Style Without Breaking the Bank – Design Smart

Thank you for all that responded to the poll! Most of you decided that a model home needs to show design style without breaking the bank. So, I allowed myself a mid-upgrade budget, without over improving the home where the appraisal would be compromised and standard features would be disguised. Ok, we want style: Traditional, [...]

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Ten Easy Steps When Choosing Stucco Colors

Colors in generally are tricky. They look one way in the sample, another way on the wall, and they change according to the type of light, the amount of light and the colors of items surrounding them. The human eye can distinguish about 10 million different colors, so it is to not surprising that understanding [...]

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Street Smarts: Diversification

Putting all your eggs in one basket is definitely not smart. We hear the same modus operandi from most financial advisors: diversification allows to mitigate our investment risk in our personal portfolios. As a result, fluctuations of a single security will have less impact on our overall financial well being. This means: 1. Spread your [...]

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Cold Enough?

Having grown up in Canada, I am used to the cold physically, although I can admit that after nine years living in the warm South, my tolerance has thinned out as I was tempted to bring out the heavy winter artillery of my fashionable hat, gloves and scarfs. Unfortunately, most of them remain in Canada [...]

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Exotics and StainShield-15 Granites

Granite remains the most popular option for kitchen countertops in a wide variety of new home price points and for remodelers. It’s interesting to look back at 5 years ago and reminisce about the demand for Corian, and how the perception of granite has changed from that of a luxury to an essential item. It’s [...]

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Podcast Interview with Kathy Tautenhahn – Cornerstone Mortgage

Mortgages have become a sensitive issue given the changes in the underwriting guidelines. It is more imperative in today’s financial environment for potential buyers prepare themselves properly when considering a purchase. Newmark Homes Houston has recently signed and affiliated business arrangement with Cornerstone Mortgage which offers a wide variety of different financial packages for buyers. [...]

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No more Texas Residential Construction Commission. Are you building a quality home?

When purchasing and building a new home, buyers usually concentrate on the items that will directly affect their lifestyle. Typically, location, floor plan, style, colors, structural additions and budgeting will supersede any other considerations and justifiably so. We live, grow, develop, and create memories in our homes and it is no surprise that most home [...]

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The Difference between Media and Home Theater Rooms

We see a variety of different types of buyers. Some are glamoured by exquisite decorative options, others want the latest and greatest in contemporary design, some are concerned with using sustainable materials and green building practices, but consistently, we are approached about ways to enhance technology and building options in the home that affect media, [...]

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New Section and New Feature Series at Lakes of Bella Terra

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joel Luks Company: Fedrick, Harris Estate Homes, a division of Newmark Homes Houston Direct: 713.253.0815 Fax: 713.344.1963 Email: jluks@newmarkhomes.com Website: www.newmarkhomes.com Fedrick, Harris Estate Homes, a Division of Newmark Homes Houston, Opens New Section and Offers New Feature Line in Lakes of Bella Terra Richmond, TX – A new 82′ section is [...]

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Houston Remains Accommodating To Builders And Buyers

From: BUILDER 2009 Posted on: September 22, 2009 2:26:00 PM Metropolitan Texas city’s unbridled, if problematic, expansion continues to present opportunities for construction and sales. By: John Caulfield Two builders—one that is starting up and another that is starting over—are banking their futures on aHouston market that continues to be one of the few functioning parts of [...]

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