Busy Month

Things have been busy here the last few weeks! We have had scares with two major hurricanes that passed by the San Antonio region, unfortunately damaging many other areas at the same time. Still, we had to prepare and watch out for our clients property as well.
We were also proud to host the annual Texas Realtors Convention in San Antonio this year. It was a week long event that took a year to prepare for, and it was a huge success. The Grand Hyatt was in good shape and the Convention Center was the perfect venue for the 1200+ attendees. Starting with governance meetings and workshops for certain task forces, we got a lot done and see a super future in the Texas Real Estate market. Protecting the property owner is a vital concern of your Texas Realtors and that was the theme during the many meetings that covered the upcoming Legislative year in 2009.
And, Tim graduated in only the fourth class of the Texas Realtors Leadership Program. This prestigious program accepts Realtors that are interested in the industry and the future. It provides an eight month executive program in leadership, communications, and Texas Real Estate legal issues, as well as a super background of the business of real estate. There are only 84 graduates in the central Texas region, so this is a small and elite group of professionals that are here to serve you in all real estate transactions.
And finally in this issue, one of the highlights of the Realtor Convention was the seminar on our economy and housing outlook. Dr. Mark Doutzour from the Texas A&M Real Estate Center, along with Dr. Ray Perryman, a nationally acclaimed economist chaired the program. Their years of experience provided the basis for the analysis that Texas is in good shape compared to the rest of the country; we are continuing to grow economically; Texas would have the 11th largest economy in the world if it was a nation! Still, there are challenges and the housing market will continue to be a buyers market for another 6-9 months (after the elections will start the transition). Their predictions and analysis is available on the Texas A&M Real Estate Center website at: http://recenter.tamu.edu/. Highly recommend this site for anyone interested in many things about our state and the real estate market.
More coming soon!