Houston Real Estate of the Union

When I typed in CNN Money's web address into my browser today, I had an expectation of more Halloween style housing stories as has been custom in the media the past few months. (As a matter of fact, I'm starting to get the feeling that their housing stories are going to fade like Hurricane Dean a...

Because I am a strong supporter of the idea that your business card is probably the most important piece of marketing you possess (which is why we all should invest into getting the highest quality business card we can afford), I thought it would be interesting to share with you all a post from t...

Countrywide CEO spoke today on CNBC about the potential for the housing market to cause a recession of the U.S Economy. According to Mozilo, he cannot believe that the current state of the housing market will not have a lasting effect on people's personal lives (and wallets). Ironically he then c...

With several hundred thousand websites popping up on the internet every month, I wondered how one could stay on top of the cutting edge internet tools that could increase our productivity and give us that extra advantage. Well, I stumbled upon Stumble Upon a few months back and the rest is histor...

About 4-5 months ago, my wife brought to my attention a fresh new feature brewing in the Google Labs. At first I thought the idea was interesting, while now, after having used it for a while, I think it is plain brilliant and it should be adopted by Associations of Realtors throughout the country...

In the past few days, the coverage of the subprime mortgage issues and their effect on the overall credit market has exploded. But today, the issue made the national scene after Democratic presidential candidates unveiled their plans on how to solve this problem. According to a prominent story on...

By show of hands, when someone mentions HUD Homes, how many people think of something that looks like this: You may be surprised to know that in fact, HUD homes in the Houston Area in this day and age are much different than most stereotype properties that look like teardowns. If you think about ...

I am not sure if everyone received the email the Houston Association of Realtors' Communication department sent out today regarding reported burglaries in two Houston Inner Loop real estate offices. According to the report, the burglars stole laptops, flat screen monitors and other electronic equ...

                                                              REO - Bank Foreclosure Report | Week 1 July 2007       Total Properties Sold 117   Average Square Footage 2075   Average Days on Market 76   Min   Sales Price 21,900   Average Sales Price 119,741   Max Sales Price 605,000   Selling Pr...

                                          Bank Foreclosure Report | Week 2 July 2007     Total Properties Sold 194 Average Square Footage 2014 Average Days on Market 68 Min   Sales Price 12,500 Average Sales Price 117,944 Max Sales Price 990,000 Selling Price/Asking Price 0.96 Average Price/SF 5...