Tag: Swamplot Awards 2008 Official Nominees

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Here they are: the selected nominations for the final category of the Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate. They’re for the Greatest Moment in Houston Real Estate of the last year.

Which nominee will you vote for? Read the descriptions below, then add your choice in a comment — or send it in a private email. Swamplot’s voting guidelines encourage campaigning for your favorite candidate. Just make sure all votes are in before midnight on Sunday, December 28th.

The official nominees for Greatest Moment in Houston Real Estate 2008 are . . .

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There’ll be no more guessing with these neighborhoods: The official nominees for Neighborhood of the Year 2008 in the Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate have been selected — from your contributions.

And now the campaigning can begin! How are you going to round up votes for your favorite? Emails? Tweets? Forum or blog posts? Social-network schemes? Whatever works . . . but get your voters to the polls — also known as the comments section of this post (or the Swamplot inbox if you prefer secret ballots). Consult the official campaign rules if you have questions. All votes must be in before midnight on Sunday, December 28th.

Got it? The nominees for Houston Neighborhood of the Year for 2008 are . . .

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Here we go with the official nominees for the 8th category in the Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate: Most Fattening Real Estate Development of 2008.

After you read about all the candidates below, please enter your vote for this category in the comment section, or more privately through email. Swamplot’s voting guidelines encourage campaigning for your favorite candidate. Voting ends on December 28th.

Are you ready for this one? The nominees for Most Fattening Real Estate Development are . . .

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If you’ve been playing or following along with Swamplot’s weekly Neighborhood Guessing Game contests, now’s your chance to honor one of the top players. Who is Houston’s Best Home Sleuth? The official nominees for this category in the Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate have been chosen!

You can vote in the comments section below — or (if you’d rather not play favorites with competitors) confidentially, in a private email to Swamplot. More rules about voting — including a few suggestions about campaign strategy, if you’re rooting for a particular nominee — are on our voting guidelines page. All votes must be in before midnight, December 28th.

The nominees for Best Home Sleuth are . . .

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We have the slate! The official nominees for the “Only in Houston” Award, the 6th category in the Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate, are in!

Swamplot needs your vote! You can add it in a comment at the bottom of this post, or send it privately to this site’s super-top-secret email address. You can read more about the voting rules here. If you want to swing the voting toward your favorite candidate, you can start a virtual campaign by sending out emails or posting about the awards on your blog or on forums. The polls close at midnight on December 28th.

The official nominees for the “Only in Houston” Award are . . .

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And now, certainly the most important category of the entire Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate: the award for Most Grandiose Development.

Well, it is a big deal: The official nominees have been selected, and voting can now begin! Swamplot’s high-tech voting setup prescribes this not-too-complicated process: Vote for the winner in this category by adding your comment below! Or send us an email with your choice. Easy enough?

The nominees for Most Grandiose Development are . . .

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Next on deck: The nominees for Best Rebranding Effort in 2008’s Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate.

What Houston-area project deserves to win this award? Read the list of nominees below, then give us your answer in the comments. Or send in your vote via email. If you want more detail about the voting process for these awards, see this page.

All set? The official nominees for Best Rebranding Effort are . . .

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What was the Best Teardown of 2008? That’s the third category in the Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate. The official nominees are in the (soon-to-be-demolished) house!

The official voting rules are posted here, but they’re not that complicated: Add your vote in the comments, or more privately in an email to Swamplot. You can even start a campaign in support of your favorite candidate, if you like. All winners will be announced after December 28th, when the polls close for all categories.

The nominees for Best Teardown of 2008 are . . .

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Our second category in the Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate has its official slate of candidates!

As the nominees are announced, voting can begin. You can cast your vote by entering a comment below or by sending Swamplot a private message indicating your preferences. More details about voting rules for the awards are available here.

The nominees for Best Project Cancellation or Delay are . . .

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And here they are! The official nominees for the first category of the Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate: Favorite Houston Design Cliché. Thanks to all of you who submitted suggestions!

You can cast your vote for this awards category by adding a comment to this post indicating your choice. Or you can send a secret ballot to the official judges by email. We’ll post the official rules shortly. The official rules are spelled out here.

And the nominees are . . .

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