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		<title>Design Trends for the New Year!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I was thinking of taking down the mirrored wall in my small formal dining room convinced that it screamed the &#8217;80s, the decorator smiled.  Not wanting to bluntly contradict me, she whispered as if sharing a secret: &#8220;you know, mirrors are coming back&#8230;&#8221;.  So there you go: a little research on design trends for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8230; and the brick wall came down!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When we bought  our house 11 years ago, we liked most everything about it except the fireplace surround: floor to ceiling pink(ish) brick, with an elevated brick hearth jetting in about 2 feet into the family room, and a white mantle floating in the middle of the brick wall.  It dominated the family room not only visually but also spatially.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybellaireblog.com/2011/11/and-the-brick-wall-came-down/</link>
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		<title>Four reasons to keep your house on the market during the holidays</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have your home for sale, you need to think twice before pulling it off the market during the holiday season.  Here are some compelling reasons to ponder, courtesy of Mark Heinrich: 1- Everyone else is taking their house off, so inventories typically shrink, giving your home less competition 2- The second most popular time corporations transfer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybellaireblog.com/2011/11/four-reasons-to-keep-your-house-on-the-market-during-the-holidays/</link>
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		<title>Data that can help you find a job!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;  Texas was responsible for 19.4 percent of the total jobs created nationwide from September 2010 to September 2011, according to the Texas A&#38;M Real Estate Center&#8217;s latest Monthly Review of the Texas Economy. The state’s mining and logging industry ranked first in job creation, followed by construction and the professional and business services industry. Suprisingly, Victoria [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybellaireblog.com/2011/10/data-that-can-help-you-find-a-job/</link>
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		<title>JAWS in Bellaire!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What better sense of creating community than to watch a movie with your neighbors? Join other Bellaire residents on Thursday August 18 at 7:30 PM at the Aquatic Center to watch Jaws (not recommended for kids under 10).  Tickets are $5 and can be purchased in advance at the Rec Center since seating will be limited.  Last fun [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybellaireblog.com/2011/07/jaws-in-bellaire/</link>
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		<title>Houston Grand Opera: Free Night at the Movies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This promises to be a fun evening at the River Oaks Movie Theatre on August 2nd!  Order your free tickets by going to the following link: http://www.houstongrandopera.org/tickets/calendar/view.aspx?id=1822]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybellaireblog.com/2011/07/houston-grand-opera-free-night-at-the-movies/</link>
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		<title>Landlords:  How do you screen your tenants?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I get this question from newbies as well as experienced investors!  The answer is don&#8217;t jump on the first tenants that answer your ad.  It is better to wait for a tenant that meets your selection criteria than be sorry later. Those criteria should be set ahead of time so you won&#8217;t be accused of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybellaireblog.com/2010/10/landlords-how-do-you-screen-your-tenants/</link>
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		<title>Texas Attorney General halts Foreclosures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems that the Texas Attorney General has called for a halt on all foreclosures because of the current scrutiny over how foreclosures are processed.  Notices were sent to 27 Texas loan servicers, including Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. The action was taken “in an effort to determine the full harm Texas homeowners [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybellaireblog.com/2010/10/texas-attorney-general-halts-foreclosures/</link>
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		<title>How to choose a credit repair company</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Truth # 1:  Legitimate bad debts stay on the credit report for 7 yrs from the date of first delinquency and bankruptcies stay on for 10 years.  There are no legal ways to wipe a report clean of those legitimate debts. Truth # 2:  Disputes, inaccurate and erroneous information is a problem on almost 80% of individual credit reports.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybellaireblog.com/2010/10/how-to-choose-a-credit-repair-company/</link>
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		<title>Westbury fighting for a quiet zone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Westbury Civic Club is fighting to create a Railroad quiet zone throughout the subdivision.  Bellaire and West U are already enjoying the &#8220;no horn-blowing&#8221; quietness along the railroad tracks that separate the two cities.  The tracks are on the south border of Westbury and some residences back up to it.  Achieving this quiet zone should make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybellaireblog.com/2010/09/westbury-fighting-for-a-quiet-zone/</link>
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