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For Sale by Owner

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 11:59am

http://www.forsalebyowner.com/

Listings for homes throughout the country that are for sale by owner.

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Harris County Home Ownership Made Easy

Submitted by Abby B. on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 10:06am

http://www.harriscountyhome.hctx.net/

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Houston Association of Realtors

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 11:58am

http://www.har.com/

Assists in locating homes and realtors including MLS Listings for the greater Houston area including houses for sale and apartments for lease.

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International Real Estate Digest

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 11:59am

http://www.ired.com/

Directory of realtors in the US and abroad.

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Realtor.com

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 12:00pm

http://www.realtor.com/Default.asp?poe=realtor

Real estate listings for the US from the National Association of Realtors. Also includes apartment listings, financing your home, and moving.

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Surplus & Forclosed Real Estate

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 12:01pm

http://www.firstgov.gov/shopping/realestate/realestate.shtml

Auction listings from the US government at FirstGov.

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City of Houston Planning and Development Department

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 11:49am

http://www.ci.houston.tx.us/departme/planning/home.htm

Links to code enforcement, online permits, forms and publications as well as department telephone numbers.

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Harris County Appraisal District

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/15/2009 - 4:11pm

http://www.hcad.org/

Real, Business, and Mineral property appraisals and maps.

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Harris County Lead Hazard Control Program

Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/04/2011 - 1:52pm

http://www.hcphes.org/eph/lead.htm

Free lead-safe renovation to income eligible homeowners and rental property owners for pre-1978 housing units. Housing units must be located within the Harris County service area except the cities of Houston, Baytown and Pasadena.

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Housing Resource Center

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 11:48am

http://www.housingresourcecenter.hctx.net/

Links to resources and information for housing, mortgages, home repair, and assistance in Harris County. A services of the Harris County Community & Economic Development Department.

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Municipal Utility Districts

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 11:53am

http://www.hd.co.harris.tx.us/env/SUBDIVISIONWEB/SUBDIVISION.htm

Directory of subdivision MUDs in Harris County.

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Public Records Online Directory

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 11:54am

http://www.netronline.com/public_records.htm

National directory of Tax Assessors and Recorders offices with online records.

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Bank Rate Monitor

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 12:06pm

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/

Compare mortgage and other loan rates by national averages or by state.

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Ginnie Mae

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 12:06pm

http://www.ginniemae.gov/

Supports low to moderate income home buyers.

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Homepath

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 12:07pm

http://www.fanniemae.com/homebuyers/homepath/

Information for home buyers on loans and mortgages from Fannie Mae.

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Homefair Moving

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 12:08pm

http://www.homefair.com/homefair/servlet/ActionServlet?pid=27&cid=homefair

Offers a variety of tools and resources for local and long distance moves.

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Monstermoving.com

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 12:09pm

http://www.monstermoving.monster.com/

Get quotes on moving everything from a whole house to a piano.

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MovingHints

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 12:09pm

http://www.movinghints.com/

Tips and hints on everything from packing to shipping your car.

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Profiles & Rankings

Best Places to Live

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 12:14pm

http://money.cnn.com/best/bplive/

Annual ranking by Money magazine on the best places in the US. Statistics are available on more than 1,000 cities.

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City & County Data Book

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 12:15pm

http://www.census.gov/statab/www/ccdb.html

Official population and housing data from the 2000 US Census.

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Kid Friendly Cities

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 12:16pm

http://www.kidfriendlycities.org/2004/

A report on the best cities for children to live in from the Population Connection.

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Neighborhood Profiles

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 12:16pm

http://realestate.yahoo.com/re/neighborhood/

Statistical data on neighborhoods throughout the US from Yahoo! Real Estate.

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Sperling's Best Places

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 12:17pm

http://www.bestplaces.net/default.aspx

Offers neighborhood profiles by zip code and data on schools, crime, cost of living, and climate.

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ForRent.com

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 12:02pm

http://www.forrent.com/

Includes apartment listings as well as short term/corporate housing and senior housing listings.

Rentals

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RentNet

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 12:04pm

http://www.rentnet.com/apartments/home.jhtml

Apartment listings, a roommate center, selft storage, and corporate housing.

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Subsidized Apartment Search

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 12:05pm

http://www.hud.gov/apps/section8/

National listings for HUD subsidized apartments.

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