Katy has become one of the fastest growing upscale suburbs in West Houston. Katy's Country charm mixed with its posh master planned communities, acclaimed Katy ISD, current and future shopping centers, and upper class residents has made it one of the most sought after suburbs in the Houston area.Katy Texas Real Estate Katy TX Real Estate features a wide variety of communities to create a home and family with a large complex subdivisions with numerous sections and additions with a splash of country living. There are master planned communities located in Katy, with the most popular being Cinco Ranch. There are many communities for you to tour if you are looking for a home builder or home for sale in Katy, TX. You will surely want to stop by: Cinco RanchWood Creek ReserveGrayson LakesSeve... 04/10/2007

Do you have a written schedule?  Or do you just "wing it"?  This is for the agents who what to go to the next level, whatever that is for YOU.  I am always available to mentor/coach/train anyone in the world who wants to grow their business and improve their quality of life with their family and their clients at the same time.  The #1 thing you must have is a daily schedule that is shared with everyone, including clients, assistants (if you have any), your family, and your coach.  You have to be hedl accountable every day for what if have promised.  To my Sellers I have promised to get their home quickly for the most amount of money and this is how i do it,  Would love to see someone else's and hopefully we can learn from each other how to preform at peek performance everyday to deliver... 04/03/2007

 Top Realtors in Houston, Katy, and Sugar Land Texas Announced by the Houston Business Journal 2007  Liz Carter & Team Realty received top honors again at the 12thannual Houston Business Journal awards breakfast held this year at the River Oaks Country Club.  The HBJ tracks sales for the greater Houston MLS area, which covers several counties and cities, on number of homes sold and total sales volume. Liz Carter has ranked in the top 25 every year, out of 25,000 Realtors regardless of company affiliation. The mistress of ceremonies again this year was Lisa Malosky, a local news-person.  Her introduction was to recognize the hard work of the best of the best in the Real Estate Profession for their outstanding achievements in 2006.  Two awards were given to the top 25 Realtors, one for do... 03/29/2007

"Flipping can be a very lucrative pursuit. We are not talking about flapjacks here, but real estate," says Judon Fambrough, attorney with the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University.Flipping refers to the practice of finding a property that is for sale - usually priced below-market - and then selling it soon after it is bought for a quick profit.The most cost-effective way to flip property does not involve closing and taking possession of the property. Those who use flipping as a way to make money often assign or sell their sales contract to another party for cash or trade. An assignment is a transfer or grant of all the seller's rights, title and interest in property or in a contract.Fambrough provided this illustration: Jones is well-paid executive who owns a second home on a lake.... 03/29/2007

Have you ever had clients that are depending totally on you to pick their new home? Sometimes for whatever reason you may be put in the position of looking for a home for your clients because they need to buy before getting to your city. I am currently working with a client in that situation. But I want to write about one of my previous experiences. I had a client coming from South Africa that needed a home, a special home because his wife was wheelchair bound. So, not only did I need to find a home but one that had extra wide doors for the wheelchair. They also were very concerned about the schools and I had to make sure schools were okay too. I got lucky and found a beautiful one story home that was perfect. How do you successfully help out-of- town clients buy a home site unseen?  Ge... 03/21/2007

Do you want to save TIME & MONEY?Our property management services strive to exhibit the highest standards of honesty and integrity in the management of our rental properties.  Our objective is to provide quality, innovative services to our clients and tenants.  To give individual attention to each property-as if it were the only one we manage.Some Of The Services You May Want To Take Advantage Of....Application Processing-Verification of income, rental history & credit allows the owner to make an informed decision on applicants.Contract Negotiations-Once a proposed contract is received, we will submit this to the owner for acceptance and assist with negotiations if needed.Rental Collections-We collect and deposit all payments from tenants.  In the event a tenant is late with a payment, ... 03/15/2007

Cinco Ranch is a master planned community with new homes and real estate in Katy, Texas. A single-family residential/commercial master-planned community, encompassing 5,400 acres and now is home to approximately 23,000 people. Quick facts about Cinco Ranch A 5400-acre master planned west Houston community in Katy offers an abundance of amenities, a championship golf course, a wooded Bayou Nature Trails, The Beach Club, The Water Park and numerous lakes, parks and pocket parks Hundreds of acres devoted to recreational amenities including seven neighborhood centers offering swimming, tennis, basketball, and sports fields All neighborhoods and amenities are connected by greenbelt trails, which are popular spots for jogging, biking and roller blading Beach club amenities include a half-acre... 03/11/2007

Seven Meadows Market Report Brought to you by The Hurley Group.Selling your home in Seven Meadows?  What are the current market trends and house values in Katy, Texas?   Seven Meadows is a master-planned community located in the West Houston area.Seven Meadows- Katy, Texas 2006 Market Summary As of 03/01/200797 Homes sold in Seven Meadows in 2006.High Sales Price   780,000High Price per Square Foot  122.72Low Sales Price  158,646Low Dollar per Square Foot  75.97All of the homes sold over 155,000.What is your Seven Meadows Home Worth?Visit www.sugarlandrelocation.com  03/01/2007

Grand Lakes Market Report Brought to you by The Hurley Group.Selling your home in Grand Lakes?  What are the current market trends and house values in Katy, Texas?   Grand Lakes is a master-planned community located just west of Houston, Texas.Grand Lakes- Katy, Texas 2006 Market Summary As of 02/22/2007280 Homes sold in Grand Lakes in 2006.High Sales Price   429,000High Price per Square Foot  110.57Low Sales Price  132,000Low Dollar per Square Foot  58.05Nearly all of the homes sold were built after 1999. What is your Grand Lakes Home Worth?  Visit http://www.houstonhomebuyer.com/ 02/26/2007

Katy ISD is headed back to school in only 11 days!  Even though the temperatures outside wouldn't show it, the end of summer for all the kids in Katy ISD will be coming to an end in less than two weeks!  Kids that I have talked to recently have varied opionions on what that means but to parents it certainly means getting life as we know it back to "normal".Here are some kids impressions on going back to school:"The best part of going back to school is the shopping for school clothes!""Ewww...I don't want to go back so soon!""It will be fun to see my friends and make some new friends, but it will be hard to start going back to bed so early" If you would like to see the KATY ISD calendar of events, you can find it here:http://www.katyisd.org/files/services/communications/calendar_2006_07.pdf 07/30/2006