Proposed Commuter Rail Plan

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Proposed Commuter Rail Plan

• The first public meeting about the
  Houston-Galveston Area Councils recently
  released Regional Commuter Rail Connectivity
  Study was held last week.
• The study proposes five baseline routes for
  commuter rail transit one paralleling SH 249,
  one along US 290, one along SH 3 to Galveston,
  one along SH 35 to Pearland and one along Almeda
  Road (FM 521), which would then turn west through
  the middle of Fort Bend County.
• The primary complaint has been the proposed
  routes lack service to Sugar Land, The Woodlands,
  Kingwood, Bush Intercontinental Airport and Hobby
  Airport. More routes would be added later.
• Read more about the proposal by visiting
  http//www.hgaccommuterrail.com/docsmaps.htm
• This is still a draft proposal so contact Alan
  Clark with H-GAC (alan.clark_at_h-gac.com) if you
  have any questions or comments.

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Craigslist Reminder

• More reports have come in about fraudulent
  listings on the craigslist Web sitethis time in
  the Houston market.
• Jeff Ehling with KTRK-TV Channel 13 did a
  report about the issue last week.
• Several different scenarios are taking place,
  including listing homes for sale in the MLS as
  being for lease on craigslist and stealing the
  prospective renters deposit money when they show
  up to view the property.
• One tip is to make certain that all of the
  windows on your properties are lockedwise under
  any circumstances. One suspect is believed to
  have pulled up the REALTORs yard sign, entered
  through an unlocked window and actually changed
  the locks on the house.
• Check the craigslist site to see if any of your
  listings are posted without authorization on the
  site.
• If you suspect that an item posted for sale on
  craigslist may be part of a scam, please e-mail
  the details to "abuse_at_craigslist.org". Be sure to
  include the URL (or eight-digit post ID number)
  in your message. Also, call the police in your
  jurisdiction to notify them as well.

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Selling Stat

• Service matters. While many REALTORS might
  think that lower fees will help them land more
  clients, the stats do not show this to be true.
  Only eight percent of sellers surveyed said fees
  charged would be more important than the service
  provided.

Source HAR Survey of Home Sellers and Buyers
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HAR Tool of the Week Lead Management and
LeadConnect

• The HAR Lead Management System delivers e-mail
  notifications to listing agents as soon as a lead
  is generated on HAR.com
• Members also have the option to receive
  notifications on their cell phone by receiving a
  phone call or a text message through LeadConnect
• Impress consumers with fast response time
• Never miss a lead calls forwarded to any
  desired location
• Member service offered to you by HAR at no
  additional cost
• Call tracking by individual listing and Caller
  ID information
• Watch a quick video demonstration by clicking
  on the new
• e-Learning button in
  the middle of the page as soon as you log in the
  Members Only Portal