I came across some interesting historical facts about Plano and I thought I'd share with you so you can see how far my town in Plano, Texas has come. 1847 - Plano, Texas was settled 1851 - The city was named Plano when the post office was granted to the town. Plano means Spanish for "flat" w
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06/29/2007
I'm excited to learn that the NTTA(North Texas Tollway Authority) will be building Highway 121 in Collin and Denton counties. The Texas transportation commissioners voted 4-1 to allow NTTA to build the toll road. The commission agrees to give the Regional Transportation Commission and the North
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06/28/2007
I'm always asked about the current market conditions in Dallas all the time. With all the national media reports about a huge slow down in the sales market, my friends and past clients think my business must be suffering. But the good news for me is my business is doing great. Dallas hasn't be
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06/08/2007
I wanted to talk about windows and I don't mean Microsoft Windows but the ones we have in our homes. Some of us live in older homes with single pane windows and others with the newer double pane Low-E windows. My family owned a window and door company called National Builders Supply in Dalla
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06/08/2007
So, I did it. I signed up for the 2007 National Association of Realtors (NAR) conference. I'm very excited since this will be my first NAR convention. I registered early so I was able to get a room at the Venetian Resort which is the conference headquarters. I'd never gone before because I di
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06/04/2007
I am proud to live and work in the City of Plano, TX with such high standards for the environment. Nancy Nevil spoke last week at my Rotary Club and told us that Plano has recently received top honors from Keep Texas Beautiful(KTB). The Keep Plano Beautiful organization won the 2007 Governor
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05/31/2007
As of June 1, 2007 you will no longer be able to smoke in the City of Plano, TX. The regulation restricts smoking in all public places and places of employment. You are still allowed to smoke in your house and your car. The non-smoker in me thinks this is a great idea because the smoke bothers
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05/30/2007
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05/29/2007
Well, maybe I'm not a radio star but I did have the opportunity to make a guest appearance on 1360 BizRadio this past Sunday. I was on Jennifer Hernandez's weekly radio show, A Loan with Jennifer, that is heard in Houston and in Dallas (http://www.loanwithjennifer.com/). Jennifer read my blog
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05/28/2007
Once our clients close on their homes, we need to encourage them to update their drivers license as soon as possible. One of my recent clients is a Texas State Trooper and he brought to light an important reason to update your license quickly if your information changes. I reminded him to brin
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05/22/2007
