May 2009 Archives

I am sure that all of us who have been caught  in the morass where Routes 114 and 121 try (and I do mean try) to connect have been glad to hear that in the reasonably near future someone is going to do something about this impossible interchange.  For an update, check out this recent article in the Fort Worth Star Telegram.  Think construction starting next year and toll lanes finished in 2014.

Interesting Star-Telegram article about folks moving to Texas.

"If you had to ride out this downturn, there is no better place than Texas. The declines here have been nothing compared to other states:"

The article describes how Texas is becoming what California has been since the Great Depression - the best place to be for jobs and housing.  While we are down in unemployment and housing, we are still much better off than California, Arizona and Florida.

Ebby Halliday, founder of the largest independent real estate Brokerage in Texas, visited Southlake on Sunday, May 17th.  She was here to do a book signing at Barnes & Nobel in Southlake Town Square.  Her biography, "The First Lady of Real Estate", authored by Michael Poss, has been a great hit.  Michael says that Ebby told him some wonderfully touching stories about her life and he captured come of them in this book.  She was welcomed by a large group of fans, both Ebby Halliday agents and many members of the public. After making some introductory remarks and amusing the crownd with some funny stories, Ebby began signing books. Members of the Carroll High School Band provided some great background music during the signing.  The Ebby Halliday Office in Southlake made a $1000 donation to the band as a way of saying thank you.



Ebby began her Southlake sojourn by visiting one of the Southlake Ebby Office's new listings.  The owners of this lovely property in Kirkwood Hollow graciously welcomed Ebby to their home where they had a private chat with her while they showed her around.  She also visited  some new residents to Southlake who were assisted in purchasing their  home by an Ebby Halliday agent in the Southlake Office.

We were all very proud to have her visit us.  Ebby is ninety eight years old and still goes to work every day.  She credits work with keeping her sharp and able to keep going.  She hopes to make 100.  She says that there is a rumor around that if she does, she will be able to do the coin toss at the Super Bowl.  She then laughs and says that the rumor may have originated somewhere in the Ebby organization!   We are all very proud to have this wonderful lady as our leader and as an example well worth following.