Published 08/30/2010 - 9:59 a.m. CST
ATLANTA, GA -- Susan M. Ansel, EVP and Chief Operating Officer for
Gables Residential, has been named by Real Estate Forum as a 2010
Woman of Influence. This award recognizes women who continue to make
great strides in the commercial real estate industry by advancing
their companies with unparalleled leadership and innovative business
strategies.
Published 08/16/2010 - 11:16 a.m. CST
DALHART, TEXAS -- More than 5,060 acres of Dallam County
agricultural land -- including irrigated farmland, dryland, CRP land
and feedyard -- will sell at auction Monday, Sept. 13, with
Westchester Auctions marketing the property and managing the
sale.
The land, located northwest of Dalhart, Texas, will be
offered in 15 tracts, ranging from five to 640 acres, according to
Westchester's Scott Shuman.
Published 08/02/2010 - 3:47 p.m. CST
CYPRESS, TX –
Overall home sales have taken a
hard hit in our region, much like the
rest of America. But not at
Clayton Homes Sales Centers, including the
stores serving Cypress.
Clayton’s numbers for the first half of 2010
are in and the company’s
sales are up 22 percent from this time last
year.
Published 07/20/2010 - 1:33 p.m. CST
Average price reaches the highest level in nearly two years.
HOUSTON — Closings of properties purchased through the federal
homebuyer tax credit combined with the seasonal spring-summer uptick
in consumer activity kept Houston-area single-family home sales in
positive territory for a fourth straight month in June. However,
expiration of the homebuyer tax credit slowed the brisk pace of sales
volume that the market enjoyed in recent months.
Published 07/01/2010 - 2:44 p.m. CST
The U.S. Senate has passed the National Flood Insurance Program
Extension
Act of 2010 (H.R. 5569) an extension of the National Flood
Insurance
Program until September 30, 2010. The House already passed
the
legislation so this will allow transactions to move forward. The
bill
is retroactive and covers the lapse period from June 1, 2010 to
the
date of enactment of the extension. An estimated 14,000
transactions
per day had been stalled because of the lack of
availability of flood
insurance under the program.
Published 06/30/2010 - 12:05 p.m. CST
Quality Service Certification, Inc. and Leading Research Corporation
have announced the recognition of real estate sales and service
professionals in North America who represent “The Best in the
Business” in delivering measurably superior service and customer
satisfaction. Irene Cosme of RE/MAX Realty Center in Cypress, Texas
has been recognized as one of the top 250 real estate agents in North
America to receive this honor.
Published 06/12/2010 - 7:40 a.m. CST
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Festival Park, site of grand opening activities for Lakeland Heights.
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CYPRESS -- With
lots of fun for the
entire family, Bridgeland’s grand opening celebration of
Lakeland
Heights, set for 6-9 p.m. June 25, will offer a glimpse of what life
will be like for residents of the traditional neighborhood development
(TND),
which will seamlessly integrate homes, shops, parks,
restaurants and services.
The event, “Urban Nights,” marks the start
of a three-week tour of six showcase
homes that represent some of the
architectural styles available in Lakeland
Heights. Those touring the
homes between June 25 and July 11 can register to
win an iPad.
Published 08/17/2010 - 1:31 p.m. CST
Property sales in July slow as expected, as the brisk and early buying
spree triggered by the homebuyer tax credit comes to an end.
HOUSTON - An
anticipated property sales slowdown set into the Houston real estate
market in July following the expiration of the federal homebuyer tax
credit. The credit had propelled local home sales for four straight
months beginning in March, however home sales suffered a double-digit
decline in July. Despite the drop, the average price of a
single-family home still managed to climb to a two-year
high.
Published 08/04/2010 - 8:47 a.m. CST
HOUSTON — The Houston Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors has
announced its decision to support the following candidates in the
Tuesday, November 2 General Election:
Published 07/29/2010 - 4:31 p.m. CST
NEVADA -- New numbers
released today show
an increase in foreclosures across 75% of America’s
metropolitan
areas during the first half of 2010. Nevada is among the
states worst
hit by this increase, and the numbers show Las Vegas as the worst
city in the entire country for foreclosures. One in every fifteen
homes
in Las Vegas has been foreclosed upon.
Published 07/03/2010 - 9:18 a.m. CST
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Bridgeland residents Judy and Eddie Szurek were among more than 1,500 people sampling food during Bridgeland’s recent Urban Nights celebration.
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CYPRESS, TX -- More
than 1,500 people helped
Bridgeland welcome Lakeland Heights, a traditional
neighborhood
development (TND) that seamlessly blends homes, shops, parks,
restaurants and services, during the recent Urban Nights event.
Published 07/01/2010 - 2:42 p.m. CST
After
a close brush with the deadline, Congress has passed an
extension of
the Homebuyer Tax Credit closing deadline, the Homebuyer
Assistance and
Improvement Act (H.R. 5623). The extension applies
only to transactions
that have ratified contracts in place as of
April 30, 2010 that have
not yet closed. The legislation is designed
to create a seamless
extension. The new closing deadline for eligible
transactions is now September 30, 2010, pending the President’s
signing the bill into law.
Published 06/16/2010 - 6:00 p.m. CST
HOUSTON
— May marked the third consecutive month
of positive
single-family home sales across the greater Houston area,
as consumers
continued to take advantage of the federal government's
homebuyer tax
credit. While the credit required homebuyers to have
contracts in place
by April 30, closings may take place until June
30.
Published 06/03/2010 - 3:37 p.m. CST
WASHINGTON -- Pending
home sales have risen for three consecutive
months, reflecting the
broad impact of the home buyer tax credit and
favorable housing
affordability conditions, according to the National
Association of
Realtors®.
The
Pending Home Sales Index,*
a forward-looking
indicator, rose 6.0 percent to 110.9 based on
contracts signed in
April, from an upwardly revised 104.6 in March, and
is 22.4 percent
higher than April 2009 when it was 90.6. That follows
gains of 7.1
percent in March and 8.3 percent in February.