About Randall County, TX

Amarillo Texas is named #7 on the Top 10 Real Estate Markets to watch in 2012 put out by Inman News today! Several factors were taken into consideration that made us rank high on the national list, including - job market, home affordability, low foreclosure and a low vacancy rate. What a wonderful place to live, work and play! Take a moment to read this article and let me know if you are ready to make this great city your home or ready to purchase a home now that you know you are living in this top city already!

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This information is presented by:

Connie Taylor

Keller Williams

ConnieTaylor@KW.com

www.AmarilloDreamHomes.com

Information is deemed to be reliable, but is not guaranteed.

Sunday, January 1^st, 2012, the start of a new week and a new year all in one day! Are you one of the estimated 44% that make New Year’s Resolutions? Do you have a plan to make them happen, or will you then become part of the estimated 80% that fail or quit?

Here is a list of the Top Ten New Year’s Resolutions:

1. Eat healthier

2. Get a better job

3. Spend more time with family and friends

4. Get fit / Work out more

5. Get out of debt

6. Recycle

7. Save money

8. Volunteer

9. Quit smoking

10. Lose weight

We must be optimistic if we plan to succeed! Start preparing now, do some research if you need to on what you need to do to make a plan and outline your steps for your goals. You should always write them down and make them public. In our technology world, it is easy to get support and encouragement from others by posting your goals on twitter or facebook. You may have to start with one at a time. Remember old habits are hard to break and it can take 20 consecutive days of doing something to make it a habit!

Start today! Prepare for Sunday and surround yourself with positive reinforcement and have things already in place to make it a smooth transition and a successful start! You can always start smaller if you need to, with maybe taking care of the 5 or more email addresses you have that you never consolidated!

This information is presented by:

Connie Taylor

Keller Williams

ConnieTaylor@KW.com

www.AmarilloDreamHomes.com

Information is deemed to be reliable, but is not guaranteed.

Everybody’s concerned about saving the planet today. After all, this is the only one we have to live. At least, today and the next half of a century we’re sure of that –Earth is the only planet for human kind.

As the tide of ecological alertness sweeps on to mankind, building owners pitch in to save Mother Nature by attempting to make their structure LEED certified.

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification is granted to a building if it passes the LEED Green Building Rating System. The building is rated in four levels - LEED Certified, LEED Silver, LEED Gold, and LEED Platinum.

Austin, Texas, has been the first to call for LEED certification in the United States. Dallas follows the Texas’ capital’s lead by issuing a resolution that all buildings owned by the city government should be at least LEED Silver – certified. Frisco also goes green by using requiring LEED certification on all commercial projects.

Just last year, the Greater Texas Foundation designed something that has never been done before – the first LEED Gold – certified building. The completed structure, also one of the first LEED buildings, is in Bryan, Texas.


Connie Taylor
Realtor
Keller Williams Realty
Office: 806-457-4810
Cell: 806-236-1370
www.AmarilloDreamHomes.com

The Texas AgriLife Extension Service had the ribbon cutting ceremony for its newest livestock barn in Randall County, TX on May 10^th. This project was started four years ago by Digger Howard, the Randall County Commissioner's Court and AgrilLife Extention Service to produce the new R.W. “Digger” Howard 4-H Livestock barn, which can be found on the south side of Amarillo.

The new barn, a 50-foot by 100-foot facility, is open to all youth in the AgriLife Extension 4-H program. Private donations funded the $209,000 barn, which honors their long time supporter Digger Howard. Randal County's various departments provided all the labor.

In combination with the new livestock barn, the new Dream Club is starting up in the Canyon school system. This will allow at-risk children to show livestock without cost. Mr. Howard always found a way to make things happen for the youth in Randall County and this is one of his greatest achievements for them yet.

Some youth live on farms or have other facilities to raise their project animals. However, this year, it is estimated there will be more than 100 project animals being raised in the new facility.

I’ve mentioned it in the past, and just wanted to let everyone Amarillo is still a GREAT place to buy a home! According to the Texas Association of REALTORS – via PRNewswire press release – Texas’ average home price for the first quarter of 2011 raised 1.3% when compared to the first quarter of 2010. That means that Texas’ as a general is holding prices steady, even with a sales drop of 7.34% between Q1 2011 and Q1 2010. Don’t forget the First Time Home Buyer Credit though last year, which helped 2010’s high sales.

To see select individual markets, check out the report at Texas Quarterly Housing Report, released May 2. Amarillo’s performance between 2010 and 2011 shows that our sales were UP 1.63%, and our average sales prices increased 2.24%. That’s all good news for the Amarillo Market!

This information is presented by:

Connie Taylor
Keller Williams
ConnieTaylor@KW.com
www.AmarilloDreamHomes.com

Information is deemed to be reliable, but is not guaranteed.