I guess its cold and windy just about anywhere you are, today. I just saw my neighbor's 14-foot Christmas tree blow down the street at about 20 mph, which reminded me that Bryan & College Station are recycling Christmas trees through January 9th! Here are the official instructions, courtesy of Be
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01/07/2010
Dear Readers,I love winter. All three months of it. I appreciate the change in weather, the holiday season and a chance to slow down from the dead run of the summer sales season.Some may be surprised just how seasonal our market is here in College Station.This is a chart depicting Total Monthly S
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01/05/2010
Happy Fall! A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending Be Green in Bryan's Greening Your Home 101 workshop, upstairs at the Bryan Public Library. Taught by Mary Strauss, the City of Bryan's Sustainability Program Coordinator, the workshop provided ten realistic, helpful suggestions t
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10/31/2009
Why?During the winter months, finding good photographs to use in marketing a property becomes a frustrating task. Even my best photographer has problems with exterior shots because the surroundings are brown, grey and pale blue; the colors of winter. Those who follow me on twitter or facebook kno
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10/27/2009
(Click an underlined title to see the appropriate chart.) Dear clients, Ouch. The season ends, and although it could have been much worse, it wasn't pretty.We started behind, as many sellers kept homes off the market, peaked low, and we've begun the historical fall slide.Those who listed their h
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09/15/2009
Dear friends, Bryan and College Station's real estate market ground through the month of July, not really getting better, and thankfully not much worse.Click an underlined title to see the appropriate chart. Total Monthly Sales still remain below 2008 Total Monthly Sales were down only slightly
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09/01/2009
Dear friends & clients, The good news from the June 2009 Bryan / College Station residential statistics is that there are no surprises. Most indexes remain below 2008-2009 figures, but trending in the right direction. Total Monthly Sales remain below 2008, but climbing June Total Monthly Sales i
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07/09/2009
Dear readers, The listing of the week this week is in Bryan's Austin's Estates; a rural neighborhood inside the Bryan city limits near Messina Hof Winery and Coulter Airfield. (Click image for live map) This well-maintained custom home is located in a quiet, rural neighborhood just 19 minutes fr
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06/08/2009
Dear readers,All of a sudden its summer time. The Aggies graduated. The first summer session at Texas A&M & Blinn is underway. Bryan & College Station schools are out, and oh, its getting hot.We've been very busy, and this is the fist time I've had a moment to update my blog and newsletter. I'm g
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06/03/2009
Dear readers, This weekend, June 17-19, is special to Aggies and their parents as they come together for Texas A&M University's 2009 Parents' Weekend. There are many great activities. I'll post a schedule at the end of this blog. Also, he Dixie Chicken is busy today, as many Texas A&M Seniors (wh
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04/16/2009
