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July 2007

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July 2007

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Trucks or Tourists in Big Bend

Moving Deductions

Land Prices Keep Climbing

Impact Fee Ordinances

Privately Funded Spaceports

Effects of Subprime Loans

Foreign Investment in Texas Land

Texas Real Estate Wealth

Real-World Home Price Appreciation

Advertising for Beginners

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Impact Fees
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Jul 23 2007

Impact Fees

Many communities, especially those in high-growth areas, are assessing impact fees to finance infrastructure construction. Creating a local ordinance is the first step in the process, which is governed by...
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Measuring Texas Real Estate Wealth
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Jul 23 2007

Measuring Texas Real Estate Wealth

The total taxable value of Texas real estate wealth increased 74.6 percent from 1997 to 2005. Texas per capita real estate wealth rose from $35,059 in 1997 to $52,874 in...
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The Price is Right
Land Markets
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Jul 23 2007

The Price is Right

Texas rural land prices increased 23 percent in 2006. The statewide price is $1,825 per acre. Volume of sales remained strong with 8,202 sales in 2006
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The Value of Subprimes
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Jul 23 2007

The Value of Subprimes

Subprime loans are high-risk loans and consequently have much higher delinquency and foreclosure rates. But they are useful to buyers with low, bad or no credit, may of whom would...
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International Appeal: Foreign Investors Buy Big
Land Markets
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Jul 23 2007

International Appeal: Foreign Investors Buy Big

Foreign buyers dramatically increased their holdings of Texas timberland in 2006. Temple-Inland plans to sell more than a million acres of Texas timberland in 2007.
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Not in My Big Bend Backyard
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Jul 23 2007

Not in My Big Bend Backyard

Debate over the La Entrada al Pacifico project has centered on the pros and cons of trade versus tourism. Tourism is typically more appealing than transportation and trade-related industries. But...
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Advertising 101
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Jul 23 2007

Advertising 101

The keys to effective advertising are accurately identifying your target audience, keeping the message simple and running the ad often enough to make an impact but not so often that...
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Space Cowboys
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Jul 23 2007

Space Cowboys

Several privately funded facilities designed to someday launch civilians into space are under development in Texas. These spaceports have the potential to offer economic and educational benefits, but they are...
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Movers and Savers
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Jul 23 2007

Movers and Savers

Taxpayers who have qualified moving expenses receive a deduction for adjusted gross income. The new mileage deduction for each auto used in connection with a qualified move is 20 cents...
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High Tide for Housing
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Jul 23 2007

High Tide for Housing

Double-digit home price appreciation over the past two years has created a "fantasyland" residential market in many parts of the country. But now, withdrawing investors, sinking second-home sales, high-risk loans...
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