by Ken Brand, Sales Manager - Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors / The Woodlands TX / Cell: 832-797-1779 on August 27, 2008
According to Forbes.com Houston is the place to be:
Best U.S. Cities for Earning a Living
by Matt Woolsey
Thursday, August 21, 2008 Though Houston has plenty of fat cats, this is not a story about America’s Most Overweight Cities.
Rather, Houston is recognized here for its dynamic business environment, low unemployment and high wages relative to income. These factors make Houston the best city to earn a living by our calculations.
A record amount of money has been made off oil and commodities this year, and Houston is the American business hub of those industries. Throw in the weak dollar, which allows Houston-based materials companies to glean more cash off exports and increases the price of gasoline, and it’s easy to understand why the city excels. MORE
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Good news for us. Any Questions, give me a call: Ken Brand 832-797-1779
by Ken Brand, Sales Manager - Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors / The Woodlands TX / Cell: 832-797-1779 on July 31, 2008
Unicorns, Leprechauns and WMDs are myths…so is the the notion of a National Housing Market. Don’t read me wrong. Yes, nation wide housing data can be lumped together like an overweight, crappy tasteing merry Christmas Fruitcake, but guess what? It’s a myth and it’s as useful as a Merry Christmas Fruitcake.
Real Estate markets are local and hyper-local, period.
Don’t let the talking media bobble heads and jaded journalists hypnotize you into a depressing, misinformed stupor. Talk to a trusted, in-the-know, feet on the street, real estate agent about what exactly is going on in your community, neighborhood and street. It may or may not be what you want to hear, but it will be accurate, meaningful and useful.
Amen brothers and sisters….that’s all I have to say about that.
For now.
PS. If you’d like to pursue a passel of real estate market statistics for The Woodlands, Texas, you can download this .PDF. I’ll update these stats over the weekend
by Ken Brand, Sales Manager - Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors / The Woodlands TX / Cell: 832-797-1779 on July 26, 2008
Congress has passed a $300 Billion Dollar Housing Bill and President Bush sez he’ll sign it.
A couple of key points:
1. ” a $300 billion program to refinance loans for struggling borrowers, and a dramatic rescue plan for embattled mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.”
2. It also includes tax relief for future home-buyers and current homeowners. Those buying a home between April of this year and through June of next year would receive a tax credit for 10% of the value of their home, up to $7,500, while current homeowners who do not itemize their tax returns would be able to deduct up to $1,000 for property taxes.
According to Forbes.com Houston is the place to be:
