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2008
As many know I have been involved in this cause to help a fellow Realtor who is fighting cancer. John is a great friend and mentor to me. One of the reasons why I joined Keller Williams was because of the impression John Morris made on me. Please join us for a night at Sugar Land Town Center at T...
07/08/2008
A growing number of buyers are spending $1 million or far more for a house in the Houston area last year. There were almost 800 buyers who paid at least $1 million for houses in 2007 through transactions handled by agents in places like Stablewood, Memorial and River Oaks. That was up 23 percent...
07/07/2008
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OakBend Medical Center is developing two new medical office buildings, one on its new hospital campus is under construction in Richmond. Both buildings and the new hospital are scheduled to come online at the end of 2009. OakBend operates a 184-bed facility in Richmond. Oak Bend broke ground this...
07/07/2008
Shell Oil Company plans to close its 70-year-old Bellaire Technology Center on Bellaire Blvd in the inner-loop which will open up a prime piece of real estate. The Bellaire Technology Center land is made up of three different parcels located on Bellaire between Stella Link and Buffalo Speedway. T...
07/07/2008
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The fate of St. Joseph was questioned in June when HPA closed its River Oaks Hospital, which had two campuses in southwest Houston. This closure left pratitioners and employees shocked and scrambling for new facilties to continue serving the public. See my previous blog entry for that story. HPA...
07/07/2008
UBS Wealth Management and Thomas Properties Group Inc. have created a joint venture to acquire a new office building in Houston, considered to be a strategic markets for more acquisitions. The partnership will allow the two firms to jointly purchase Class A office properties. UBS Wealth Managemen...
07/07/2008
During my time in architecture college, at one point I wanted to be a commercial land developer more than an architectural designer. When asked my ambitions by one of my professors, I explained I wanted to be the next Gerald Hines. He directed me to the Bauer College of Business at UH after I mad...
07/03/2008
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I was recently in a certification course to earn a Realtor designation and another student kept bringing up reverse mortgages for her elderly clients. So I decided to research the topic and share what I learned. The experts reccomend that you ask questions, do the proper homework, and don't get s...
07/03/2008
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