The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) applauds the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) for moving ahead with a proposed rule to restrict government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the 12 Federal Home...
Read MoreIt would be almost impossible not to have heard the hype about QR codes (bar codes, tags) by now. According to Wikipedia, “A QR Code is a specific matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code), readable by dedicated QR barcode...
Read Moreby Peggie Pentecost Today’s returning expatriates will likely consider the Internet to be their most valuable resource as they begin the process of repatriating to the U.S. Dozens of websites are available to guide the expat to...
Read MoreDespite the bone-chilling winter weather, Houston’s housing market heated up in January, recording the first increase in property sales since June 2010. Pricing also heated up in the first month of the new year, with the average...
Read MoreAs you know, the Texas Legislature only meets for 140 days every two years. The current session began in January and will fly by in a flash when the gavel falls for the final time at the end of May. With an estimated $27 billion...
Read MoreThere are many things that we all want but far fewer that we need. One of those needs for HAR members though is our real estate license obtained through the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC). After a system upgrade, TREC had...
Read MoreWhat was the most visited website of 2010? Facebook, according to a recent release from Experian Hitwise. Facebook exceeded Google not only as the top visited website, but also as the most searched item of the year. Here are...
Read MoreHarold James “Jim” Crowley It is with great sadness that HAR announces the passing of Harold James “Jim” Crowley on December 23, 2010. Jim was born August 3, 1924 in Chickasha, Oklahoma. He graduated from the University of...
Read MoreHAR member Rita Santamaria, owner and president of Champions School of Real Estate, has been named one of Houston’s 50 Most Influential Women of 2010 by Houston Woman Magazine. “Those selected as ‘most influential’ are...
Read MoreNewly Formed Howard Hughes Corporation Owns Bridgeland, Part of The Woodlands The Howard Hughes Corporation has emerged from General Growth Properties to become one of the nation’s largest developers of master-planned...
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