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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

Houston Well-Represented in MPC Survey

A new survey from John Burns Real Estate Consulting has ranked some of the top-selling Master Planned Communities (MPC) in the U.S., and Houston was extremely well-represented in the survey’s findings. In total, 11 communities in and around Houston

Mobil Steel Gives Back

Mobil Steel International Inc. and its employees have been taking part in charitable events and making contributions to local charities, according to an article by UltimateSpring.com. The company has given six donations to Sagemont Church’s Helping Hands ministry, an organization

Low Costs Inspire Trend-Bucking Homes in Houston

The Builder trade journal has stumbled upon an interesting anomaly in the Houston real estate market – rather than downsizing, an increasingly popular trend that has been increasingly covered by numerous outlets since the housing downturn commenced, builders in the Bayou

Prudential Gary Greene Earns Top Regional Awards

Prudential Gary Greene Realtors at the Champions office received the No. 1 ranking in both units and volume during the third quarter for the central United States region of Prudential Real Estate & Relocation Services – a feat that

The Woodlands Join The Bridgeland Team

The Howard Hughes Corporation (HHC) announced that The Woodlands have assumed a leadership role in The Bridgeland development project, a planned community in the Houston-area. Grant Herlitz, president of the HHC, said the new role of the HHC is

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