When people think of Texas, they think of Dallas (1.2 million people), Fort Worth (624,000 people), Houston (2+ million people), Austin (690,000 people), and San Antonio (1.3 million people) which are the 5 largest Texas cities across the state.However, people forget about the smaller cities. Th
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10/27/2006
I just spent the last three days taking a 30 hour class o Arbitration. Something new has come to Texas and it's very exciting! Unlike many other states, Texas homeowners are sent a new tax value the first week of May every year. If a home owner is unhappy with the value, they are allowed to fi
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10/27/2006
This is scary. I was only in elementary school in the 80's, so I don't remember what real estate was like, but I can imagine it was pretty bad since I've heard many times about the interest rates of the 80s being upwards in the high teens. We moved to Texas in 1984, and when I sold that house a
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10/20/2006
Frisco, TX, a fast growing suburb of Dallas, has been trying to extend their drinking hours for years. Currently, restaurants and hotels and other type establishments can only serve alcohol until midnight. The time is extended to 1am on Saturdays.There are arguments on both sides, but I think t
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10/18/2006
The DOW started out the day over 12,000 for the first time ever. It hit about 12,049 before dropping back down. This is significant because it took over seven and a half years to go from 11,000 up to the 12,000 mark.It took only 24 days to go from 10,000 up to 11,000 back in 1999, but then we w
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10/18/2006
The President signed off on the Wright Amendment and the FAA finalized it this week.Southwest just unveiled it's not flight schedule this morning. Love Field will now be flying to 43 cities instead of just 18. With at least a 14 day notice, fllights will be as low as $99 for one-way! American
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10/17/2006
A good portion of my buyers are Singles. When I first got into real estate, I thought it was weird for singles to be buying homes. I was also single at the time, and my train of thought was that it was easier to rent while single than having so many responsibilities with owning a home. When wa
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10/17/2006
Texas currently has the lowest credit scores in the Nation. Texas is currently in the top 5 for Foreclosures. Dallas is rated #27 as the drunkest city across the Country...According to "The Gay and Lesbian Atlas", Gays and Lesbians are more likely to have children in TEXAS than in any other sta
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10/17/2006
Collin County law enforecment is out in full force this week. They plan on rounding up all the people with outstanding warrants against them. This takes a lot of man-power and man-hours to go door knocking and showing up at people's homes or offices.Their goal for the week is 300! That sounds
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10/16/2006
The Associated Press put out a brief report this morning saying that commutes are increasing. More and more people are leaving for work between 5 am and 6:30 am. When I was in corporate America, I remember leaving for work at 7:35 am in order to be at work at 8am. What a difference! If I had
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10/16/2006
