Another builder is in over their heads!! Newmark's parent company in Houston, Tousa, filed Chapter 11 with "plans to fix its balance sheet."Newmark isn't a large builder in Dallas, but they're definitely one of the larger medium builders and have 27 communities throughout Dallas and Ft Worth.
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01/30/2008
Did you hear this story? I saw it on The Today Show this morning. These people in California bought the house back in 2005 and have decided that they paid too much for the house. They're sueing the Realtor because he should have known they were paying too much, but they feel he just wanted the
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01/25/2008
It is time to make Richardson TX smoke free. It's funny that everyone is campaigning for this now, when we just voted in for Richardson to sell beer and wine. You would think that smoking goes hand in hand with beer and wine since smoking at bars is the most common place people smoke.However, I
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01/23/2008
I can't believe time is flying! Alyssa turned 2 months old last week, and we went to JCPenney to get some professional pictures taken. She didn't really care for the day, but things turned out well. I wanted her to look like a snow bunny in her (faux) fur coat and preppy in her argyle sweater,
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01/22/2008
I found a very cool website today. It lists all the mortgage companies that have closed their doors, and in the order that they closed. As of this post, the list is at 218!! I found myself going through the list, from bottom to top, with my jaw dropping on the floor. I knew many of the names
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01/18/2008
I might be prejudice, but this is one of the cutest things ever... turn your volume up and get ready to dance! The Bumbo is not supposed to be used until 3 months of age, but I put her in it last week to check her neck control, and she loves it! She is 9 weeks today... time is flying!! She'll be
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01/18/2008
With my last blog of the 2007 Dallas Ft Worth sales numbers, I passed the 200,000 point milestone. I knew I was in the 190's and was watching for a while, but it seemed like it was moving very slow, and I stopped paying attention. I noticed 198k a couple of days ago, but I didn't realize I was
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01/18/2008
Here are the final numbers for the Dallas and Ft Worth areas for 2007:Number of Sales: 80,740% Change Year Ago: -7%Average Price: $202,338% Change Year Ago: +5%Median Price: $149,900% Change Year Ago: +1%Active Listings: 47,668% Change Year Ago: +7%As you can see, the number of sales might be dow
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01/18/2008
Jason Garrett helped the Cowboys break several records and after interviewing and being offered Head Coaching job elsewhere, decided to remain with the Cowboys as the Assistant Head Coach.This position comes at a price of about $3.5 million! Almost as much as the Head Coach.Personally, I really
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01/17/2008
There have been many babies born around the Rain recently. I was wondering how many people are utilizing or will be utilizing Baby Sign Language?I plan on taking the course. In the Dallas area, there is a course on March 13 at Presby Plano from 6:30-8:30pm that I am signed up for. There is als
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01/17/2008
