June 2006

What is Next for Interest Rates

June 6, 2006

This is from the Texas A&M Real Estate Newsletter: COLLEGE STATION – Tough talk by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke yesterday unnerved investors and is credited with causing a 199-point plunge in the Dow Jones industrial average. As the new Fed chairman fights to earn credibility on Wall Street, Real Estate Center Chief Economist Mark [...]

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Building Homes to Match the Lot

June 5, 2006

I’ve been noticing a lot of homes lately that were not built to take full advantage of the lot upon which they were built. This hurts the resale value. Usually these are homes in tract subdivisions. One of the most egregious examples is a home I previewed recently located on a cul-de-sac lot adjacent to [...]

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Lost Pines Resort in Bastrop

June 2, 2006

Sylvia and I drove out to the new Lost Pines Hyatt Resort in Batrsop yesterday to check out the Grand Opening and see what was happening out there. The resort is still under construction, or incomplete in many areas. Vegetation and landscaping is not finished, but the buildings are substantially done and they are taking [...]

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