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Real Estate
Foreclosures down from last month
Kaufman County foreclosures posted for July dropped almost 20 percent from June, but were up substantially from a year ago, according to Roddy Reports, a Texas company that tracks the data.
Kaufman trails surrounding counties, including Rockwall and Ellis, in the actual properties being foreclosed.
The county leads the region in the increase in percentages of foreclosures through this time last year – up 45 percent. But that number can be misleading because of the relatively low number of foreclosures.
The numbers represent homes, townhouses and condos posted for sale in July as foreclosures.
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Jun 16, 2008
Real Estate
Greening in Place - Adopt Environmentally Friendly Practices in Existing Homes
For those who live in a home that was built when “green” meant having avocado-colored appliances, adopting environmentally friendly practices is challenging but doable, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialist.
Greening a home is “the practice of increasing the efficiency with which a building uses the resources – and these include energy, water and materials – while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment,” said Janie Harris, AgriLife Extension home environment specialist.
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Apr 19, 2008
Real Estate
Surprise! Dallas approves new MUD district near Forney
County and Forney school district and city officials were taken by surprise when Dallas approved a new municipal utility district for the edge of Forney. The development, Brooklyn Crossing, is under Dallas’ jurisdiction even though it would be in Kaufman County. Normally, such developments seek the blessing of area governments.
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Feb 16, 2008
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