In a ranking published November 27th, Partners in Building was listed as the sixth largest green builder in Houston by the Houston Business Journal.  To qualify for the list, builders must be GHBA certified as part of the Green Building Initiative, or all homes being built must be environmentally friendly.

Last week, Partners in Building held its quarterly "Customer Appreciation" night at the model home in Telfair.  Guests dined on Italian food catered by Cafe Natalie, and a sitar player's music added a wonderful ambiance to the evening.Over fifty people attended the event, where friends got re-acquainted and many new neighbors were able to meet for the first time.  Photographed are resident friends The El-Sharifs and The Khosravians.To learn more about building your dream home in Telfair, please call Tony Farahani at 281-207-6800, or vis

Forbes, in its July 7, 2009 online edition, named The Woodlands, Texas #14 in its list of the Top 25 Best Places to Move in the country.  The Woodlands was the only Houston-area community to make the list, although seven other Texas communities – six in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and one in the Austin area – were also included.Forbes looked at “Relovilles”, defined as young, mid- and upscale suburbs near major corporate plants and offices with populations of 25,000 and over to locate America’s best places to move.

New-home sales increased during the first six months of 2009 at Cinco Ranch, a 7,600-acre community west of downtown Houston in Katy, offering new homes from the $160,000s to over $1 million.Cinco Ranch had 467 new-home sales for the first half of 2009, compared to 446 sales for the same period in 2008.  The 21-unit increase represents a 4.7% increase for the first six months of 2009 over the previous year.

Construction has begun on one additional lane on the eastbound and westbound sides of Woodlands Parkway in The Woodlands from East Panther Creek Drive to Kuykendahl Road, according to Dan Kolkhorst, P.E., Vice President of Engineering & Construction for The Woodlands Development Company. Construction will begin on the eastbound lane.Two contractors will be building the sections of the roadway simultaneously. Hassell Construction Company, Inc. will be building the segment from East Panther Creek to Gosling, and South Coast Construction Company, Inc.

Yesterday, Partners in Building held a seminar and dinner in Katy to educate potential buyers about the build on your lot process.  Clients learned general information about the differences between building in a traditional neighborhood and on their own homesites, as well as the benefits of building a home through Partners in Building.  They were also able to see what goes behind the walls, learn about site costs, and different financing options.

The Austin division of Partners in Building is looking forward to a jam-packed August with special events lined up throughout the month.  On August 13th, we will be hosting a public seminar at the beautiful Oasis restaurant, overlooking Lake Travis.  Enjoy the sunset from 2

(AP)  New U.S. home sales rose by the largest amount in more than eight years last month, in another sign the housing market is finally bouncing back from the worst downturn in decades. The Commerce Department said Monday that sales rose 11 percent in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 384,000, from an upwardly revised May rate of 346,000. It was the strongest sales pace since November 2008 and exceeded the forecasts of economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters, who expected a pace of 360,000 units. The last time sales rose so dramatically was in December 2000.

On August 1st through 9th, nearly 70 homes will be open for touring all over Houston and it's surrounding areas, in Houston's second annual Parade of Homes.