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11/26/14 3:30pm

Can This Post, and the Others Below It, Help You Get Through the Tough Vacation Days Ahead?

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Turkey Gully, Clark Pines, Houston

So many dedicated vacation days in a row now at the end of November, each with their own to-do lists: Thanksgiving, of course, but then Black Friday, followed by Returns and Regrets Saturday, and the always entertaining Family Intrigue Sunday. We’ll see you back here at Swamplot on Cyber Monday, ready to go with another full week of real estate fun.

In the meantime, please click on the blue button that says “Like” in the box above, if you haven’t already — thousands of your bestest Facebook friends will thank you for it. (Or simply “Like” the Swamplot Facebook page directly.) And we’ll thank you for signing up to the Swamplot email list as well.  Thanks for being our eyes and ears, Houston!

Photo of Turkey Gully: HAR

Taking a Break
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07/03/14 4:15pm

Ka-Blooey!

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KA-BLOOEY! Fireworks, The Woodlands, TexasAnd Swamplot is outta here for the week. Please accept our best wishes for a great national birthday celebration on Friday, and a restful and pleasant holiday weekend. Got any pointers on the best fireworks-viewing spots? Let’s all meet back here on Monday to compare notes, and for more Houston real estate whosajiggery, mkay? Photo of Fourth of July fireworks in The Woodlands last year: Flickr user no.failsafe [license]

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05/23/14 3:00pm

The 3-Day Road Ahead

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THE 3-DAY ROAD AHEAD Memorial Dr. at Shepherd Dr., HoustonWe’re heading off now for a little Memorial driveabout. Our best wishes for a rejuvenating and memorable Memorial Day weekend. After an extra day of rest, Swamplot will be back on Tuesday with more Houston real estate wonders. If you’re missing us and you haven’t already, please follow us on Facebook and sign up for the Swamplot mailing list. Photo of Memorial Dr.: Matthew Rutledge [license]

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02/21/14 5:00pm

Can You Help Us Get Past 3K?

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CAN YOU HELP US GET PAST 3K? Thank you to all of those who took the opportunity on the Monday holiday to step up your involvement with Swamplot a notch by liking us on Facebook. So now it’s the weekend and we’re finding ourselves just a bit shy of 3,000 Facebook likers. Er, followers — that sounds better. If you haven’t signed on already, can you help us past that milestone? All you need to do is click on the blue button in the box at left — the one that says “Like.” Thousands of Houston real estate fans will like you for doing so — and we will too.

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02/17/14 10:00am

And Now, Time for a Little Presidential Retreat

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President Busts by David Adickes, First Ward, Houston

What, a weekday without Swamplot??! It’s just a bit of a holiday break — we’ll be back tomorrow with more Houston real estate fun. In the meantime, would you please do us (and many other fans of this city) a favor? Click the little blue “like” button in the box at left to follow Swamplot on Facebook. You’ll be glad you did.

 

Photo of David Adickes busts: elnina

And a Button To Click
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01/06/14 2:00pm

Swamplot Advertisers Deserve Our Thanks

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For starting out the year with continued support for Swamplot’s coverage of the Houston real estate scene, we salute our direct advertisers:

Thank you! Interested in joining this distinguished group, and reaching this site’s growing audience of Houston real estate fans? Get more information by filling out the form on this page.

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01/06/14 12:00pm

Who Won the Swamplot Awards This Year, and Why

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WHO WON THE SWAMPLOT AWARDS THIS YEAR, AND WHY Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate Ribbon LogoDidja miss the grand finale of this year’s Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate in all the New Year hullabaloo? Our grand announcement of 2013’s winners is patiently awaiting your recognition and appreciation here. Also equally worthy of your perusal is this accounting of the runners-up, which was published a day earlier. Thanks again to all the worthy contestants and commentators — your juicy contributions to this city (and this website) make the Swampies an annual endeavor worth repeating.

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12/27/13 10:00am

Voting for the 2013 Swamplot Awards Ends Today

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This is it. The deadline for voting in this year’s Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate is today at 5 pm. That means there’s only a few more hours left to get your votes in. Does that leave enough time for a come-from-behind candidate in that category you’re watching to gain the lead? Sure! If enough supporters cast each of their 4 votes in each category.

Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate Ribbon LogoWithout your votes, will the best candidates win all the 8 categories? Take a look at the votes in the comments section of each category, and add your votes if you haven’t already. We need your help to make the 2013 Swampies the best they can be.

