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| 2008 REALTOR Expo: Heroes |
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You don't want to miss Realtor® Expo 2008 on Thursday, October 23, 2008 at Reliant Center. There will be fun, food and prizes. We will also have great classes, including top producer panels, technology experts, motivational speaker Terry Watson and more!
Thursday, October 23
Reliant Center, Hall E
(the one closest to Kirby)
Speaker Sessions 1 – 4 p.m.
Tradeshow 4 – 8 p.m.
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| The REALTOR® Community Shows Its True Colors |
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I have never been prouder of the REALTOR® community than when I saw so many of our members helping each other in their time of need during the recent recovery period, which is ongoing.
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| In the Wake of Hurricane Ike: A Houston Real Estate Market Outlook |
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The Houston housing market has traveled an interesting road in 2008, to
say the least. While sales have been down for 12 straight months
compared to record-setting performances in 2006 and 2007, we've managed
to steer clear of the real estate ills plaguing other parts of the
country primarily because our market never experienced a pricing bubble.
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| Houston Area Housing Market Contracts Further in August |
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Sales of single-family homes priced below $80K continue to excel while other segments slow
Property sales across the greater Houston area suffered the biggest year-to-year decline ever in August, according to statistics released by the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR). August, which marked the twelfth consecutive monthly drop, saw sales of single-family homes slide 20.1 percent on a year- over-year basis.
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| TREC Passes Emergency Rules |
The Texas Real Estate Commission passed emergency rules granting an
additional four months to complete the license renewal or application
process for licensees and existing applicants who reside or maintain
offices in the 29 counties declared disaster areas due to Hurricane Ike
and who have either begun the application process or have a license
expiring during the period of September 30, 2008 and February 28, 2009.
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| What's the Real Days on Market? |
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To generate renewed interest in a
listing that has been on the market a while, sellers will sometimes ask
their agent to re-enter the listing in MLS so it will appear as a new
listing, reset the Days on Market calculation and receive a new MLS
number.
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| HAR to Offer Free Video Shoots at Realtor® Expo |
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This is the first year that HAR will have video professionals on hand
at REALTOR® Expo to record a 60-90 second video that will be uploaded
to YouTube to help promote you and your business.
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| Get Involved in 2009 and Make a Difference! |
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You can make a difference by volunteering for one of the many HAR advisory groups. Sign up online today!
Log on to www.har.com/getinvolved. (Deadline is December 1, 2008)
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| 713-REALTOR Property Hotline |
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HAR will be introducing 713-REALTOR Property Hotline, a new and
exciting service, to its members. REALTORS® will be able to add a sign
rider clip to their yard signs which reads "To Hear Listing Info, Call:
713-REALTOR…" with a blank to write in the MLS number for that listing.
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| HAR Provides Free Map-based Property Search! |
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Your Web site Will Now Benefit from the Following Map-Based Property Search Features:
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| If ‘Cash’ Is King … Then ‘Land’ is His Queen |
My friend, Jasper Tramonte, always says "Cash is King." And, I say
"Land is His Queen." I think land is one of the best investments, both
for foreign and domestic investors, because they are not making any
more of it.
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| The Texas Association of REALTORS® Affordable Housing Specialist Certification |
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Did you know that Texas ranks 42 out of 50 states in homeownership? As
a state, we lag almost four points behind the national average in
homeownership rates. Even with the affordable cost of homeownership
that we've maintained over the years, this gap in homeownership has
been a reality for Texas for more than 20 years.
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| HAR in the News |
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.
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| City of Houston: Good Neighbor Next Door Program Now $37,500 |
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Pictured at City Hall (L-R) are the City of Houston’s housing specialists Stephen Tinnermon, Juan Chavez, Lynn Henson, John Palmer, HAR’s Chief Political Strategist Dana Kervin and Chris Butler.
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The Houston Association of REALTORS® has
partnered with the City of Houston’s affordable housing programs to
educate HAR members about Mayor Bill White’s efforts to increase
homeownership through grants and down payment assistance programs.
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| HAR Undergoes Sign-oplasty |
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Since plastic surgery is all the rage, we thought it was time for a
little nip/tuck for HAR as well. The HAR building has a great location
on Southwest Freeway that has hundreds of thousands of people pass it
every day. And due to that traffic, the HAR sign in front of the
building serves as another great branding opportunity for the
association and REALTORS®.
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| Women in the Driver’s Seat of Real Estate |
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Pictured are Women in the Driver’s Seat of Real Estate Committee members Dorcas Ross of Martha Turner Properties, Nina Friedman of Nationwide Insurance, event co-chair Diana Ayers of Ayers & Associates, Jared Lang of Momentum Audi, Event Co-Chair Dana Kervin of the Houston Association of Realtors, Maureen Sanders of Compass Bank, Peter Roussel of the Houston Intown Chamber of Commerce, Margie Dorrance of Keller Williams Realty-Metropolitan and Frankie Jefferson of Jefferson Investments.
