Neighborhoods & Communities

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Three Houston hospitals among nation's best (& one...
6 March, 2010| Home Buying, Neighborhoods & Communities, Relocati...
Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital at Ella and 610FIVE TEXAS HOSPITALS AMONG NATION'S BESTGOLDEN, Colo. (Healthgrades.com) – Five Texas hospitals were identified in HealthGrades’ America’s 50 Best Ho... read more
7 acre vacant lot in Montrose center of debate & H...
6 March, 2010| Home Buying, Neighborhoods & Communities, Relocati...
Erik Barajas at ABC13 reports that the 7 acre vacant lot at the corner of Dunlavy and West Alabama in Montrose is the center of a debate between neighbors of the vacant lot and the owners.  ... read more
Bayport's neighbors soon will hear plan to deal wi...
6 March, 2010| Neighborhoods & Communities, Relocation & Newcomer...
PORT OF HOUSTON Bayport's neighbors soon will hear plan to deal with noise By JENALIA MORENO Copyright 2010 Houston Chronicle March 6, 2010, 1:28AM From the yard of their Bay Colony home, brot... read more
Ranchers look to replenish herds culled during las...
6 March, 2010| Neighborhoods & Communities, International Real Es...
Breeders have a stock whose price is rising Ranchers look to replenish herds culled during last year’s drought By JENNIFER LATSONHOUSTON CHRONICLE March 5, 2010Heifer No. 836/6 padded the sawdu... read more
Open Houses this weekend in Houston Heights, Woodl...
5 March, 2010| Home Buying, Neighborhoods & Communities, Open Hou...
click on the link below to see details and times of this weekend's open houses.  You can click on the address of each to see a map and on the photo of each to see more photos....I'll be at 819 Re... read more
League City to Cut Down Butler Live Oak
5 March, 2010| Neighborhoods & Communities
March 3, 2010LEAGUE CITY — One of the city’s famed Butler oak trees, which line Main Street, will be removed within 10 days, officials said Tuesday. The live oak tree, which is estimated to weigh 8,00... read more
UH expert indicates Houston’s economy bottomed out...
5 March, 2010| Neighborhoods & Communities, International Real Es...
Job numbers bad, but may be on the way up UH expert indicates Houston’s economy bottomed out last summer By L.M. SIXELHOUSTON CHRONICLE March 4, 2010, 11:08PM After big job losses early last y... read more
The latest from Wells Fargo’s economic gurus. By J...
5 March, 2010| Neighborhoods & Communities, Relocation & Newcomer...
Friends: The latest from Wells Fargo’s economic gurus. U.S. - Jobless claims and consumer confidence both came in lower than expected this week. . Initial claims for unemployment rose 22,000 from th... read more
2009 Crime Statistics: By Bill King
5 March, 2010| Neighborhoods & Communities, Relocation & Newcomer...
2009 Crime Statistics:Burglary Epidemic Resumes 2009 Crime Statistics:Burglary Epidemic ResumesIn 2008, after several years of generally rising crime rates, we saw significant reductions in... read more
DPS issues warning on Mexico travel
4 March, 2010| Neighborhoods & Communities, International Real Es...
DPS issues warning on Mexico travel By LYNN BREZOSKY Express-News March 4, 2010, 12:00PM BROWNSVILLE — The Texas Department of Public Safety on Thursday warned spring breakers not to travel t... read more
Houston's jobless rate jumps to 8.8 percent
4 March, 2010| Neighborhoods & Communities, Relocation & Newcomer...
Houston's jobless rate jumps to 8.8 percent By L.M. SIXEL HOUSTON CHRONICLE March 4, 2010, 9:30AM The local unemployment rate shot up to 8.8 percent in January, the Texas Workforce Commissi... read more
Houston's Downpayment Assistance Program
2 March, 2010| Mortgage & Finance, Neighborhoods & Communities, R...
  March 1, 2010To Stakeholders of the City of Houston's Downpayment Assistance Programs: Last week's negative story claiming tha... read more
Rove says WMD error hurt Bush's credibility
2 March, 2010| Neighborhoods & Communities, International Real Es...
Rove says WMD error hurt Bush's credibility By BETH FOUHYAssociated Press March 2, 2010, 7:19PM NEW YORK — Republican strategist Karl Rove says in a new memoir that the failure to find weapon... read more
Is Washington Broken?
2 March, 2010| Neighborhoods & Communities, International Real Es...
Poll: Most Americans think Washington is broken By STEVEN THOMMA McClatchy Newspapers March 2, 2010, 4:08PM WASHINGTON — An overwhelming majority of Americans think their federal government i... read more
Builder looses BIG TIME !
2 March, 2010| Neighborhoods & Communities, Relocation & Newcomer...
Spokesman: $51 million award ‘jackpot justice' Associated Press March 2, 2010, 2:13PM FORT WORTH — A spokesman for a politically influential Houston homebuilder is calling a $51 million Tarra... read more