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ORDINANCE COULD CHANGE INSPECTION CODES
8 December, 2009| Home Buying, Home Inspections, General
AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) – A proposal to adopt the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code and require housing starts to undergo energy inspections has been sent to the city council. Th... read more
FED PUTS PRESSURE ON MORTGAGE INDUSTRY
8 December, 2009| Housing Market, Mortgage & Finance, General
Fed Puts Pressure on Mortgage Industry WASHINGTON (Associated Press) – Treasury Department officials yesterday announced plans to increase pressure on the 71 mortgage companies participating i... read more
ECONOMY IMPROVING, SURVEY SHOWS
8 December, 2009| Housing Market, General, Education
Economy Improving, Survey Shows HOUSTON (Houston Business Journal) – The Texas economy showed signs of improvement in the past six weeks through November, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of D... read more
SWINE FLU UPATE!
7 December, 2009| Safety & Security, General, Education
Swine Flu Still Strikes Younger People HardestBy Steven ReinbergHealthDay ReporterSource: www.HealthDay.com 90 percent of deaths since Sept. 1 were among those under 65, CDC says. TU... read more
Blah, Blah, Blah....I know!
6 December, 2009| General
Welcome....I am many things...mother, Realtor, wife, multi-tasker, negotiator, marketing guru, facebook junkie, & shoppaholic BUT not a writer so for the most part my blog will be used to post upd... read more
2010 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo! March 2nd...
6 December, 2009| General
The Houston Livestock Show And Rodeo 2010 at Reliant Park is the world's largest livestock exhibition and rodeo event. Sixteen thousand volunteers attend the nearly two million visitors of The Houston... read more
Luck is a matter of .....
5 December, 2009| Home Selling, General, Education
"Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity."          by Oprah WinfreyWell, by now you have figured out that I love clever quotes.  It's the oppo... read more
Let it Snow!
4 December, 2009| Neighborhoods & Communities, General, Houston Livi...
We Texans may not have a great deal of experience at winter weather -- but give us a brief snow flurry, and we can figure out what to do with it! Even if Mr. Snowman is only fifteen inches tall!... read more
Fulshear Friday Nights
4 December, 2009| Neighborhoods & Communities, General
Change in schedule...Fulshear Friday NightCelebrate a Hometown Christmas In beautiful Downtown Fulshear!Friday, December 11th, 2009 Join us on the streets in downtown for our annual parade beginning a... read more
Change is Good!
3 December, 2009| General
  You are going to see some changes on my website and marketing material, but it won’t be much.  Just a new hot air balloon that says RE/MAX!  I am taking advantage of the massi... read more
Home for the Holidays
2 December, 2009| Home Selling, General, Houston Living
With the holidays fast approaching, home sellers sometimes wonder whether they should take their properties off the market and wait until the season is over. But wait…  The holidays can actual... read more
A Look Back at Real Estate
2 December, 2009| General
Today, I received my December issue of the Texas Reator magazine.  The quiz on the back page dealt with comparing today's real estate market with earlier history.  I'll make the points in na... read more
7 Ways the New Credit Card Law WIll Affect You
2 December, 2009| General
  1. More Time to Pay Monthly Bills – Card Companies will be required to mail monthly bills at least 21 days before the payment’s due.2. Same Due Date Each Month – The payment due date will ha... read more
Commerce with a Conscience
1 December, 2009| Green Living, Neighborhoods & Communities, General
I have always appreciated double-duty gifting and practice it whenever possible.  For example, if I am serving cookies at a real estate open house – they might as well be Girl Scout cookies, righ... read more
Happy Holidays from my family to yours!
1 December, 2009| General
Happy Holidays and may your 2010 be happy, healthy, and prosperous!  If you have any real estate needs please feel free to contact me!832.797.3092KatieECooper@ymail.comFacebook.com/KatieEmeryCoop... read more