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Houston Real Estate News: Martha Turner Properties Sells to Sotheby’s

By Candy Evans | January 12, 2014 |

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.

Houston Real Estate News: Martha Turner Properties Sells to Sotheby's

By Candy Evans | January 12, 2014 |

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.

Significant Dallas Architectural Real Estate Treasures: Bud Oglesby’s 5411 Surrey Circle

By Candy Evans | January 11, 2014 |

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…

Significant Dallas Architectural Real Estate Treasures: Bud Oglesby's 5411 Surrey Circle

By Candy Evans | January 11, 2014 |

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…

Debbie Downer: Today is QM and ATR Day, and Mortgage Brokers Say We Won’t Be Happy

By Candy Evans | January 10, 2014 |

QM is not the Queen Mother, it’s Qualified Mortgage and Ability to Repay, fed monetary policies that start January 10. Mortgage brokers say we won’t like these new rules and they are going to put a crimp in real estate sales. “The rules were cut and pasted from the HUD handbook that was written in…

Debbie Downer: Today is QM and ATR Day, and Mortgage Brokers Say We Won't Be Happy

By Candy Evans | January 10, 2014 |

QM is not the Queen Mother, it’s Qualified Mortgage and Ability to Repay, fed monetary policies that start January 10. Mortgage brokers say we won’t like these new rules and they are going to put a crimp in real estate sales. “The rules were cut and pasted from the HUD handbook that was written in…