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        <title>The Bayou City Blogger ~</title>
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        <description>2M Realty's Houston real estate blog covers market trends and other happenings. It follows the Houston housing market, commercial property, and other general information. Guest blogging program available.</description>
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            <author>vdinigal@yahoo.com (Veronica Davis)</author>
            <title>Tips to Planning an Affordable Home</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ If you&rsquo;ve finally decided it&rsquo;s time to get the house of your dreams and have been unable to find a house on the market, building may be your best option. If you think building is out of the question based on expenses, this is not necessarily true. You can build the home of your dreams on a budget. Often, you get a much better home for less than what you would have paid for an already-built home. To get started, you first need to decide what is important to you and where you want to p... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:04:21 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>How to Identify Signs of Pest Damage</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Part of the difficulty in looking for a new home is that besides trying to decide where your furniture would go, you&rsquo;re also playing detective and looking for hidden signs of problems.&nbsp; Whether you&rsquo;re house hunting in the suburbs, downtown, or in the country, one of the things you need to look out for is pest damage.While sellers are supposed to disclose if they know of any problems, you won&rsquo;t be so fortunate if you buy a foreclosure.&nbsp; And in some cases, even the owne... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:40:33 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>martin@2mrealty.com (Mark W. Martin)</author>
            <title>Hurricane Preparedness Tips for Houston Homeowners</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ As the nation marks the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and gets ready for the peak of the Atlantic storm season, hurricane preparedness is on many minds - particularly for owners of Houston homes. Memories of Hurricane Ike are still fresh, and while the chances of Houston seeing another storm like that again so soon are (hopefully) slim, even small storms can cause significant damage to homes which aren't properly protected. So, whether you're new to the area, a new homeowner, or jus... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:37:01 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>kimberlywrites@comcast.net (Kim Kyle Morgan)</author>
            <title>Staging Your Home for Selling</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ They say you can't judge a book by its cover. But they also say looks can be deceiving. If you're selling your house, both idioms are true.The moment a potential buyer step out of the vehicle, a first impression has been seared into his or her brain. Hopefully, the inside of your house impresses them too.Consider this&nbsp;- most people have already seen pictures of a seller's house online. They love what they see, so they book a showing. Walking up to the front door, it's everything they pictur... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:22:19 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>sarahen1029@yahoo.com (Sarah Nichols)</author>
            <title>Energy Efficienct Construction Means More Green for Homeowners</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ The incorporation of energy efficient materials into new home construction has been steadily rising since 2001 when Texas adopted the Texas Building Energy Performance Standards, which include the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and&nbsp;International Residential Code (IRC). This created standards for new home construction that mandated requirements for windows, air conditioning units, insulation and other aspects to help conserve more energy and protect against conditioned air lea... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:29:42 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>support@2mrealty.com (Guest Blogger)</author>
            <title>FINANCING YOUR FIRST HOME</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ There are a number of ways to secure financing for your first home.&nbsp;If you are one of those rare people who have been a planner since high school, you would have started saving your babysitting earnings, paper route tips, profits from your lemonade stand and cash gifts from family members together with savings from your summer jobs at Burger King or McDonald&rsquo;s.&nbsp;This might accumulate into a nice sum of money to be used for a down payment on your first home.If you are lucky enough ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:04:55 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>support@2mrealty.com (Bayou City Blogger)</author>
            <title>Houston Area Neighborhods: Bellaire Texas</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Native Iowan William Baldwin established Bellaire in 1908 from ranch land belonging to Rice University founder William Rice. Named Bellaire (or &ldquo;good air&rdquo;) for its temperate breezes, the town experienced a residential boom after World War II, when its population increased tenfold in a mere decade. In 1948 Houston annexed the land around Bellaire, limiting Bellaire to its current size. What remains is a lovely little city with oak-lined streets, tucked in the heart of Houston.Bellaire... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:44:37 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>support@2mrealty.com (2M Realty)</author>
            <title>2M Realty Elevates Real Estate Agents Earning Capacity With Treehouse</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Virtual, End-to-End Office Program for Real Estate AgentsOffers Up To 100 Percent in Commission GuaranteeHouston, TX (PRWEB) August 17, 20102M Realty, an independent firm providing services throughout the Greater Houston real estate market, has exclusively partnered with Treehouse Agent Services to &ldquo;un-tether&rdquo; the sales agent from their brick and mortar broker through the use of the Internet and a new virtual office program. The Treehouse program provides a complete, end-to-end servi... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:20:36 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>martin@2mrealty.com (Mark W. Martin)</author>
            <title>Are Smaller Homes a New Way of Life?</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ As economy continues to struggle in its recovery, Americans are responding to the ongoing challenges by changing their ways.&nbsp;They&rsquo;re paying down debts faster and limiting new borrowing (although not always voluntarily).&nbsp;They&rsquo;re keeping more money in the bank, too, driving personal saving rates higher than they&rsquo;ve been in years.&nbsp;And, more and more Americans are buying and building smaller homes.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average new home size shrank ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:56:18 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>martin@2mrealty.com (Mark W. Martin)</author>
            <title>Top Ten Houston Real Estate Hot Spots</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Houston, Texas is&nbsp;known for having great neighborhoods that range in style and diversity.&nbsp; Whether you are looking for a family home in residential suburbia or want to live near a fast-paced metropolitan area, Houston truly has something for everyone.&nbsp; Regardless of your budget or needs, purchasing Houston real estate is always worthwhile. If you are looking into the Houston real estate market, you will quickly discover that the city is huge.&nbsp; For this reason, 2M Realty has c... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:38:02 -0500</pubDate>
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