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5-7-2013 - Stablewood: Gated Luxury Community w/5 Bedrooms, Pool + Spa & Climate Controlled Garage
5-2-2013 - Pearland Home Pending after 15 Days On Market
4-28-2013 - Galleria Area: 3 Bedroom 3-1/2 Bath Luxury Townhome
4-25-2013 - Post Oak / Galleria: 3 Bedroom 3-1/2 Bath + Oversized Garage Coming Soon
4-11-2013 - Bellaire: 4 Bedroom 3 Bath + Quarteres w/ Bath and Kitchen Coming Soon
4-5-2013 - Pearland: 3 BR 2 Bath Home for Sale in Pearland, Close to Pearland Town Center
3-15-2013 - Bellaire: Craftsman Style Luxury Home w/Pool, Spa & Detached Guest House
2-23-2013 - Houston: Luxury Penthouse Featured in 'Architectural Digest' For Sale Near Galleria
2-23-2013 - Bunker Hill: Corner Lot Custom Home w/5 Bedrooms, Game Room, Pool & Spa
2-10-2013 - Luxury Home High-in-the-Sky Near Galleria Coming Soon
2-5-2013 - Desirable End-Unit Townhome Near Galleria in Gated Community
2-4-2013 - Luxury Home High-In-The-Sky Near Galleria Coming Soon -- this is an unbelievably gorgeous high rise with views of both Downtown and The Galleria -- if you are in the market for a luxury high rise in Houston, YOU MUST vett this property (or you will kick yourself later!)
1-31-2013 - Close to Galleria SFH: 2BR + Study /Opt. 3 BR w/Large Fenced Yard w/ Deck + Gated Dog Run
1-24-2013 - Friendswood: 6BR's, Game Room, Theatre, Heated Pool & Summer Kitchen
1-13-2013 -33% of SMARTePLANS Sold OVER LIST PRICE in 2012 - Read the Full Report
12-6-2012 - Bellaire: Corner Lot Custom Home, 4-5 BR's, Pool, Pool Bath, Game Room, Theatre and Summer Kitchen
12-5-2012 - Luxury Waterfront 4 (or 5) Bedrooms + Pool + Summer Kitchen
11-28-2012 - 3 Bedroom on Mid Lane; Close to Galleria
11-21-2012 -COMING SOON - 3-5 Bedroom in Tanglewood + Pool + Summer Kitchen + Quarters
11-9-2012 -COMING SOON - Remodeled 3BR in Windermere/Southgate with Hardwoods, Large Yard & Pool
10-24-2012 -SMARTePLANS Marketing Used in 2 out of 3 Most Expensive Homes Sold Last Year
10-23-2012 - Houston: 3BR Highland Village w/Hardwods & Exceptional Yard
10-19-2012 - COMING SOON - Bellaire Corner Lot on Quiet Street + Quarters
10-16-2012 - Houston: Two Story 3 BR Penthouse For Sale in Rice/Military with 8-Car Climate Controlled Private Garage
10-10-2012 - Houston: 4BR in WestU + Quarters + Summer Kitchen + A/C in Garage
10-5-2012 - Houston: 4BR For Sale Near Afton Oaks, Highland Village & Galleria

10-3-2012 - Houston: Close-in Memorial LUXURY 4 BR + Pool + Summer Kitchen

9-23-2012 - NOW ONLINE - Memorial: 4BR Summer Kitchen & Pool

9-18-2012 - COMING SOON - Bellaire Corner Lot on Quiet Street + Quarters

9-1-2012 - SOLD AT LIST PRICE - Morningside Place Bungalow

8-31-2012: Houston - Luxury 4-5 Bedroom Property Close In Memorial w/Pool & Summer Kitchen

8-16-2012: 4511 Banning - Kettering Oaks: 4BR + Pool + Summer Kitchen + Mosquito Control System

8-15-2012: COMING SOON - 6332 Rutgers - West U: 4 Bedrooms + Pool + Summer Kitchen

7-26-2012: COMING SOON - KETTERING OAKS 4 Bedroom w/Pool and Mosquito Control System. We're getting ready to put this one on the market, it will be on MLS soon.

