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Ashby Highrise going forward with original plan
Posted by Erion Shehaj on 03 19th, 2008
A little over a month ago, I went over a feud between developers of a proposed highrise condominium [ASHBY] project in Southampton and opposed surrounding homeowners. At the time, the developers had agreed to delay permit requests to find a possible... 
Farmers Insurance raising rate...
Farmers Insurance raising rates in Texas
Posted by Erion Shehaj on 03 19th, 2008
If your home is insured with Farmers, you may want to hold on to the stimulus package check before you splurge on that sofa. You may need to give some of that money to your home insurance. According to a story by the Houston Chronicle, Farmers is... 
Ashby High Rise — An att...
Ashby High Rise — An attempt to understand
Posted by Erion Shehaj on 02 21st, 2008
You don’t have to go very far in the Rice University area without spotting the bright yellow signs featuring an apparently angry tower with a serious dental problem. The signs are pretty much on every yard referring to injustice, unbearable... 
A new home for the Houston Dyn...
A new home for the Houston Dynamo… maybe
Posted by Erion Shehaj on 02 18th, 2008
As reported by the Houston Chronicle, the City of Houston has taken the first steps in securing a new home for our Houston Dynamo — Major League Soccer’s Champions two years in a row. The City has made an offer in excess of $15 million... 
The arrival of the “new&... Posted by Erion Shehaj on 02 8th, 2008
Yesterday, as I was about to log into my MLS account to check some Houston foreclosures, this banner caught my attention: A quick phone call to the Houston Association of Realtors reveals that the primary site for Houston real estate listings is... 
I’m no structural engine... Posted by Erion Shehaj on 12 24th, 2007
… I believe THAT is a termite problem! Yesterday, I took this photo with my Blackberry in one of Houston’s most trendy and contemporary neighborhoods. Here’s a question: How does a 4-5 year old construction (at the most) sustain... 
Google Love - My Blackberry ju... Posted by Erion Shehaj on 12 20th, 2007
I don’t have 15 minutes! I cannot wait for my Blackberry email to show me my new emails every 15 minutes. I’ve got Gmail… in my phone. And I can refresh it any time I want and get emails real time. How many times do I refresh?... 
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Microsoft snatches a piece of Facebook
Posted by Erion Shehaj on 10 24th, 2007
A few months back when word got out that Mark Zuckerberg turned down a  $1B Yahoo takeover bid for Facebook, many people thought he was just plain crazy. Well I guess he wasn’t that crazy after all… Today, Microsoft Corp announced that... 
Media fear mongering spreads o...
Media fear mongering spreads over Houston housing
Posted by Erion Shehaj on 10 18th, 2007
Yesterday, as I was paying for my gas at an Exxon station, I happened to glance at the issue of the Houston Chronicle only to see this: Source: Houston Chronicle With a headline like that, I couldn’t but purchase the paper. When I went home... 
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Last Friday, one of my favorite Houston blogs, Swamplot reported that:  FROM THE SWAMPLOT rumor mill comes an unconfirmed andsecond-hand report: that the team behind proposed HoustonTurnberry Tower — the 34-story luxury highrise planned to rest just behind the Williams Tower — “officially pulled... 
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recent from Real Estate Tips How to avoid foreclosure | A HUD Guide
The guidance below (and in the “How to Avoid Foreclosure” pamphlet) is applicable to homeowners with FHA Insured loans. While a good deal of this information may apply to all homeowners in danger of losing their homes, not all of the foreclosure avoidance tools mentioned may be available to you if... 
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The online real estate community is buzzing about a lawsuit filed by Active Rain Corp (an social networking site for real estate professionals) against Move Inc concerning a potential acquisition of the former by the latter. As the story goes, Move Inc (move.com)  approached Active Rain about a potential...