Archive for the ‘"Green Living" in Texas’ Category

Autumn landscaping tips

In Texas, autumn is an ideal time to be outdoors and the perfect chance to add color to your landscaping with trees from bright yellows to fiery reds.  Fall planted lawns, shrubs, perennials, and trees enjoy the warm soil and cooler air temperatures.  Here are three tips on fall additions to your landscape. Add some mums [...]

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Gardening on Texas Soil

There is no doubt that Texas land produces some of the most beautiful creations of nature from flowers to fresh fruits and vegetables. Successful gardening in Texas literally means starting from the ground up. This doesn’t mean you can’t grow anything. It just means you need to put in a little effort to get [...]

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Health Benefits of Golf

When you think of playing golf, you may not think that it is the most energetic sport. However, you would probably be surprised to find out that there are many physical and mental health benefits to the game. Cardio: Playing golf is great exercise for your heart, and if you walk the course, you can really [...]

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The Digital Real Estate Revolution

The 2000s were a decade of rapid changes in real estate trends. Many of these changes were predicted, while others where completely unseen, and when it was all said and done the real estate space  transformed into cyber-space. One of the trends that was easy to predict was the meteoric rise in the internet as a [...]

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Texas Cities Leading the Way in Economic Recovery Efforts – Part 2

As a continuation of our last post, we’ll continue discussing a recent article that appeared on Forbes.com discussing America’s Fastest-Recovering Cities. Texas is leading the economic rebound with four cities on the Top 10 list of cities leading the way in economic recovery. In our previous post, we discussed San Antonio (ranked #2 on the list) [...]

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First-time Buyers – The Industry from a Generation Y Perspective – Part 5

This post will conclude our look at first-time, Gen Y home buyers. Now that we’ve discussed the outlook on the housing market landscape for first-time buyers, and discovered where the best housing markets are, we can explore how to get the most bang for the buck, so to speak. Getting the Most for Your Money A real [...]

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First-time Buyers – The Industry from a Generation Y Perspective – Part 4

First-time home buyers should be excited about the amazing values that are available right now. So let’s talk about THE BEST places to start your search. Where are the Best Land Values? All of the best bargains were found in Louisiana and Texas with Dallas being the most undervalued big city, by 30%, according to CNNMoney.com. But the [...]

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First-time Buyers – The Industry from a Generation Y Perspective – Part 3

Now that we’ve discussed some of the motivations for Generation Y to become first-time home buyers, there is still one huge question left to ask – “WHERE?” Where to Buy Land The Dallas-Fort Worth area came off best in the latest forecast of future home values. North Texas metro areas were ranked as the least likely [...]

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First-time Buyers – The Industry from a Generation Y Perspective – Part 2

As we continue our series about the housing market from a Generation Y perspective, we’ll continue to explore the challenges facing first-time home buyers, and the opportunities. A Flood of Information Most people I know have heard reports in many different media outlets about the problems facing current homeowners. However, there are rarely any reports about [...]

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First-time Buyers – The Industry from a Generation Y Perspective

In this financial environment of seemingly no winners, there is in fact one group of buyers that have an advantage: First-time homebuyers. Why? Because they have nothing to sell and plenty to gain, as sellers stress over the glut of homes on the market. The economy continues to fluctuate so enormously that young professionals in [...]

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