7-25-2012: COMING SOON - 3 Bedroom on Mid Lane - If you are interested in Homes Near the Galleria or in Afton Oaks, Upper Kirby or River Oaks, this one will be on the market soon

7-22-2012: COMING SOON - 4 Bedrooms w/Private Baths in Gated Hermann Lake Sudivision - I'm Working on finishing up the floor plan now -- this will soon be coming onto the market.

7-19-2012: Interactive Map of Neighborhood Boundaries in Houston

7-18-2012: COMING SOON - Morningside Place Bungalow -- Update; this is now on the market and the floor plans are available.

7-16-2012: COMING SOON - Large Family Home on Corner Lot in Bellaire - I'm Working on finishing up the floor plan now -- this will soon be coming onto the market.

6-26-2012: Luxury Home 4-6 Bedrooms with Pool for Sale in Rock Creek; Cypress Texas ( View SMARTePLAN Property Pictorial w/Embedded Photos)

6-10-2012: Two-Story 3-Bedroom Penthouse for Sale in Rice/Military with 8-Car Climate Controlled Private Garage (View SMARTePLAN Property Pictorial w/Embedded Photos and Arrange Furniture Inside Floor Plan)

5-3-2012: SOLD Price & DOM Are Now Available to Consumers as Well as Price History - A new website publishes this MLS data for consumers. Previously this data was ONLY available to real estate agents and brokers. You can now see what homes around you sold for, as well as each price drop and also the days on market at each price point.

4-27-2012: Is Copyright Infringement an Ethics Violation for Realtors?

4-22-2012: SMARTePLANS settles Copyright Infringement Lawsuit with Sugar Land Luxury Property Realtor

3-11-2012: Large Home for Sale in Bellaire Texas with 5-6 Bedrooms, Pool and Spa on Large Lot

2-19-2012: Selling Your River Oaks Home? How SMARTePLANs Can Help Sell It Faster

2-17-2012: Choosing a Realtor to Sell Your West University Home in Houston, Texas

2-10-2012: Getting Ready to Sell Your Woodlands Texas Home? How SMARTePLANS Can Help.

2-9-2012: Selling your Home in West U? Why Getting a SMARTePLAN helps.

2-6-2012: Houston - Mitch Beasley Sells 2 Homes in Bellaire, Texas Overnight

2-5-2012: Houston- Melinda Noel Sells 4 Homes Over List Price in 4 Separate Houston Neighborhoods in 2011

1-31-2012: Having Tools to Sell a Home BEFORE it Goes on the Market? THAT's GOOD MARKETING!

1-24-2012: $1M+ Under Contract from Buyer in London Sight Unseen - Via SMARTePLAN's Floor Plan

1-22-2012: Using SMARTePLANS Marketing, Over 20% Sold AT OR OVER LIST PRICE in 2011

1-19-2012: Are Agents Obligated to Show Homes NOT on the MLS?

1-14-2012: 2-Story 3 Bedroom in Rice Military Area - Great Inside the Loop Location

1-6-2012: Large Executive Home in West University Perfect for Entertaining

1-4-2012: Listing a Home? Protect the CHILDREN Who Live There!

1-3-2012: Executive Home for Entertaining on Corner Lot in Bunker Hill w/ Pool & Two Master Suites

1-2-2012: My 2011 Highlight? Selling Two Multi-Million Dollar Homes Back to back w/6 Days on Market for Each

1-2-2012: Executive Estate and Retreat on the Water Near NASA with 13 Acres

1-1-2012: Single Property Combines ELegant Home & Professional Office Spance Near Galleria, Loop 610 and River Oaks

12-31-2011:Two Story Townhome Near Galleria

12-30-2011: Happy New Year Y'all - C'mon 2012 Let's GO!

