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Dinora Rubio Named Rookie of the Year

Prudential Gary Greene Realtor Dinora Rubio, from the Wallisville office, received the 2011 Rookie of the Year award at a ceremony at the Westin Memorial City. Partners of the company Maryland Eiland and Mark Woodroof presented Rubio with the

Houston Embraces Density in Major Land-Use Update

Houston is a vast city composed of many neighborhoods, all of which differ by income, ethnicity and…land-use rules? According to a Houston Chronicle report, inconsistencies in building laws have for years granted construction firms leeway on the nature of their

Houston Housing Authority and HUD Awards Additional Funds to Help Homeless Vets

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently awarded $890,000 to the Houston Housing Authority (HHA) to  provide permanent residence and combat homelessness among

Barbara DiBlasi Marlin Elected as President of Women’s Council of Realtors

Barbara DiBlasi Marlin of Prudential Gary Greene Realtors, will serve a 2012 as president of the Women’s Council of Realtors (WCR) Fort Bend chapter. She will serve  a one-year term and will be responsible for presiding over monthly board

Elizabeth Triplett Joins Cannon Realty & Associates

Elizabeth Triplett is the newest associate Realtor at Cannon Realty & Associates, in Woodlands. Triplett specializes in apartment locating, presidential sales and leases. “We are so excited that Elizabeth has chosen to make the move to Cannon Realty &

Case-Shiller Declines 3.9 Percent in January

The Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, which measure the 10 and 20 largest metropolitan areas via composites, showed monthly and yearly declines in the latest release from Standard & Poor’s. The 10-city composite showed an annual decline of 3.9 percent,

Chow Ng has Joined Weichert Realtors-Waynne Murray Team

Chow Ng has joined the sales team at Weichert Realtors-Wayne Murray Properties and will serve buyers and sellers in the Greater Fort Bend County. Ng is a resident of Stafford. “We are always gratified when a new agent sees

Waller Team Expending to Bring Residents to Small Towns

Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors’ Cypress office is expending and restructuring its Wallace office to better serve dwellers who are looking for a small town experience. According to Rich Guderyon, manager of Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors’ Cypress office, a team

Ashby High-Rise to Move Forward, Despite Citizen Resistance

Mayor Annise Parker announced Monday night that she signed a settlement between the city and the developers of the Ashby High-Rise, the much-resisted Southampton development that will now officially move forward. The mayor’s announcement came as no surprise, after

2012 Houston Home Sales Prepare for Takeoff

January marked the eighth consecutive month of positive home sales in Houston, with sales in the state increasing 9.2 percent from 2011 and 4.8 percent from December, according to the latest statistics from the Houston Association of Realtors

Dianne McCoy is New Director of Professional Development at Prudential Gary Greene

  Prudential Gray Greene Realtor partners, Marilyn Eiland and Mark Woodroof, are excited to announce that industry leader Dianne McCoy has joined the company in the newly created position of director of professional

Katy Home Connections Team Received Master Certified Negotiation Expert Designation from Real Estate Negotiation Institute

Rosemary Derstler and Cynthia Berry at the Katy Home Connections Team of the Prudential Gary Green, Realtors Kathy office,  each received their Master Certified Negotiation Expert designation, an accomplishment that only one percent of real estates agents nationwide  has

Rockspring Capital Affiliate Aquires Lots in New Braunfels

Houston-based, privately owned real estate firm, Rockspring Capital has announced the purchase of 117 residential lots in New Braunfels, Texas, by one of its affiliates. Rockspring is a land investment company that plans to buy more land, like the

New Housing Development Coming – Waiting for the Old Development to be Torn Down

A local investment group has obtained a $10-million loan to buy the 145-unit Greenbriar Chateau in the near southwest submarket, according to a report by swamplot.com. Residents of the Greenbriar Chateau apartment complex, just minutes from Rice University, Hermann

Urban Planning Bliss Honored in Houston

Three urban planning projects received the top honors at the Houston District Council of the Urban Land Institute’s 2012 Development of Distinction Awards last week for their design, construction and general improvement to the community. According to a Houston

Houston’s Sunnyside Residents Happy about New Gated Community

The construction of South Acres Ranch II,  located in the Sunnyside community of Houston, is set to start next month. Residents of the Sunnyside area and South Acres Ranch I are happy about the new condominium that is being

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