• In Houston, Texas the Harris County Housing Authority has teamed up with private development companies to build 5 senior-living complexes, reports the Houston Business Journal. “‘The real story here is that the public/private model works — helping the community balance the need for both market-rate housing and affordable housing,’ says Guy Rankin, CEO and executive director of the Harris County Housing Authority.”
• Andy Beal at WebProNews talks about how real estate agents are shifting their marketing efforts towards blogging; print newspaper ad spending has declined accordingly.
• RealBlogging goes over the Top 10 Most Expensive States for Closing Costs as issued by BankRate.com. New York topped the list with costs of $3,887.
• Calgary, Alberta, Canada is in the midst of a explosive housing growth due to its own oil boom. I’ve been hearing about the market in Calgary for months now, but this RealEstateJournal article captures the picture as well as I’ve seen it described before.

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