12-29-2011: Waterfront Property in Clear Lake at Star Point - Close to NASAin Houston

12-18-2011: Merry Christmas, Babysan!

11-8-2011: 2-Story 3 Bedroom Brick Home on a Cul-de-Sac in Cinco Ranch

10-27-2011: The House Sold in San Antonio Over List Price in 7 Days; But the Marketing Was Done in Houston

10-27-2011: You Want a Floor Plan for a Tear Down? Seriously?

10-13-2011: Tools to Measure Rooms / Draw Floor Plans

10-10-2011: Learn How to Describe the Features Of Your Listing

10-9-2011: Realtors -- How Does Your Listing Look to Consumers? Do You Know?

10-8-2011: Friendswood: 5 Bedroom Stone Home with Pool and Sophisticated Whole House Audio and Technology Systems (View SMARTePLAN w/Embedded Photos)

10-5-2011: Do You Provide the Home Owner/Seller Receipts of Your Marketing Expenses?

10-3-2011: San Antonio: SOLD Over List Price - 1 Story 4 Bedroom Brick Home in Gated Community Inside Loop 1604 (View SMARTePLAN w/Embedded Photos)

9-27-2011: Two Story 3 Bedroomo Brick Home in Rice / Medical Center Location (View SMARTePLAN w/Embedded Photos)

9-23-2011: Brick 5-6 Bedroom Traditional Home on Corner Lot in Hunters Creek / Memorial Location (View SMARTePLAN w/Embedded Photos)

9-23-2011: Three Story Brick Home with Pool on Corner Lot in Bunker Hill/ Memorial Location (View SMARTePLAN w/Embedded Photos)

9-18-2011: Houston: 2nd Patent Awarded to SMARTePLANS for Innovative Marketing of Luxury Properties (US Patent 8,010,906B1)

9-11-2011: Two Story 4 Bedroom New Construction in Gated Spring Valley / Memorial Location(View SMARTePLAN w/Embedded Photos)

9-4-2011: Two Story 3 Bedroom Home Inside Loop 610 in Rice Military Area (View SMARTePLAN w/Embedded Photos)

9-4-2011: 4 Bedroom Custom Contemporary Home in Bellaire with Pool and Loads of Upgrades (View SMARTePLANS w/Embedded Photos)

9-2-2011: Two River Oaks Luxury Homes Sold With Only 6 Days on Market Within 30 Days Of Each Other (View SMARTePLANs of Each w/Embedded Photos)

8-8-2011: 4 Bedroom Brick Home in Southdale Area of Bellaire (View SMARTePLAN w/Embedded Photos)

7-26-2011: Agents- Can You Be Sued for Using The Builder's Plans He Gave You? Possibly.

7-25-2011: 3 Bedroom Townhome in Gated Community Inside Loop 610, Close to Galleria and Medical Center (View SMARTePLAN with Embedded Photos)

7-17-2011: Why We Need to Drop the Listing Price of Your Home On the Market

7-17-2011: Moving with Tropical Fish - How to Keep Them Calm

7 -9-2011: 5-6 Bedrooms and 13 Acres on the Water Close to Clear Lake, NASA and Galveston (View SMARTePLANs w/Embedded Photos)

7-8-2011: West University 4-5 Bedrooms Close to Galleria, Medical Center and Museums (View SMARTePLAN with Embedded Photos)

6-26-2011: Country House in River Oaks (View SMARTePLAN w/Embedded Photos)

6-19-2011: New Construction 4 Bedroom Contemporary Home in Piney Point / Galleria (View SMARTePLAN w/Embedded Photos)

2-13-2011: My Grandma Was Married in Your House, Can She Come Visit?

2-3-2011: SMARTEPLANS: We Sell Luxury Homes FASTER and for a HIGHER PRICE!

2-1-2011: Houston: Brick 4-5 Bedroom Home in Upper Kirby with Office Space Near SW Freeway & Galleria (View SMARTePLAN with Embedded Photos)

1-27-2011: What Online Tools Are Available (to Realtors) to Market My Property?

