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	What's buzzing around the watercooler The week's most popular news: Real Estate See the Latest Headlines » Powered by + Real Estate HUD Offers REO Homes for $100 Down in Select States - dsnews.com HUD has approved a program aimed at putting foreclosed homes back into the hands of owner-occupant buyers. In select states, from now into October of next year, buyers need a down payment of only $100 to purchase a HUD-owned... 361 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share Multiple Signs Point to Real Estate Rebound - rismedia.com The past few weeks have showcased numerous signals that the real estate market is on the rise. Recently, we have reported statistics pointing to an... 301 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share Mortgage applications increase 4.9% - housingwire.com Mortgage applications rose 4.9% from last week as refinancing activity and home purchases increased by more than 4%, an industry trade group said. The Mortgage Bankers Association noted... 90 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share ZipRealty peels back registration requirement for real estate data access - inman.com Company says it will continue to be a VOW operator. After testing the change in three markets earlier this year, national real estate brokerage ZipRealty Inc. has removed the registration requirement on its website to view... 59 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share Administration Announces Refinance Program for Underwater Borrowers - dsnews.com It’s official. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) unveiled a new, revamped government mortgage refinancing program Monday. The initiative involves a series of rule changes to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP)... 164 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share See the Latest Headlines » Better. Faster. The New LinkedIn Mobile App for iPhone and Android. Don't want to receive email notifications? Adjust your message settings LinkedIn values your privacy. At no time has LinkedIn made your email address available to any other LinkedIn user without your permission. © 2011, LinkedIn Corporation

Moonlight Madness

Well, tonight is Moonlight Madness in downtown Marble Falls, It is finally starting to feel like fall and winter. Extreme cold front arrived today, after 90's all week, it is in the 60"s.  Ahhh, at last.  Anyway, we have lots of table lamps, Ralph Lauren pillows and Pullits on special. 

Today we installed a house of Averte Folds in Horseshoe Bay. Averte Folds and companion Roman shades, are the best thing that ever happened to sliding glass doors with coordinating windows.  Awesome!

Drawing and Moonlight Madness party at AJ's Ale house later tonight, Fun, food and lots of ghoulish delights!

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	Subjects for your hallway conversations The week's most popular news: Real Estate See the Latest Headlines » Powered by + Real Estate Real estate gender gap: Men list more homes, women list pricier homes - inman.com On average, male real estate agents list more homes than women do, while the homes women list have higher asking prices, according to a study by real estate search and marketing site Trulia. 170 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share REO sales may not peak until 2013 - housingwire.com The sale of properties repossessed through foreclosure may not peak until 2013, keeping home prices from a meaningful recovery for some time, analysts estimated Monday. Nearly half of the... 163 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share REOs: Where Are They Now? - dsnews.com The foreclosure tide has yet to ebb, and the massive supply of bank-owned homes building over the last half-decade has taken its toll on market fundamentals. What’s become of all those properties seized by banks? CoreLogic... 68 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share Existing-Home Sales Off in September but Higher Than a Year Ago - realtor.org Existing-home sales were down in September on the heels of a strong gain in August, but remain well above a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Total existing-home... 53 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share The Joys of Homeownership - realtytimes.com Today's experts spout off the latest statistics about long-term wealth, home values, and interest rates, yet there's a much more sentimental side to homeownership. In fact, many home buyers are drawn to homeownership for these... 236 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share See the Latest Headlines » Better. Faster. The New LinkedIn Mobile App for iPhone and Android. Don't want to receive email notifications? Adjust your message settings LinkedIn values your privacy. At no time has LinkedIn made your email address available to any other LinkedIn user without your permission. © 2011, LinkedIn Corporation

The latest and greatest!

Today my Kasmir rep brought samples of the Fall Collection. its been a long time since I've seen so many new fabrics and styles in one season.  Linens. Embroidered linens and silks. Wrinkle free raw silk. Old Shanghai embroidery . Lots of circles and modern designs. But ......Drapery Hardware.  Natures Elements.  OMG!
I have never seen anything like this. You have to see these to believe.   the look of granite. Bamboo. More to come .

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	Some news to make your day go better The week's most popular news: Real Estate See the Latest Headlines » Powered by + Real Estate A Look Ahead at New Homes of 2015 - realestate.yahoo.com Yahoo! Real Estate - A Look Ahead at New Homes of 2015. Find Real Estate including homes for sale, new houses, rentals, foreclosure properties as well as mortgage calculators and rates on Yahoo! Real Estate. 252 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share Third-Quarter Rise in Foreclosure Filings Is Just the Start: RealtyTrac - dsnews.com RealtyTrac says foreclosure filings were reported on 610,337 properties in the third quarter of this year. That translates to one in every 213 homes with a filing during the three-month period. The third-quarter tally... 76 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share Top 10 hottest neighborhoods for real estate searches - inman.com Zillow: Portland, Seattle home to half of hotspots. Four of the five most popular U.S. neighborhoods are in Portland, Ore., and Seattle, based on for-sale real estate searches at Zillow.com in September.  Zillow reported that... 59 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share RealtyTrac anticipates rise in foreclosures - housingwire.com Wednesday, October 12th, 2011, 11:00 pm Data firm RealtyTrac says foreclosure filings year-over-year plummeted 34% in the third quarter. However, the CEO said the market may be a bottom, with signs that activity will likely... 61 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share The Joys of Homeownership - realtytimes.com Today's experts spout off the latest statistics about long-term wealth, home values, and interest rates, yet there's a much more sentimental side to homeownership. In fact, many home buyers are drawn to homeownership for these... 95 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share See the Latest Headlines » Better. Faster. The New LinkedIn Mobile App for iPhone and Android. Don't want to receive email notifications? Adjust your message settings LinkedIn values your privacy. At no time has LinkedIn made your email address available to any other LinkedIn user without your permission. © 2011, LinkedIn Corporation