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| HVCC Call to Action |
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Want to end the appraisal chaos that is negatively impacting our real estate market? Now is the time to take action and support NAR's calls for an 18 month moratorium on HVCC.
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| When Article 12 and Web 2.0 Collide |
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On June 22, HAR hosted our annual summer event especially for you, HAR's managers and brokers. The highlights of the event were a legal update from HAR Legal Counsel Dick Hargis, an update on all the recent HAR Tools from HAR's Technology Training Specialist Marilyn Maxwell and a very informative presentation from Real Estate Industry speaker Marcie Roggow on Risk Management in this new age of Social Media and Web 2.0.
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| Sign Ordinance Enforcement Alive and Well |
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After some period of relative calm, Houston Sign Ordinance enforcement is back in the news. Recent reports indicate "open house” signs photographed by city sign inspectors were later confiscated and fines levied against the listing agent (as much as $432 per sign per day) for violation of the Houston Sign Code.
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| Para. 7.D.(1) or (2): Which is it? |
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The current edition of the TREC 1-4 Family Residential Contract (ReSale) modified Paragraph 7 (Acceptance of Property Condition) to provide alternative terms/conditions for the parties agreement regarding property condition. Only one of the boxes should be checked.
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| HTown Focus: Economic Impact of the Texas Medical Center |
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HAR's Management Central will begin focusing on providing you with information that you can use to promote our fabulous city to all the new clients flooding our market from different parts of the nation. This month's emphasis will be on the Texas Medical Center and what it brings to our area.
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| How To Delegate Effectively |
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It is the time for summer vacation and the editors of Management Central thought it would be a good time to cover the topic of delegation, so that you may actually take time off on your vacation.
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| Getting Started Using Video for Real Estate |
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Online video is now a major part of our Web experience. People are watching hundreds of millions of videos a day on YouTube. To help you capitalize on this phenomenon, HAR offers a FREE video upload utility for the member to promote themselves and their listings.
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| Introducing Harris County's Neighborhood Stabilization Program |
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Harris County’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program will fund projects that create homeownership opportunities and stabilize neighborhoods through the acquisition and rehabilitation of foreclosed and vacant properties across the Harris County area.
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| Builders and REALTORS® Collaborating in Tough Times |
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In the early 1980s, when I first entered the home building business, it was not customary for Houston builders to coop their sales with professional REALTORS®.
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| The Sun Sets on the Texas Residential Construction Commission |
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What does the end of this state agency mean for buyers of new homes, Texas REALTORS®, and the agency itself?
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| Texans May Now Use the $8,000 Tax Credit for Their Down Payment and Closing Costs—If They Qualify |
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Following the announcement by the U.S. Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in May that the Federal Housing Administration would allow its lenders to monetize the $8,000 tax credit that was part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the only remaining issue was that the State of Texas did not have a program in place that would allow Texans to take advantage of this opportunity.
That has now changed.
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| July 2009 Tempo Enhancements |
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New property descriptions are now available to agents wishing to market the energy efficient aspects of their listings in the MLS.
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| New Versions of zipForm Launched |
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Version 6 of the zipForm form-fill software, which all Texas REALTORS® receive as a free member benefit, was released on June 15.
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| Go "All In" at the HAR / TREPAC Bay Area Casino Night |
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Join us for a funtastic event on August 8, 2009 which will benefit TREPAC (Texas Real Estate Political Action Committee).
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| Save the Date for REALTOR Expo 2009 |
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HAR's 2009 REALTOR® Expo: Stayin' Alive and Thriving in 2009!
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| HAR & TREPAC Honor the Dog Days of Summer with a Golf Tourney |
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Join us for the fifteenth annual Fort Bend Golf Tournament at Sienna Plantation Golf Club on September 22.
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| Recommended Reading: Buyology |
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Based on the single largest neuromarketing study ever conducted, Buyology reveals surprising truths about what attracts our attention and captures our dollars.
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| Recommended Reading: The Speed of Trust |
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From Stephen R. Covey's eldest son comes a revolutionary new path towards productivity and satisfaction. Trust, says Stephen M.R. Covey, is the very basis of the new global economy, and he shows how trust—and the speed at which it is established with clients, employees and constituents—is the essential ingredient for any high–performance, successful organization.
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