1-26-2011: Realtors: No Good Role Models?

1-15-2011: The Top 5 SMARTePLAN Realtors - Read Their Stats

1-12-2011: What Makes a SMARTePLAN Different From Marketing Tools I Use Now?

1-11-2011: You Stole MY Stuff? Take THAT You Thieving Little Cockroach!

1-9-2011: Cap Laundry Room Faucets Before You Move

1-8-2011: The Agent Never Called Me Back?!

1-5-2011: SMARTePLANS: 53% Sold in LESS THAN $% DAYS in 2010

12-31-2010: SMARTePLANS: the $15 Million Sale Was my 2010 Highlight

12-11-2010: Why Houston Brags About Their MLS -- Check Out THIS Customer Service Story

12-10-2010: Houston: I'm Marketing your Listings

10-28-2010: Three Bedroom Townhouse in Hammersmith Near Galleria/Tanglewood (View SMARTePLAN w/Embedded Photos)

10-28-2010: 4+Bedrooms on Large Lot in Memorial (View SMARTePLAN w/Embedded Photos)

10-18-2010: Raia's Italian Market on Washington Street

10-18-2010: Sandy White Beach and Luxury Waterfront Home in Seabrook, Texas (Veiw SMARTePLAN w/Embedded Photos

10-18-2010: Luxury Waterfront Home on Clear Lake (View the SMARTePLAN w/Embedded Photos)

6-30-2010: 4-5 Bedroom Luxury Home in Museum District, An Architectural Masterpiece of Modern Art.

6-28-2010: SMARTePLANS AWARDED PATENT for Innovative Floor Plans Serving the Luxury Market

6-25-2010: 3 Bedroom 2-Story Town Home in Rice Military w/ Gated Entry

6-14-2010: 3 Bedroom in the Heights - See SMARTePLAN

6-8-2010: 3 Bedroom in Gated Community near Woodlands SOLD in 15 DOM with SMARTePLAN ---with 6 other homes for sale on the same block!

6-3-2010: 3 Bedroom Tanglewood Home on Large Corner Lot w/Pool

5-5-2010: What if Fido Is Buried in the Back Yard?

4-22-2010: Three Bedroom Highland Village Home on Large 7,700 sqft Lot - 4032 Betsy View custom SMARTePLAN w/embedded photos & amenities text.

4-19-2010: Luxury Home on the Water at Clear Lake - 105 Blue Water Way View custom SMARTePLAN w/embedded photos & amenities text.

4-14-2010: Four Bedroom Brick Home on Corner Lot in Bellaire - 4819 Wedgewood View custom SMARTePLAN w/embedded photos & amenities text

3-30-2010: Who Creates Floor Plans for Realtors in Houston Texas? I DO! A short synopsis of service offerings available to HomeSellers and Listing Agents. HomeSellers do not pay for a SMARTePLAN, the listing agent does, as this is considered a marketing expense and is usually included in the commission the Seller pays the Listing Agent. (I get that "who pays?" question a lot!)

3-29-2010: Marketing Features & Finishes Part IV - Staircases

3-25-2010: Realtors: How Do You Know You Are As Good As You Think You Are? What data do you track? What statistics measure and monitor your success?

3-21-2010: Right on the Water at 106 Bayou Lane (View SMARTePLAN w/Embedded Photos) - Multi-tiered home on the water with rapid access to the Bay, the Gulf and Clear Lake.

3-13-2010: A Home Designed by John Staub for Sale in River Oaks (View SMARTePLAN w/Embedded Photos - There are roughly 30-ish remaining John Staub designed homes in River Oaks and they go onto the market infrequently. Tour the property and review the extensive amenities list online.

