Real Estate Market News
Looks like I am going to have to put Houston Real Estate on my Google alerts. Found out last night from a Martha Turner agent that one of the oldest, and most successful high-end independent real estate brokerages in Houston has been swooped up by Sotheby’s International Realty Inc. of New York. Yes, Martha Turner Properties, which closed more than $2 billion in sales volume last year, has been acquired by Sotheby’s. The new firm will operate as Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty. All six Houston-area offices, and of course all 220 associates, are retained in the deal. According to the Houston Chronicle, MTP’s founder, Martha Turner, and biz partner Tom Anderson will stay on as co-presidents of the company.
As a follow up to this week’s Inwood House of the Week, I uncovered some info on 5411 Surrey Circle, another fantastic Oglesby creation designed and built for Nancy (and Mark) Lemmon in 1972. This home was owned by Robert K. Thomas until November of 2003, when it was snapped up by Kenneth and Ronna…
As a follow up to this week’s Inwood House of the Week, I uncovered some info on 5411 Surrey Circle, another fantastic Oglesby creation designed and built for Nancy (and Mark) Lemmon in 1972. This home was owned by Robert K. Thomas until November of 2003, when it was snapped up by Kenneth and Ronna…
It happens every year: People scramble to buy huge big-screen TVs ahead of the most anticipated football game in America — the Superbowl. Instead of doing that, why don’t you buy one of these amazing homes that already has a home theater with a projector? They are an excellent way to watch America’s biggest game.
Not only are they large and offer amenities like wet bars and plush seating, but home theaters are great investments for year-round enjoyment. Soak up these amazing ideas for your personal theater before the big game on Feb. 2, or just buy one of these listings and negotiate in the great furnishings (and maybe an order or two of hot wings).
Let’s talk Tarrant County, folks, specifically Cowtown. Fort Worth, which is rated as a growth market and prime for investment by Trulia and Local Market Monitor, has some outstanding deals that are sure to make any homeowner happy. Take this Tudor, for instance. It’s in the sought-after Berkeley Place neighborhood just east of Forest Park…
