-agents, buyer agents, or in other agency or non-agency capacities defined by law.)" [more]
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| Tempo Changes/Enhancements |
The latest Tempo software update was implemented on February 28 and contains a number of new features and change requests based on members' feedback, including: [more]
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| You Can Become a Leader |
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Time is running out! If you have not yet filled out your application for the Leadership Program, please do so today. [more]
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| Federal Political Coordinators Attend NAR Conference in Washington, D. C |
John Nichols, Political Affairs Advisory Group Chairman, and Dana Kervin, Chief Political Strategist, had an opportunity to visit with Congressman Ted Poe (seated) at his office in the Longworth Building. Keeping banks out of real estate, FHA, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Reform were a few of the issues covered in their meeting.
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The National Association of Realtors® hosted their annual Federal Political Coordinators Conference and Federal Policy Meeting in Washington, D. C., on February 3, 4 and 5. [more]
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| Don’t Ignore Deadlines to Exempt Your Car from Taxation |
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Have you been receiving vehicle rendition notification letters? Your Governmental Affairs Department has received the following update from TAR: [more]
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| House Passes GSE and FHA Loan President Bush Signs the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 |
On February 13th, President Bush signed the Economic Stimulus package into law. [more]
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| Realtors® Celebrate Mardi Gras 2008 in True New Orleans Style |
HAR TREPAC Trustee Ed Wolff, Katie Wolff and Jim Kollaer with Kollaer Advisors play a round of Texas Hold ‘Em enjoying the evening at the HAR TREPAC Mardi Gras 2008 event.
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On Fat Tuesday, February 5, Realtors® and guests celebrated Mardi Gras in true New Orleans fashion at Maggiano's Little Italy enjoying wonderful drinks, hors d'oeuvres and the company of their fellow Realtors® and friends. [more]
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| 2008 TREPAC Investors |
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Have you invested in TREPAC? [more]
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| Buying Property in Baja California |
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The Mexican state of Baja California occupies the northern half of the Baja California Peninsula.The state is divided into five municipalities and each municipality is divided into smaller boroughs. [more]
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| Real Estate Ownership in Mexico – An Excellent Investment Opportunity for U.S. Citizens |
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The economies of the United States and Mexico have become increasingly intertwined during the past 20 years and, since the advent of NAFTA in 1994, the economic cooperation and integration of business activities between the U.S. and Mexico has accelerated dramatically. [more]
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| What Could Stop Houston’s Healthy Commercial Real Estate Market? |
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If you ask most Houston real estate brokers, especially the seasoned pros, about market condition, many will tell you the last few years have been as good as it gets. [more]
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| Don't Miss Commercial Expo 2008 |
Commercial Expo is the premier commercial real estate networking event in Houston.
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| Reject the Blindfold; Enlightenment is the Way to Go |
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In this column I refine the observations of my monthly site visits into tactics and strategies that brokers can use in setting the course of their businesses.In this column I refine the observations of my monthly site visits into tactics and strategies that brokers can use in setting the course of their businesses. [more]
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| HAR Heroes of the Month: Ronnie and Cathy Matthews of RE/MAX Legends |
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Like many Realtors®, Ronnie and Cathy Matthews of RE/MAX Legends in Spring take pride in helping their clients realize the American Dream every day. [more]
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| Survey Says |
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HAR recently released the new 2007 HAR Survey of Home Sellers & Buyers, which is packed full of useful information about your clients in the greater Houston area. [more]
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| HAR in the News |
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The Houston Association of Realtors® is making headlines! Here's a look at some of the media coverage our organization has received over the past few weeks. [more]
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| Realtor® Bill Perlmutter Digs His New Wheels |
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Bill Perlmutter of William Perlmutter, Realtors®, has driven in comfort and style to many appointments since winning his 2008 Audi Q7 SUV at last October's Realtor® Expo. [more]
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| WCR Lake Houston Supports “Including Kids” |
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Trying out the sensory swing is Rory, an Including Kids student. Three other students Ethan, Eric and Thomas (from left on the floor) await their turn. WCR members attending the tour were: (kneeling from left) Tammy Ivy and Debra Row; (standing from left in first row) Dorothy Hyatt, Carol Alford, and Eileen Bustamante with Including Kids Director Jennifer Dantzler; (standing from left in back row) Mariah Matejowsky, Phillip Scalise, Tom Gallagher, Susan Brown and Karen Fitzgerald.
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Members of the Women's Council of Realtors®(WCR) Lake Houston Chapter recently toured Including Kids, Inc. in Humble to see the sensory equipment which was purchased through the group's fund-raising luncheon last May. [more]
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| Texas Real Estate School Named Top in the Nation |
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Rita Santamaria owner of Champions School of Real Estate (second from right) accepts the Pinnacle Award.
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RealtyU, the largest network of schools and colleges in the real estate industry, presented Champions School of Real Estate with the Pinnacle Award for the third year in a row. [more]
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| Keller Williams Realty Northeast Donates $30,000 to Charity |
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Attending the check presentation at the Village Learning & Achievement Center are (l-r) Keller Williams Northeast associates Chris Sears, Debra Row, Lisa Dempsey, Denise Mack and Amy McIntee along with VLAC founder Kim Brusatori and villagers Jennifer Arceneaux and Tina Smith.
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Keller Williams Realty Northeast in Kingwood announced that it raised $30,000 from hosting the KWCares American Bandstand Relived gala last October.Keller Williams Realty Northeast in Kingwood announced that it raised $30,000 from hosting the KWCares American Bandstand Relived gala last October. [more]
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| Bridgeland Invites Visitors to Discovery Weekend Activities |
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The Cypress community of Bridgeland is inviting prospective home buyers to learn more about the community during its Discovery Weekend activities, set for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, March 1 and 8, and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays, March 2 and 9. [more]
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| Ask Mike |
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Q: Now that the new site redesign has been rolled out—and it looks great by the way—where do I go to print out my HAR membership card? [more]
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