Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Homework Help For Students - http://www.homeworkhotline.com

As school is starting back up, here's a website that has some great tips and resources for students looking for help with their homework - http://www.homeworkhotline.com/

Thursday, August 18, 2005

Reduced prices - http://www.houstonproperties.com/royalton.html

Five star resort quality and white glove service. NEWLY discounted high rise condos http://www.houstonproperties.com/royalton.html

No Bubble Foreseen in Greater houston Real estate market

Consistent growth parttern defies national trend, as sales and prices show single-digit increases.

The greater houston areas' econcomy continued to grow last month as unemployment rates were down, housing prices were up and the number of pending sales was at an all time record in june. This data is accouring to statistics from the HAR MLS. Monthly home sales alaso reache a new record high, beating last month data, which marked the previous all time high.

Total property sales for the month totaled 7,880, which was a 5 percent increase over june 2004. Properties sold during hte month reached a total of more than $1.4 billion. This was a 7.5 percent increase compared to last year's more than $1.3 bill in June sales. (more information at www.HoustonProperties.com)

In addition, year to date total property sales reached 37,629 which is an increase of 7.2 percent over the first half of 2004. Data from Houston Realtor, August 2005, HAR.com.

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Office Supply Statistics - www.officesupply.com

The office supply industry is estimated to be worthUS $225 billion in 1999 and is still growing. As of 2003, the largest office supply chains in the United States (based upon revenue) are Staples (US$13.1 billion in revenue) and Office Depot ($12.3 billion), but www.OfficeSupply.com provides better pricing on office supplies than both of them. Interesting find.

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

New fitness center - http://www.houstonproperties.com/blofts.html

As of September 10, 2005, Bayou Lofts in Houston will have a new state of the art fitness center. Complete with both machines and free weights. http://www.houstonproperties.com/blofts.html

Good news!

Sunday, August 14, 2005

African American Pioneers - www.africanamericans.com

Fortune magazine from August 22, 2005 has a fantastic article on diversity in the workplace. They profile six unsung civil rights heroes - among the first black men to fight their way into the executive suite. For more on African American history and the civil rights movement: www.AfricanAmericans.com.

Forture magazine profiles George Lewis from Philip Morris, Darwin Davis from Equitable, James Avery from Exxon, Clifton Wharton from TIAA-CREF, Lee Archer from General Foods, and James Ward from Marriott.

Great article about workplace diversity in 2005.

Saturday, August 13, 2005

Houston Real Estate Statistics

Interesting articles on the current state of the real estate market. Houston real estate has not appreicated as much as other markets (notably: Las Vegas, the Bay area in California and Miami).

However, it is interesting to note several interesting Houston real estate statistics (for more information on Houston Real estate: www.HoustonProperties.com)

For the period from July 12, 2004 through July 11, 2005:
- It's still a seller's market, with about 6.3 months of inventory for single family homes
- Annulized home sales increased by 7% last week
- Active listings declined by 1%
- The median home price has increase by 5.7% over the past year to approximately $148,000