﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS generated by GDRSSFeeds v1.0 at Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:37:25 GMT--><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Iona Alphonso's Blog</title><link>http://ionaalphonso.com/</link><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:59:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>10</ttl><generator>GDRSSFeeds v1.0</generator><item><title>October 2009 Real Estate Market Update for Northwest Houston Texas</title><link>http://ionaalphonso.com/blog/2009/10/20/october-2009-real-estate-market-update-for-northwest-houston-texas</link><description>&lt;div&gt;Houston has experienced a Very Hot and Humid Summer, quite unlike those of the recent past. &lt;br /&gt;
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Anyway, the good news is that it is time for a change and that is what we are getting right now - well deserved rain and cooler temperatures. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and the New Year&amp;nbsp;are just around the corner. There is excitement in the air.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Government's $8,000 grant to first time homebuyers is drawing to a close. Buyers you must make up your mind on a property of choice if you plan on closing by the end of November and availing yourself of this free money. Please call me for details.&lt;br /&gt;
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The latest Houston Market statistics on your area, Houston and the Houston Hotness Index are available for you now on the following links:&lt;br /&gt;
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1.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a style="color: #0000ff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline" href="http://garygreene.mediaroom.com/"&gt;Houston Real Estate Market Update&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;2.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a style="color: #0000ff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline" href="http://garygreene.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=38&amp;amp;item=184"&gt;&lt;a style="color: #0000ff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline" href="http://garygreene.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=38&amp;amp;item=184"&gt;Houston Hotness Index by Area&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;3.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a style="color: #0000ff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline" href="http://garygreene.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=38&amp;amp;item=185"&gt;Houston Market Update by Area YTD&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
4.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a style="color: #0000ff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline" href="http://garygreene.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=20"&gt;How we rank among companies in Houston&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Year-to-date, Houston made the greatest improvement in market conditions through September.&amp;nbsp; Much is due to comparing the September market to last years' September with Hurricane Ike.&amp;nbsp; However, the last quarter of 2008 [October, November, December] was plagued by the mortgage meltdown, a financial market crisis and a barrage of bad news.&amp;nbsp; In summary, we have nothing but better real estate days ahead in comparison to where we have been with a full recovery expected by 2011.&lt;br /&gt;
Here is a link to my "October Real Estate Update Newsletter.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a style="color: #0000ff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline" href="http://realtytimes.com/131/IonaAlphonso"&gt;&lt;a style="color: #0000ff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline" href="http://realtytimes.com/131/IonaAlphonso"&gt;Iona's Real Estate News letter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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This month's issue includes topics such as: &lt;br /&gt;
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"Home Buyer's Tax Credit Changes Possible";&lt;br /&gt;
"Don't Let An Over-priced Home Be a Humbling Lesson";&lt;br /&gt;
"Job-hunting Strategies For Trailing Spouses"; &lt;br /&gt;
"Home Staging Helps Bring Top Dollar Sale"; &lt;br /&gt;
"How to Stay on Top of Mortgage Payments During a Short-Term Financial Crisis";&lt;br /&gt;
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I hope you enjoy this monthly newsletter. If you have any comments, please e-mail them to me. Do contact me for all your Real Estate nees &lt;br /&gt;
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Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Iona&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a style="color: #0000ff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline" href="http://home.garygreene.com/Information_About_Brokerage_Services.htm"&gt;Information about Brokerage Services&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;a href="http://ionaalphonso.com/blog/2009/10/20/october-2009-real-estate-market-update-for-northwest-houston-texas" target="_blank"&gt;Permalink&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://ionaalphonso.com/blog/2009/10/20/october-2009-real-estate-market-update-for-northwest-houston-texas#comments" target="_blank"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description><author>Iona Alphonso</author><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ionaalphonso.com/blog/2009/10/20/october-2009-real-estate-market-update-for-northwest-houston-texas</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>