Blog Probes Real Estate Models

www.REALonomics.net is a blog that is asking serious questions about where the real estate industry is going. More specifically, REALonomics poses challenges to the broker/owners to adopt models that will allow their organizations to become more transparent.

REALonomics.net advocates that the industry open up the property information portals to consumers and upgrade its approach to how it is interacting with the consumer by implementing more social networking such as www.CityBlogUSA.com, a community blogging network for every city in the USA.

Visit www.REALonomics.net.

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Bar For Sale Downtown Houston

Productive and popular Gay Bar, Well established and centrally located in the Houston Montrose area. The sale is (as is) and includes the business, parking lot, all the furnishings. (liquor inventory will be extra and will be evaluated at time of closing) All records will be made available after signing a Confidentiality Agreement. For inquiries please call Gary Bergner with Century 21 Brooks Ballard, Tel: 713-522-7474 Ext. 252, email gary.b@brooks ballard.com. Fax: 713-522-3636

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Unnecessary Train Noise

I am a realtor and a resident in the Cottage Grove area of the city. That would be the Washington Avenue Corridor. There has been a large amount of new construction in this area. The Houston City is collection a lot a tax revenue from these homes and unfortunately we (the residents of this area) are being bombarded by train horn noise at all hours of the day and night. The city has somehow been able to get a quite zone for West University, Bellaire, and the Galleria area I.E. (no horn blowing), But we the residents of the Washington Avenue corridor are somehow not it the loop for this same consideration. I have written to the city council starting Jan 25, 07 complaining about the unneccessary noise, inviting members of the City Council and the Mayor to come to home and experience first hand the noise levels. In April there was an article written in the Houston Chronicle by (mat.stiles@chron.com) requesting that a 16 foot wall be built along I 10 to reduce the traffic noise so that the users of Memorial Park would not be bothered by the noise. (cost as much as $ 480,000) Excuse me but the users of Memorial Park are not there all day and all night. The homeowners and high tax payers are along this route all the time. I wrote Mr. Stiles with no reply but again he is representing a special interest group. I wrote another letter to the Mayor and City council Feb, 22,07 about the unneccessary noise from the trains, again no reply. I wrote again Aug 12, 07 spelling out the problem for the homeowners along this track. I recieved a letter signed by Bill White indicating that the complaint was be sent to Terence Fontaine, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. We are still waiting for a response from this person. Since the opening of the new terminal on the ship channel we are overrun by trains and the noise that follows day and night and Sunday nights are usually the worst. But the City is making money from the new terminal on the ship channel and from the homeowner tax payers and we are putting up with the nose with apparantly no help from the city. Today the Houston Chronicle (Dec. 28, 2007) has an article by Eric Hanson (eric.hanson@chron.com) about the city of Sugar Land attacking this same problem, I can only hope that the city council members and the mayor of Houston will read it and maybe do something for us along the train route of the Washington Ave. Corridor. If other owners in this area would like to have some input please write to the following.

Terrence Fontaine
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operation
Office of the Mayor
P.O. Box 1562
Houston, Texas 77251

and send a copy to Shiela Jackson Lee, since she is on the Railroad commission perhaps something will be done in our collective lifetimes

Gary Bergner
Century 21 Brooks Ballard
4150 Westheimer Rd. Ste 120
Houston, Texas 77027

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CityBlogUSA Welcomes Margie Kaplan!

CityBlogUSA is pleased to welcome and recommend Margie Kaplan as its Real Estate and Relocation Specialist for the greater Houston area. You may blog with Margie in her CityBlog Network made up of Houston, Katy, Sugar Land and The Woodlands.

Margie Kaplan, CRS, CLHMS, CNHS, is a consumate real estate professional with experience, knowledge and credibility. Visit her website or, if you have any real estate needs your may email her or phone her at 800-240-8717. Have a question about Houston real estate, post it by commenting.

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MK Luxury Homes & Condos Brings CityBlog to Houston

Margie Kaplan, Broker of MK Luxury Homes & Condos is delivering community-based blogging to the residents of Houston, Texas, the local expression of CityBlogUSA. The resident blogging network allows residents of Houston to become Authors who post information about jobs, schools, government, health care, real estate values, lifestyles and just about any other approved topic they choose.

Margie Kaplan is one of the first real estate brokers to join the rapidly expanding CityBlogUSA Resident Blogging Network, a platform the is in all 50 States and more then 25,000 cities, including 1,600 communities in the Texas Network at www.TexasBlogPage.com.

While the real estate market may have its current problems, MK Luxury Homes & Condos is moving forward creating a more transparent real estate environment when residents can tell others what living in Houston is all about. After all, who knows more about Houston than the people who live here. Get the scoop of Houston CityBlog by calling (800) 240-8717.

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Turnberry Tower High Rise Condos

The new Turnberry Tower High Rise has now officially opened it’s $4 Million dollar sales office. We have been waiting for this for a long time. This high rise will be setting the standard for others to follow.

Most condos will range in size from 1,620 square feet to 5,525 square feet and will cost from $1 million to more than $3.5 million.

There will be four 15,000-square-foot penthouse units soaring 3 stories high will feature four bedrooms and nine-and-a-half bathrooms, with a price tag of $8.5 million.

Described as an ultra-luxury condo project, Turnberry Tower will be stocked full of special granite, marble and other fine finishes for the well-heeled. Many of the units will feature private foyers.

Building amenities will include a spa/fitness center, swimming pool, media room, social rooms, tea room, limousine service, 24-hour valet and concierge service.

The local tower is expected to be finished in December 2009.

If you would like to make an appointment to tour the beautiful model call Margie Kaplan at (281) 463-6365 Ext. 701 for a private viewing.
For more information email MK Luxury Homes & Condos by visiting their website

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Condos in Town?

Are there any condo projects in Houston, Texas and are there any that are on golf courses? What is the condo price range? Are there any age restricted condo communities?

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Real Estate Companies

Houston has a lot of real estate companies. Which one is considered the best company according the Houston, Texas residents? Who are the best real estate agents in Houston, Texas? Historically, which company has been there the longest? Do any of the real estate companies also have title and mortgage companies?

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Foreclosures in Town?

Can anyone speak to the issue of foreclosures in Houston, Texas? Foreclosures are up around the country due to the sub-prime lending practices. Is there any foreclosure impact on real estate in Houston?

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