3-10-2010: LIVE ON THE WATER - 3019 Dolphin Ct - Seabrook Texas This multi-tiered waterfront home has 100 linear feet* of lighted and bulkheaded water frontage with a wood-planked boardwalk. It also has a 2-story boat house (capable of handling a 40', 15,000 lb. * vessel) with hydraulic boat lift and open air upper deck with safety railings for hanging out, sunbathing, dining and entertaining. * = Per Seller

2-3-2010: "If the House Isn't Selling, I Can Always Drop the Price" This is NOT the attitude you want from your listing agent when putting your home onto the market. Read some things you can do to avoid getting stuck with one of those agents. Believe me, they're out there --- and operating in the luxuy home market (too)!

1-10-2010: Features & Benefits of SMARTePLANS - Easy to Read Bullet Point Format Shows Why Smarteplans are so effective for high end luxury homes.

12-20-2009: Hey! The Seller Took My Lawn Gator! - A funny story about what was perceived to be "installed" in the house.

12-13-2009: A Lot for Sale in River Oaks - Unusual for River Oaks .... a 5 bedroom red-brick Georgian with a LOT next door ALSO for sale.

12-9-2009: Christmas Gift Suggestions For Soldiers Deploying Soon - A short list of thoughtful items soldiers will appreciate during their upcoming deployment.

12-8-2009: Cool Stuff Inside Houses - 2009 I see a lot of houses, and this is a list of some of the cool appliances and "thingies" I've bumped into recently.

11-29-2009: Marketing Features & Finishes in a Home Part III - Dentils

11-25-2009: Marketing Your Beach House to Vacationers: By request, I've started doing SMARTePLANS for owners of beach houses. And of course it makes such perfect sense ... what a difference when potential renters can "SEE" the property and the layout, and the accomodations. The photos are embedded right into the floor plan -- what a difference! I'm available to do Beach Properties from November to February each year.

10-3-2009: Marketing Features & Finishes in a Home Part II - Coffered Ceiling

9-26-2009: 940 Plantation - The House is Better than the View in Clear Lake, Texas: Update 9/26* - SOLD after 76 Days On Market

9-25-2009: ePlans in Houston: The term "ePlans" means they are INTERACTIVE and MAGNIFIABLE, ... these are not scanned builder's plans, read about the difference, and why its important to you.

9-14-2009: 14+ Acre Horse Farm - View the Floor Plan: This is step-out marketing for Farms & Ranches. Using a series of nested SMARTePLANS, embedded with photos & inter-linked with text descriptions, you can "see" the entire 14+ acre property including the 8-stall horse barn, 7 fenced & cross-fenced pastures, riding arena w/stadium lighting, practice pen, 3-bedroom house and 1 acre lake stocked with brim, bass & catfish.

9-13-2009: 105 Blue Water Way

9-12-2009: Builders - You Need INNOVATION to Move Your High-End Inventory: SMARTePLANS are a step-out product and NOW have the ability to allow prospective buyers to ARRANGE FURNITURE INSIDE THE FLOOR PLAN ONLINE! People are not as interested in seeing staged furniture in a home as they are seeing if THEIR furniture fits into the home. With SMARTePLANS they can do that online 24/7 --- for less cost than staging consultation + staging + rental on furniture. Take a look.

9-10-2009: Marketing Feature & Finishes in a Home Part I - Wainscoting

9-9-2009: Median Price vs. Average Price? What does Median Mean? Housing Market statistics are reported every month as "Average Price" and "Median Price" read this short explanation of what those terms mean, and how that data is obtained. If you are buying or selling a property, you need to understand these terms so you can comprehend reports on market conditions, comparables for your neighborhood, etc.to help you make the best decision for you. [ I promise this is an easy-to-understand explanation and NOT statistical double-speak!]

8-28-2009: How Do You Measure Rooms?: Ever walked into a room and it "seemed" a lot smaller than the dimensions reported?

8-13-2009: Compare a Builder's Floor Plan to a SMARTePLAN

8-12-2009: 739 Cortlandt: Exquisite Re-Do in the Heights

6-4-2009: DIfference Between Using Floor Plans & Virtual Tours on Listings

6-3-2009: Judith-the-Floor-Plan-Lady: Welcome to my Blog!