Some smart local organizations and businesses, that’s who. This week we add to the list:

• The Rice Design Alliance, presenting the organization’s 34th annual Home Tour, “Southgate: An Urban Oasis,” featuring 8 recent and not-so-recent homes planted just south of Rice University. The tour is this Saturday and Sunday, March 20 and 21!

Who else?

• Clay & Co., announcing an upcoming commercial real estate auction on May 20
• Carol Isaak Barden, presenting Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen’s Wabi Sabi II house, now under construction at 1916 Banks St. in Boulevard Oaks.
• Jay S. Ginsburg, P.C., offering real-estate related legal services
• New Leaf Real Estate, offering customized searches for buyers, plus a cash-back program
• Houston. It’s Worth It. — now with a new & improved website!
• GlenbrookValley.com, featuring midcentury modern homes

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