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      <title>In this market... &quot;Be still and know that I AM GOD.&quot; Psalm 46:10</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;What do you think about&amp;nbsp;this real estate market? I live in&amp;nbsp;Gatesville Texas and work the Waco and Temple areas. I have not seen a decline in home selling or home buying. Business is good in the Heart of Texas. But the media, scares me almost everyday. So I cut the TV off and remember this scripture. &quot;Be Still and Know that I Am God.&quot; Psalm 46:10. I remind myself that God is in control and as long as I keep my focus on doing good, and loving Him, He will take care of me. What helps you get up and keep going?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;The sun sets in Gatesville Tx and Rises so that we have a fresh start everyday!&quot; src=&quot;/image_store/uploads/7/8/4/2/0/ar122487455202487.JPG&quot; height=&quot;271&quot; alt=&quot;The light will shine through the darkness.&quot; width=&quot;349&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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        <name>Kimberly Fowler</name>
        <uri>http://localism.com/neighbor/kimberlyfowler</uri>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:00:17 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://localism.com/blog/tx/waco/posts/756759/In-this-market-Be</link>
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      <title>So how is the Waco Real Estate Market Doing?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;According to the&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://recenter.tamu.edu/&quot; title=&quot;The Real Estate Center&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Real Estate Center at Texas A&amp;amp;M University&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://recenter.tamu.edu/&quot; title=&quot;The Real Estate Center&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;,&lt;/a&gt; here is how the month of August 08 broke down in 3 key areas:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;Sales were up&lt;/span&gt; by over&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt; 8 percent&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Median &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;prices were down&lt;/span&gt; over &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;10 percent&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There was an inventory that reached the nearly &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;8 and half percent mark&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;So in a nutshell, sales are up due to reduced pricing. And we are still clearly in a buyer's market.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sellers:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Don't be afraid to list your home for sale; just don't expect miracles with overpricing. Make sure your home is in the best condition possible and shows well. Make yours the best listing available.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buyers:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; if you are thinking of buying, why wait? Prices and interest rates are good. What more could you ask for.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;TO VIEW THE ACTUAL REPORTS BY THE REAL ESTATE CENTER PLEASE &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://recenter.tamu.edu/data/hs/hs540b.htm&quot; title=&quot;Waco Housing Market&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; FOR &lt;strong&gt;WACO&lt;/strong&gt; STATS.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wendy Montoya, Realtor&amp;reg;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Certified Internet e-PRO Professional&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Seller Representative Specialist (SRS)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wendymontoya.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;www.WendyMontoya.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wacohomessold.com/&quot;&gt;www.WacoHomesSold.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:Wendy@WendyMontoya.com&quot;&gt;Wendy@WendyMontoya.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Waco Real Estate&lt;/strong&gt; Needs&lt;strong&gt;? Call WENDY!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;525 N 4&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;3&lt;sup&gt;rd&lt;/sup&gt; Waco, TX&amp;nbsp; 76710&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cellular:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 254-315-4906&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;**The information contained in my Blog Posts and Comments to my posts cannot be guaranteed, use this information at your own risk**&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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        <name>Wendy Montoya, Waco Realtor&#174; for Waco Homes!</name>
        <uri>http://localism.com/neighbor/wmontoya</uri>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:19:12 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://localism.com/blog/tx/waco/posts/723759/So-how-is-the</link>
