Happy Independence Day, Texas!
Texans across the state today are celebrating what it is to be a proud Texan. Whether due to birth or relocation, Texas pride is a very real thing. I can say that I am a fifth generation Texan, which is when my ancestors became the transplanted ones, hailing from Mexico, Spain, Canada, France and England. Texas Independence Day is the celebration of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836. Settlers in “Mexican Texas” officially broke from Mexico,...
Read MoreJob Opportunity – Immediate Need
Local commercial real estate firm looking to hire full-time DESIGNER with CAD and project management experience. Interviewing for immediate placement on March 4 and March 5th in Austin, Texas. Some travel expected. Work remotely (do not need to reside in Austin). Please forward resume and salary expectation to Stephanie Gray with The Stone...
Read MoreDoing business with your CCIM pin.
By Rosalie G Keszler, CCIM When asked what the value of the CCIM designation or “pin”, is to him, Eric Layne, CCIM, of the LH Layne Company, gave me a list of his CCIM-to-CCIM completed transactions. Networking seems easy when you have CCIM contacts all over the world, and especially important to Layne within his Texas backyard. During the time following the capital market crash and the ensuing recession, Layne was making incoming and outgoing referrals as well as working directly with...
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