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Bob Christian rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.97/5 (240 surveys)
Upside Real Estate
A Grand Opening Event in Richmond
13 August, 2009| Home Buying, Luxury Homes, General
Come and see why you will want to make "The Estates at Whispering Oaks" your new Home! read more
Jean Risha Mitchell rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.94/5 (123 surveys)
Trilogy Realty Group LLC
Famous opinions...
13 August, 2009| Home Marketing, Home Selling, General
"Furnish your room for conversation and the chairs will take care of themselves."       Sibyl Colefax"Understatement is extremely important and crossing too many t's and dott... read more
Ruth Ann Manison rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.97/5 (364 surveys)
Prince Properties, LLC
Texas Shows Fiscal Strength in Tough Times
13 August, 2009| Schools, General, Property Taxes
Fiscal Strength Attracts Best Ratings for Texas Notes State Comptroller's office press release: (AUSTIN) — Impressed that Texas has performed better than other states through tough economic times, W... read more
Ruth Ann Manison rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.97/5 (364 surveys)
Prince Properties, LLC
Do You Have What it Takes to Be a Successful Busin...
13 August, 2009| Home Buying, Home Selling, General
Take this yes-no quiz from Success Magazine's July issue to see if you have what it takes. Successful business owners have a lot of personality traits in common. 1. Are you a self-promoter?2. Can you... read more
Bob Christian rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.97/5 (240 surveys)
Upside Real Estate
Fed Will Keep Key Rates Low
12 August, 2009| Home Buying, Mortgage & Finance, General
Fed Will Keep Key Rates Low When the Federal Reserve ends its meeting on Wednesday afternoon, it is almost certain to leave the key rate at or near zero and pledge to hold it there.That makes it likel... read more
Rachel Rosson rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 5/5 (45 surveys)
Greenwood King Properties - Kirby Office
16 Ways to Green Your Home #2
12 August, 2009| Green Living, Home Improvements & Repair, General
#2 Program Your Thermostat When you are at home keep the thermostat at 78 degrees or higher in the summer and 62 degrees of lower in the winter. Programmable thermostats allow you to program the syst... read more
Jean Risha Mitchell rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.94/5 (123 surveys)
Trilogy Realty Group LLC
What's the dirt?
11 August, 2009| Home Marketing, Home Selling, General
"After the first four years, the dirt doesn't get any worse."                        ... read more
Sam Orlando
First Texas Realty
Great Opportunity in a Down Market
11 August, 2009| Foreclosures & Investments, Home Buying, General
Great Opportunity in a Down Market by Sam Orlando        I know a lot of people today hear all the bad news about the economy and are fearful of what is going to happe... read more
Rachel Rosson rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 5/5 (45 surveys)
Greenwood King Properties - Kirby Office
16 Ways to Green Your Home #1
11 August, 2009| Green Living, Home Improvements & Repair, General
#1 Switch to Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) This will lower your utility bills. CFLs can be a huge energy saver. Replace some, or all, of your incandescent bulbs with fluorescents and enjoy r... read more
Ruth Ann Manison rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.97/5 (364 surveys)
Prince Properties, LLC
E P A Investigates Chinese Drywall Claims '06-'07...
10 August, 2009| Green Living, General
Home owners in Florida, as well as other parts of the country, are claiming that drywall imported from China is making them sick and corroding the plumbing and HVAC systems in their homes.An estimated... read more
Michelle Arriola
HH Premier Realty, LLC
Tips for Finding the Perfect Neighborhood
10 August, 2009| Home Buying, Neighborhoods & Communities, General
I was reading some articles on Military.com and ran across this article.  Thought it gave some good tips to narrow down the perfect neighborhood in an area as big as Houston. Tips for Finding... read more
Ruth Ann Manison rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.97/5 (364 surveys)
Prince Properties, LLC
Easy Ways To Green Your Life & Your Accounts
10 August, 2009| Green Living, General, Houston Living
Did you know you could save up to 10% on your electric bill if you unplugged all the items you aren't actively using? The Department of Energy says national savings could reach $3 Billion if everybody... read more
Trecia Cooke
EXIT Lone Star Realty
Money & Happiness?
10 August, 2009| Mortgage & Finance, General, Education
Laura Rowley Money & Happiness Five Secrets Your Bank Doesn't Want You to Know by Laura Rowley   Banks are squeezing customers with historically high fees and penalties, f... read more
Jean Risha Mitchell rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.94/5 (123 surveys)
Trilogy Realty Group LLC
Realtor Magazine - Why Some Homes Sell
9 August, 2009| Home Marketing, Home Selling, General
http://www.realtor.org/rmodaily.nsf/pages/News2009080302?OpenDocumentAbove is a link to an article that asks the question - If two homes are similar, why does one sell?  The article cites th... read more
Ruth Ann Manison rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.97/5 (364 surveys)
Prince Properties, LLC
Verizon Offered H A R Discount I Didn't Know About...
9 August, 2009| Home Selling, General, Houston Living
I just traded in my Treo for a Blackberry Tour at the Friendswood Verizon store in front of Baybrook Mall and had a great experience. I'm still learning to use the phone, but it is head and shoul... read more
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