HHN Builders, Intown Builders, The Frankel Group, Lovett Homes, Sandcastle Homes, Jamestown Estate Homes, Southwest Homes, Keith Ellis Custom Homes and McVaugh Custom Homes.
For more information, please visit www.
acesbuilderswarranty.com or call ACES at (281) 362-5413.
Acme Brick to Provide Brick for 100 Homes for Disabled Veterans
Acme Brick Company has committed to provide the brick at below cost for 100 homes for disabled vets in conjunction with Operation FINALLY HOME, a nationwide program to provide housing for returning, disabled veterans.
Operation FINALLY HOME is an outgrowth of a program originally conceived by the Bay Area Builders Association (BABA) under the leadership of Dan Wallrath. Because of his pioneering efforts on behalf of America’s war wounded, Wallrath has been named as one of ten finalists for CNN’s Hero of the Year award. The winner will be announced during a global telecast on Thanksgiving evening, November 25.
Dennis Knautz, commenting on FINALLY HOME said, “A major part of Acme’s corporate mission is to be positively involved in those communities that we serve. I can’t think of a better way to fulfill that mission than by supporting these individuals who have sacrificed so much and risked everything for our country.”
Acme, the largest U.S. owned brick company, celebrated its 119th birthday on April 17, 2010. For more information, visit
www.brick.com.
John Daugherty, Realtors Adds Smartphone Technology to Houston Home Buying
The TAG reader barcodes featured on yard signs give virtual tours and details
John Daugherty, Realtors, has become the first real estate company in Houston to incorporate a powerful new mobile technology called the Microsoft® Tag on yard signs. The app is developed by Microsoft® and free of charge. The software can be downloaded from http://
gettag.mobi to mobile phones, such as Windows Mobile, iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android-based Internet-capable mobile phones that include a camera. Once downloaded, with just a quick scan from a smartphone, buyers will have instant access to property description, price and photos along with local information such as maps, schools, nearby restaurants with ratings and shopping.
“Technology is changing our business every day.
It’s critical for the real estate
industry, as well as any other, to be on the forefront of technology,” said Darren Moore, Web marketing/IT manager. “We have to learn to sell real estate today the way the buyer wants it, not the way we want to sell it to them.”
“It’s very clear where this trend is going, this is just the tip of the iceberg and we are going to be a part of it,” said John A. Daugherty, Jr., president of John Daugherty, Realtors. “We are committed to constantly seeking innovated ways to use technology and marketing to serve home buyers and sellers.”
For more information, visit www.
johndaugherty.com.
Dan Wallrath, president of Operation FINALLY HOME (left) acknowledges a commitment to provide brick for 100 homes for disabled veterans from Dennis Knautz, president and CEO of Acme Brick Co. Pictured in the background is Baby Clay, certified as the world’s largest brick at 9,300 lbs. by the Guinness Book of World Records.
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