Part of Conroe ISD, The Woodlands College Park High School, has been ranked #280 in an article recently published in Newsweek, among the nation's 1,480 "Top Public High Schools"". Washington Post education columnist, Jay Mathews, devised a ratio to rank public schools.

It includes the number of Advanced Placement, Cambridge, and International Baccalaureate tests taken by all students at a school, divided by the number of graduating seniors. All of the schools are in the top 6 percent of public schools, and they have an index of at least 1.000. According to Principal Mark Murrell, this year, College Park had 605 graduates who took an estimated 1,600 AP exams.

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Pending home sales increased 8.2% on a monthly basis in February to an index reading of 97.6, according to data released Monday by the National Association of Realtors.

Measuring contracts signed for purchases of existing homes, this indicator represents one of the positive housing statistics published in recent weeks: construction spending, builder confidence, housing starts, and both new and existing home sales have all showed weakness.

Particularly given the April 30 deadline for qualifying for the tax credit by signing a home-purchase contract, today's NAR numbers suggest that spring could bring a temporary bounce to the housing market.

"The rise in buyer contact activity may signal the early stages of a second surge of home sales this…

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THE WOODLANDS, TX- El evento "2013 Realtors and Builders Awards"" de The Woodlands se llevo a cabo este pasado viernes 6 de abril, donde los agentes de Tamborrel Properties se llevaron a casa varios reconocimientos, incluyendo el premio de Equipo de Bienes Raices del Año por Mayor Numero de Unidades Vendidas y Volumen en Dolares durante 2012.

Ocho agentes de Tamborrel Properties fueron bienvenidos a The Woodlands Producer's Club gracias a sus cierres durante 2012. Juan de Piña (4 cierres), Tomas Larroude (5 cierres) y Franco Rivero (6 cierres) fueron bienvenidos en el nivel Silver. Ahiri Merlo, con 9 cierres se coloco en el nivel Gold. Finalmente, 3 agentes lograron colocarse en el nivel Platinum, el mas alto de todos: Antonio Palazuelos con 10 cierres,…

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