Dear readers,I still haven't found a good, practical use for my company facebook page - Sam White Properties.? Being in a student market (College Station is home of Texas A&M University) I've had good luck with facebook ads...good click-through and conversion. But, I'm sending them to specific l
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02/25/2009
Dear readers, Last night I was fortunate to attend a reception held for prospective Aggies and their parents. I never cease to be amazed at the intelligence and enthusiasm of today's "youth." If this group was any hint of the quality of next year's freshman class of Aggies, our next class will be
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02/20/2009
Dear readers, This weekend the College Station community has the opportunity to shine, as we welcome an anticipated 10,000 prospective students and parents coming to town for Aggieland Saturday. The event is a university-wide open house sponsored by the Texas A&M Department of Admissions and Reco
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02/20/2009
Dear readers, January 2009 sales figures have been posted at marketreports.SamWhiteRealty.com. The results are mixed at best. I'm completing vendor interviews today, and I will publish the synopsis tomorrow. Blue skies, Sam Whitesam@samwhiteproperties.comwww.SamWhiteRealty.com
02/19/2009
Dear readers, The following information came to me via RECON, a weekly e-mail publication of the The Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. Subscription information can be found at the bottom of the article. TEXAS' EXISTING HOME SALES, PRICES DOWN IN OCTOBER TEXAS (Real Estate Center, Market
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12/04/2008
Dear readers,Happy Monday!I'm sharing two links, one from The Eagle here in Bryan & College Station, and the other from the Maimi Herald, regarding Black Friday sales locally and nationwide. http://www.theeagle.com/local/Black-Friday-lures-hordes http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/v-print
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12/01/2008
Dear readers, I had a great post prepared this morning for Thanksgiving, but just as I was adding the tags, Internet Explorer stopped responding. With Windows Vista, the screen turns milky and the little hourglass won't go away. I was patient, just in case the problem might work itself out, but
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11/25/2008
Dear readers,With Thanksgiving this week we are about to round third base on the way to Christmas. Bryan turned on the Christmas lights downtown last Friday, and College Station is about to light Central Park for the 25th year. Beginning on Nov. 26 through Jan.1, see over one million lights at th
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11/23/2008
Dear readers,I try not to get sappy, but there are some words I try to revisit annually. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address consisted of 272 words, eloquently yet simply placed in only ten sentences. It was delivered on this day, Nov. 19, 1863. Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth
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11/19/2008
The International Space Station (ISS) Dear readers,I admit I'm a fan of space and aviation. I've spent over 10,000 hours at the controls of one type of aircraft or another, and enjoyed skydiving with friends from the Johnson Space Center for almost a decade. Sondra (my wife) says its in our bloo
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11/18/2008
