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Our Heroes Need us this Holiday Season

  The Montgomery County Chapter of the Women's Council of Realtors is proudly sponsoring our Nation's Heroes in the Armed Forces this Holiday Season. We need your help to make it a huge success!!! This year's goal is to send 1000 packages to our men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan in time for them to enjoy this Holiday Season.

Please help us by donating any of the following non-perishable items:

v     AT & T International Calling Cards – Can Be Purchased at SAM’S CLUB

v     Paperback Books, Puzzle Books and DVD’s (Nothing War Related)

v     Disposable Cameras

v     Disposable Razors

v     Individually Wrapped Snack Items (Nuts, Granola/Cereal Bars, Jerky)

v     Christmas Decorations (Limited to Small, Unbreakable Items)

v    Travel Size: Wet Wipes and Hand Sanitizers

v     Children’s Cards to the Soldiers

v     Foam Ear Plugs

v     Airline Travel Masks for Sleeping

Visit the website at www.montgomerycountycares.com.

If you need assistance in getting your items to the drop off location, email me at holly@soldonlakeconroe.com.  We are also still in need of sponsors, if you're interested in sponsoring send me an email also.  Items will be collected through October 31st!

And one last thing, we need NAMES OF SOLDIERS TO SEND THESE PACKAGES TOO!! If someone you know is serving, send me their name and mailing info. Send the names of everyone in their entire unit...we don't want to leave anyone out.

It's a Jungle Out there!

Real Estate is never dull, that's for sure. The news media is giving it a beating lately. I just read this morning that house prices and starts continue to fall.

Real Estate is also still a very LOCAL market. National focus, local direction. In our local market we've seen some changes. Nothing like the national trend. Keep in mind "national average" is being heavily weighted by Florida, California, and others who truly had a housing bubble to begin with. Here's our most recent stats: http://www.soldonlakeconroe.com/custom2.shtml

Why does 80-150K seem to be suffering so much? Simple, mortgage qualifying for the buyers. We could get almost anyone approved on all types of "stated/no doc" loans a year ago...now a days, it's more of an old school mortgage market. You are simply going to have to prove you make what you say and that you've paid your bills!!

What does all this mean to you? If you're wanting to buy, get with a loan officer, have them pull your credit and tell you what you qualify to purchase. And if you are selling? If you are in the 80-150K price range you're marketing time might be a little longer than it was a year ago. But it will sell! Our market is still HOT. I'm out there everyday and there are plenty of buyers ,who are qualified, looking for homes! Our market is healthy and going strong.

Have a general question, email me at holly@soldonlakeconroe.com! I'll personally email you back and do my best to help you find the answers you're looking for.