Not pictured are Cherin Cox-Wiggins of RE/MAX Town & Country, Katy Butterwick of Houston Community College, Kim Snow of the Courtyard & Residence Inn and Karen Driscoll of the Houston Association of Realtors®.
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For the fourth year in a row, the Houston Intown Chamber of Commerce will host "Women in the Driver’s Seat of Real Estate.”
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| Tenants Have More Options in a Changing Woodlands Office Market |
During the past four years, The
Woodlands has been described as one of the tightest and most expensive
suburban office markets in the Houston area.The Woodlands was one of
the first suburban submarkets to break through the $30 per square foot,
gross rental rate barrier.
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| October Commercial Calendar |
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Check here for a list of October Commercial Events.
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| Eleven Months to Go and Counting, Working Together Could Make the Difference |
A recent weekend marked two significant events in the life and times of the American real estate industry.
The good news is that, based upon the predictions of many industry
experts, only 11 months remain in the current real estate down market
that started for many real estate professionals in the Fall of 2005.
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| Looking for a Success Definition? It’s One Word! |
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Is there one word that defines success? Yes, there is. It’s attitude.
And I’m certain that you have studied or been told that a positive attitude is the key to success. Not quite.
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| HAR's Recommended Candidates List |
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Your HAR Board of Directors encourages you to get out the REALTOR Vote for the following HAR Recommended Candidates for the Tuesday, November 4 Election.
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| HAR Appreciates $5,000 Golden R TREPAC Investor |
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Photographed here with HAR Chair-Elect and TREPAC Chair Vicki Fullerton (center) are Allied Home Warranty Senior V.P. of Sales Candy Lynn George and President Andrew White.
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HAR is happy to introduce one of our Golden R TREPAC Investors… Andrew
White with Allied Home Warranty. Allied Home Warranty Senior V.P. of
Sales Candy Lynn George and Mr. White were recognized by the HAR Board
of Directors for their generous investment in TREPAC and the real
estate industry as a whole.
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| 2008 TREPAC Investors |
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All TREPAC Investments as of September 10, 2008.
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| The Bay Area Casino Night a Tremendous TREPAC Success |
HAR Chair Elect and 2008 TREPAC Chair Vicki Fullerton, Bruce Fullerton, HAR TREPAC Trustee Cameron Hill and Nicole Hill take a break from the casino tables to enjoy the fabulous atmosphere at the Alex Rodriguez Mercedes Benz dealership.
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On August 9, more than 250 Bay Area members and their friends and
family attended the Casino Night at the Alex Rodriguez Mercedes Benz
dealership.
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| Greater Northwest Bowl-a-thon Strikes for TREPAC |
First Place team at the Bowl-a-thon on August 15 went to The Tomball Bunch including bowlers Brenda Lee Escalon, Diane Barrum, Tom Crowfoot, Lynn Gosen and Al Gosen.
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On August 15, about 200 Northwest members and their friends and family attended the annual GNW Bowl-a-thon at AMF Willow Lanes.
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| Fort Bend Golf Tournament Tee’s Off for TREPAC |
Linda Bell and Steve Fuqua with Steve Fuqua Home sponsored the Big Deal Game where players could play hands of poker to win a cash prize! Here they are at registration handing out the first packet.
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On September 8, HAR hosted what is fondly known as the "Sienna Steamer” tournament at the lovely Sienna Golf Club.
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| Ask Mike |
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Q: Dear Mike: The recent hurricane has brought to light many issues
about what happens to a transaction if damage occurs to the property
while it is under contract, as well as the duties a landlord has to
repair a rental property. Do you have any insights about these issues?
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| “An Evening of Exquisite Taste” Features Premier Restaurants and Expert Wine Selections |
Riverstone's Tour of Luxury Sets the Scene for Food and Wine Tasting Event
Riverstone, a luxury community in Fort Bend, has always been synonymous
with exquisite taste, and during "An Evening of Exquisite Taste," which
launches its Tour of Luxury, Thursday, Oct. 16, 6-8 p.m., extraordinary
food and wine pairings are on the menu of activities.
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| Perry Homes Earns Honors in Bridgeland |
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Perry Homes in Bridgeland was honored with four awards of distinction
following the Greater Houston Builders Association Parade of Homes
2008. Following voting by both home buyers and Realtors® in May, the
Perry Homes model home received recognition for Best Overall Design,
Best Overall Kitchen and Best Overall Curb Appeal. Perry Homes also
received the Consumer's Choice Award for Best Overall Product Design.
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| Sienna Plantation has Won Two Prestigious Awards from the CNBC Americas Property Awards 2008 |
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Winner of the "Best Development in Texas” and the "Best Developer Web
site in the USA,” the top-selling master-planned community is proud to
add these distinguished awards to its list of many others. Most
recently, Robert Charles Lesser & Co. Real Estate Advisors
recognized Sienna as one of the top-selling master planned communities
in America.
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