CCIM July 8th, Ted Jones Speaker

Stewart Titles Ted Jones was the speaker at last Thursdays CCIM Luncheon and once again put on an entertaining slide presentation. Ted feels that we will not be out of the recession till jobs turn around. Right now recessions are judged according to rising and falling GNP numbers. Ted feels that our economy would be best served if this was measured by the job growth rather than GDP. Trends point to 3 more years of rising unemployment. And just as others have commented  "it's a good thing we are in Texas".

Jim Cockrill with Coldwell Banker United, Realtors - Sugar Land, Beth Young with Grubb & Ellis and Gordon Fox with Fox Inspection Group

      Sassy Stanton with Stanton-Pinckard Realty, Michele Brown with United Western Bancorp, Suzanne Page-Pryde with Page-Pryde Properties and Melanie Fregoe Edmundson with Phase Engineering

HEBC July 8th 2010. Houston Mayor Annise Parker

Houston mayor Annise Parker was featured speaker last Thursday at the Houston Realty Business Coalition Breakfast. She mostly reflected on her first 6 months in office but did bring up the subject of increasing property values by accelerating the process of tearing down derelict multi-family properties. The mayor would like that Houston is thought of as the "City that works and you don't have to think about it".

                Mark Sappington with Cobb Fendley & Associates and Houston City Councilman CO Brad Bradford.

Former Houston Police Chief CO Brad Bradford was in attendance. He feels strongly that Houston can be positioned as the #2 city to do business in in the USA. No one can top NYC but neither Los Angeles or Chicago has the advantages of Houston. He feels a strong marketing campaign emphasizing our strong business atmosphere would prove beneficial.