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      <title>Back Blogging...Topic Ideas?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;I took a bit of a break. A blogging break that is. Some of it was due to blogger's block, but mainly I just needed a break to refresh.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Waco, I invite you to e-mail me or post comments here with questions or ideas for future posts.&lt;/strong&gt; That way I know what you want to read and learn about.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Also, please know that as always, I am still available for all your Waco Real Estate needs and am exciting and happy to help anyone that needs and wants a professional to assist them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More than ever, I understand the challenges you may face when trying to buy a home or sell your home. Let me help. Together we can accomplish your real estate goals.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Certified Internet e-PRO Professional&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Seller Representative Specialist (SRS)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wendymontoya.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;www.WendyMontoya.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wacohomessold.com/&quot;&gt;www.WacoHomesSold.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:Wendy@WendyMontoya.com&quot;&gt;Wendy@WendyMontoya.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Waco Real Estate&lt;/strong&gt; Needs&lt;strong&gt;? Call WENDY!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;525 N 4&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;3&lt;sup&gt;rd&lt;/sup&gt; Waco, TX&amp;nbsp; 76710&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cellular:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 254-315-4906&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;**The information contained in my Blog Posts and Comments to my posts cannot be guaranteed, use this information at your own risk**&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        <name>Wendy Montoya, Waco Realtor&#174; for Waco Homes!</name>
        <uri>http://localism.com/neighbor/wmontoya</uri>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:13:55 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://localism.com/blog/tx/waco/posts/721746/Back-Blogging-Topic-Ideas</link>
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      <title>Grow Waco! Wage Growth Tops List...</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Well for anyone that is wondering, according to an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobseeker/careerbytes/CBArticle.aspx?articleid=974&amp;amp;lr=cbtwcrr&amp;amp;siteid=cbtwcrr142&amp;amp;cbRecursionCnt=1&amp;amp;cbsid=96f645e533b04a83957d077107131c9f-273085558-wj-6&quot; title=&quot;Waco Texas Wage Growth&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;article posted on CareerBuilder.com&amp;reg; by Kate Lorenz, CareerBuilder.com editor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;,&lt;/strong&gt; Waco ranks pretty high as far as Wage Growth is concerned.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;First on the list is &lt;strong&gt;College Station&lt;/strong&gt; with a 9.5 increase while &lt;strong&gt;Waco&lt;/strong&gt; is reported with a 5.0 increase sitting at the 16&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; best.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobseeker/careerbytes/CBArticle.aspx?articleid=974&amp;amp;lr=cbtwcrr&amp;amp;siteid=cbtwcrr142&amp;amp;cbRecursionCnt=1&amp;amp;cbsid=96f645e533b04a83957d077107131c9f-273085558-wj-6&quot; title=&quot;Waco Wage Growth&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; and see just one more reason why Waco&amp;nbsp;is just getting better by the day. Better place to Work, Live and Play.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Certified Internet e-PRO Professional&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Seller Representative Specialist (SRS)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wendymontoya.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;www.WendyMontoya.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wacohomessold.com/&quot;&gt;www.WacoHomesSold.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:Wendy@WendyMontoya.com&quot;&gt;Wendy@WendyMontoya.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Waco Real Estate&lt;/strong&gt; Needs&lt;strong&gt;? Call WENDY!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;525 N 4&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;3&lt;sup&gt;rd&lt;/sup&gt; Waco, TX&amp;nbsp; 76710&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cellular:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 254-315-4906&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;**The information contained in my Blog Posts and Comments to my posts cannot be guaranteed, use this information at your own risk**&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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        <name>Wendy Montoya, Waco Realtor&#174; for Waco Homes!</name>
        <uri>http://localism.com/neighbor/wmontoya</uri>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:27:34 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://localism.com/blog/tx/waco/posts/660786/Grow-Waco-Wage-Growth</link>
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      <title>Waco's Beauty</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;I took some nice photos a couple of weeks back while at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.waco-texas.com/city_depts/parks/cameronpark.htm&quot; title=&quot;Cameron Park Waco&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cameron Park&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; where my kids were playing &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_golf&quot; title=&quot;Frisbee Golf Defined&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Frisbee Golf.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Even with the dry weather, these shots still show how &lt;strong&gt;pretty this Waco area really is.&lt;/strong&gt; Also caught a beautiful sky shot as we were driving home towards China Spring. Hope you enjoy this display of &lt;strong&gt;Waco TX&amp;nbsp;Beauty.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        <name>Wendy Montoya, Waco Realtor&#174; for Waco Homes!</name>
        <uri>http://localism.com/neighbor/wmontoya</uri>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:32:12 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://localism.com/blog/tx/waco/posts/644741/Waco-s-Beauty</link>
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