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Tierra Grande

October 2008

October 2008

In This Issue

Soil Surveys

Texas’ GDP

Brokerage Studies

Foreclosure Update

Victory Development

Wind Power Opposition

Monitoring Texas Economy

Retirees Choosing Texas

Greenspan Book Review

Moving Deductions

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Features

Livin’ the Good Life: Retiring to Texas
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Oct 20 2008

Livin’ the Good Life: Retiring to Texas

Snowbirds have always come from the North to winter in Texas. Now. retirees from all over the country are choosing to spend their golden years in the Lone Star State.
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Analyze This: Studies Probe Industry
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Oct 20 2008

Analyze This: Studies Probe Industry

The American Real Estate Society keeps its finger on the pulse of the industry by conducting surveys and other research on brokerage issues. Take a look at the latest findings.
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Monitoring the Texas Economy
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Oct 20 2008

Monitoring the Texas Economy

Texas' gross domestic product and population have played leading roles in the state's better-than-average economy these past few years. Learn how these variables influence business.
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V for Victory: Development Transforms Industrial Wasteland
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Oct 20 2008

V for Victory: Development Transforms Industrial Wasteland

Recycling is "in" these days, and Ross Perot Jr.'s Victory Park development is an example of recycling on a massive scale.
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Foreclosure Forecast: Texas Floats While Nation Flails
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Oct 20 2008

Foreclosure Forecast: Texas Floats While Nation Flails

The national economic emergency is deepening, but Texas is doing better than most states.
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A Review of The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World
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Oct 20 2008

A Review of The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World

Former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan's book relates his experiences as the nation's foremost economist and describes his concerns about the challenges the U.S. economy will face in the near future.
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Against the Wind
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Oct 20 2008

Against the Wind

Cultivating alternative energy sources is a high-priority issue these days, but not everyone is in favor of harvesting the wind.
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Get the Most Out of Moving
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Oct 20 2008

Get the Most Out of Moving

This is way better than getting an "A." Pass four IRS tests related to a move, and receive income tax deductions
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Value Added: Texas Real Estate Industry
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Oct 15 2008

Value Added: Texas Real Estate Industry

How much does the Texas real estate industry contribute to the state's gross domestic product? The numbers are substantial.
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Downloading Dirt: Reaping Results of Soil Surveys
Land Markets
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Oct 15 2008

Downloading Dirt: Reaping Results of Soil Surveys

Truckloads of free info about the soil characteristics of specific properties -- vegetative productivity, erosion factors and best uses -- available on U.S. Department of Agriculture's Web Soil Survey site.
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