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Houston Area REALTORS® Visit Texas Capitol to Advocate for Property Owners, Infrastructure
Tuesday, April 9 was a big day at the Texas Capitol. According to TAR, approximately 1,800 REALTORS® from throughout the state of Texas – with roughly 150 coming on four buses or driving themselves from the Greater Houston area – converged on the Capitol to advocate for REALTOR® issues that are of utmost importance to the continued success of the industry. During the meetings, attendees advocated...
HAR Home to Two New RPAC Hall of Fame Members
Congratulations to two HAR members on being named to the RPAC Hall of Fame!
First is Ed Wolff of Beth Wolff, REALTORS®. Ed has reached the $25,000 RPAC Hall of Fame Level with the investments he has made to TREPAC throughout his career. Ed has played a vital role in the HAR political process over the years, serving as chair of HAR’s Political Affairs and Governmental Affairs Advisory Groups ...
Fort Bend REALTORS® Host Night at the Imperial
The Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR) hosted a unique cultural event on Thursday, March 21. The Night at the Imperial reception was held at the new Center for the Arts located in historic downtown Rosenberg.
Attendees enjoyed live entertainment from Imperial Arts’ repertoire of musicians while admiring the sculpture art of renowned Fort Bend artist Jim Adams. Adams’ work in iron and steel...
GNW Springs into Action for TREPAC
During their monthly area networking breakfast on March 14, the Greater Northwest Area hosted their annual Spring Basket Auction for TREPAC 2013. The Auctioneer of the Day was Peggy Rudolph of RE/MAX Vintage, and the auction, which was full of fun and laughter, raised more than $6,000. This is nearly $2,000 more than in 2012. Congratulations to the entire team on the GNW Area Networking Committee,...
Join HAR TREPAC at the Lake Houston SIP & SIT
On Thursday, April 18, HAR TREPAC will be a co-sponsor of the Lake Houston SIP & SIT. This is a fun evening networking event organized by the Lake Houston Area Networking Group. The event at The Tasting Room in Kings Harbor is free to attend and there will be fantastic door prizes from fellow sponsors Toll Brothers & Wells Fargo. There are even rumors of a 32″ flat screen being...
The Budget “Sequester” – What is it and what is the impact on FHA?
What is “the sequester“?
The sequester is a group of cuts to federal spending that took effect on March 1, 2013.
The sequester was originally passed as part of the Budget Control Act of 2011, better known as the debt ceiling compromise.
It was intended to serve as incentive for the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (aka the “Supercommittee”) to come to a deal to cut $1.5 trillion...
Deadline to Register for REALTOR Lobby Day is Friday, March 29, 2013 Get on the bus, or get left behind!
“When is it?”
REALTOR® Lobby Day is Tuesday,
April 9, 2013
“What exactly is REALTOR® Lobby Day?”
Texas REALTORS® have many issues that we are keeping an eye on at the Texas Capitol during this Legislative Session, which started on January 8th. We count on our Texas Association of REALTORS® staff to be at the Capitol every day blowing the trumpet for our industry, but on...
TREPAC Night at the Imperial – Art, Music & More!
Join HAR TREPAC in Rosenberg for a one of a kind event. We are hosting an evening of culture at the local Center for the Performing Arts which will include artwork by local artists and live entertainment.
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HAR GNW Basket Auction Coming Up!
Save the date to attend the HAR GNW TREPAC Basket Auction on March 13th! This fun filled morning of live bidding and highly competitive basket designs is right around the corner!
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Early Voting begins February 20 for Senate District 6 Runoff Election
HAR Recommended Candidate Carol Alvarado with HAR President Bob Hale and HAR’s Executive Committee
HAR Recommended Candidate Carol Alvarado needs your vote! Early voting begins this Wednesday, February 20th for the Senate District 6 runoff election. Early voting runs through Tuesday, February 26 and election day is Saturday, March 2.
For voting locations, please visit: http://www.harrisvotes.com/EarlyVoting/EVL.aspx?L=E
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