Here’s a link to all the official ballots, and here they are, one by one:

Tell us who your favorites are!

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12/24/13 11:00am

While We’re Away

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WHILE WE’RE AWAY Candy Cane, Downtown HoustonWell, hello there! Looking for a little something to do on Swamplot over our Christmas break? Don’t forget to add your vote to this year’s Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate. You can find the ballots for all 8 categories here, or a single list with links to each of them here. Been there, done that? Sign up for Swamplot’s email list, or “like” us on Facebook. Swamplot will be back on the 26th with more Houston real-estate fun. Until then, our best holiday wishes to all of you. Photo: Ed Uthman [license]

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12/23/13 3:15pm

All This Week, It’s Campaign Time for the Swamplot Awards

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Last week we finished announcing the official nominees for the last of the 8 categories in this year’s Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate. With all ballots open, voting is already well under way.

Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate Ribbon LogoYou can vote using any or all of 4 separate methods:

That’s a total of 4 votes (only one using each method, please) for each of 8 categories. But make sure you follow the voting rules here. If you’re ready to catch up on the award action, use these handy links to all the categories:

Already voted? There’s still time to round up more support for your favorite nominees. Come-from-behind candidates, we’re talking about you: All it might take is a little email, Facebook post, or tweet to call on your friends to better the odds. If you explain your vote when you make it, too, you’ll help build support for your choices.

Voting in all categories will end at 5 pm on Friday, December 27th.

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12/20/13 2:00pm

How To Stuff the Ballots for the 2013 Swamplot Awards

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Have you voted yet in the 2013 Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate? In all 8 categories? If that answer’s yes, have you also taken advantage of our quirky system and voted up to 4 times for each? That’s right, you can vote once in a comment to the official ballot post for each category, once in an email to Swamplot, once from your Twitter account, and once on the wall of Swamplot’s Facebook page. Just make sure you follow the rules listed here to make sure your votes count.

Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate Ribbon LogoAll 8 categories in this year’s Swampies are now open for voting, so there’s no reason to hesitate. They are:

Whichever method or methods you use when you cast your ballot, don’t forget to explain why you’re voting the way you are.

Did any of your favorites make it to the ballot? Then show them some love! And don’t be shy — tell your friends to vote for them, too. Just make sure to do it in time. All votes for all categories must be in by 5 pm on Friday, December 27th.

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12/09/13 11:00am

Voting for the Swamplot Awards Begins Today

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Last night nominations closed at midnight for the first 2 of the 8 categories in this year’s Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate: Favorite Houston Design Cliché and Best Demolition. Later today, we’ll kick off the voting when we announce the official nominees for the first of those categories. After that, through this week and part of the next, we’ll work our way through the rest of the categories in sequence, announcing the official nominees and opening the voting for each, one by one.

For the categories for which nominations have not closed, though, we still need your help. Take a look at the suggestions posted in the comments sections of the 6 remaining categories (all the categories are listed here). If you find anything missing, please add your nominations now! If you think you can improve on any of the explanations already submitted, please do so. Or if you see a nomination without any explanation at all, please add a good one! Got photos of any of the nominees? Please send them!

The deadline for nominations in the next 2 categories — Best Houston Transplant and the Ground-Floor Retail Award — is midnight tonight. 

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12/06/13 11:15am

Only a Few Days Left To Get Your Nominations in for the Swamplot Awards

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All 8 categories in the 2013 Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate have been announced and opened for nominations. Next week, we’ll kick things into even higher gear when voting starts.

Before that happens, though, we could still use some help. We’ve received some great nominations so far, but if you think anything’s missing from this year’s crop that simply can’t be left out, please add your nomination now (the most recently announced categories in particular could still use some help). If you like a nomination someone else has made but think you can beef up the explanation to better help it land on the ballot, go right ahead. No explanation at all? Feel free to fix that (otherwise, it likely won’t make it). If you have photos of any of the nominees, definitely send those in, too.

But don’t wait too long. This Sunday at midnight, nominations will close for the first 2 award categories: Favorite Houston Design Cliché and Best Demolition. For the next 2 categories we’ll close nominations Monday night, then Tuesday and Wednesday for the remainder of the categories. On Monday, we’ll announce the official slate of nominees for the first award category and open it for voting. And then continue on from there.

Add your nominations to the comments section below the post that announces each category, or send them to us in an email. Who are the contenders in Houston real estate this year? What deserves recognition? You tell us.

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