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CELEBRATING OUR 16TH YEAR!

Announcing Our Newest Addition!

WE GO WHERE REALTORS® GO™

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THE OASIS AT HEARTLAND

Huffines Communities is proud to announce the grand opening of HEARTLAND’S brand new multi-million dollar master amenity center, complete with 3 swimming pools, 2 giant water slides, 6,000sf fitness center, 5,000sf of meeting & event space, covered cabanas & picnic areas, outdoor gaming pavillion & MORE!

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2,007 - 3,145 Sq Ft 3-Car Garage Options Master Planned Community Denton ISD 1604 Flamingo Drive | Little Elm, TX

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PARKS AT LEGACY Prosper, TX

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For current inventory updates, Ask Ingrid!

Ingrid.Prince@TrendmakerHomes.com | (972) 426-2712 The prices of our homes, included features, plans, specifications, promotions/incentives and available locations are subject to change without notice. Any photographs or renderings used herein reflect artists’ conceptions and are for illustrative purposes only. Photographs or renderings of people do not depict or indicate any preference regarding race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, familial status, or national origin. Our name and the logos contained herein are registered trademarks of TRI Pointe Group, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. © 2019 Trendmaker Homes, Inc., a member of the TRI Pointe Group. All rights reserved.

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Groovy Old Pics!

Those blue eyes, though!

Realtor, Kristin Smith “Great Salesman - even with a bowl cut.”

KW’s Dan Harker’s words! Aren’t he & Allison CUTE!

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Unstoppable mother/daughter team!

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Celina • Dallas • Flower Mound • Haltom City Haslet • Irving • Melissa • Murphy • Northlake • Plano Richardson • Roanoke • Rowlett • Van Alstyne 469.737.1485 | khov.com/dfw *Must be a licensed Real Estate Professional in the state of Texas to participate. Only applies to original contracts dated between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019. 3% paid upon closing for 1st sale. 4% paid upon closing for 2nd sale. 5% paid upon closing for 3rd sale. Maximum Real Estate agent commission may not exceed 8% of sale price. The extra commission applies to closing order regardless of the contract sale date. Increased commission does not apply for guaranteed and/or investor sales. Individual Real Estate Professional only. No team sales. K. Hovnanian® Homes reserves the right to change or modify without notice. See Sales Consultants for details. ** K. Hovnanian® Home must contract between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019. Maximum 35% reimbursement of Relocation Fees apply. Licensed Texas Real Estate Professional only. K. Hovnanian® Homes reserves the right to change or modify at any time without notice. We are pledged to the letter and spirit of U.S. policy for the achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the Nation. We encourage and support an affirmative advertising and marketing program in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. See a Sales Consultant for full details. ©2019 K. Hovnanian Companies, LLC.

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Toll Brothers Agent Appreciation Party at Cru in Plano

Toll Brothers New Community in Allen Now Open!

Toll Brothers, the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes and proud seven-time winner of the Texas Builder of the Year Award*, announces the opening of their latest sales center at Ridgeview Crossing in Allen. Toll Brothers at Ridgeview Crossing features two charming collections of single-family homes – The Villas and The Executives.

Ridgeview Crossing offers luxurious amenities, including a clubhouse, resort-style pool, and walking trails. It is located within walking distance of Jenny Preston Elementary School and moments away from superior shopping, dining, and major highways 75 and 121.

Each collection offers eight unique home designs ranging from 3-6 bedrooms, 2-5.5 baths, and approximately 2,100 to over 3,500 square feet. The Villas offers forty-one, 55-foot-wide home sites with a starting price from the upper $400,000s. Near the outstanding community amenities, The Executives feature nineteen, 65-footwide home sites priced from the low $600,000s. Many plans include a second bedroom on the first floor, a private study, and much more. Personalization possibilities are available including the addition of a media room and expanded master bath packages.

Visit the sales office located at 2464 Electra Drive, Allen today! Call Kandice Jinright, Sales Manager, at 469-421-1600 to schedule an appointment or stop by Monday – Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm and Sunday, 12 pm – 6 pm. For maps, home designs, and directions to the sales centers, visit RidgeviewCrossing.com. For GPS users, enter “Jenny Preston Elementary School.” The sales center will be 0.1 mile east of the school.

This is not an offering where prohibited by law. *Volume Builder of the Year 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 & 2018 Awarded by the Texas Association of Builders. Texas Extra Earning Program valid from 11/1/18 – 10/31/19. Agent must be registered at FIRST visit.

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Open Mon.–Sat. 10 am–6 pm, Sun. Noon–6 pm. Real estate agents are required to register and to accompany clients on their initial visit. Brokers welcome. Prices subject to change without notice. Program subject to change or cancellation. Investor sales do not qualify. Other restrictions may apply. This is not an offering where prohibited by law. *Subject to employing broker’s approval. Extra Earnings Program for Agents valid on contracts signed between 11/1/18–12/31/19. Bonuses on third, and all subsequent sales are capped at 5%. See sales manager for details. In accordance with Texas Occupations Code Sec. 1101.651(d), all broker’s fees, including BTSAs, are payable to a real estate broker directly and not to a licensed salesperson. 1.5% of the 3% will be paid under the Advance Commission Program and the 1.5% balance will be paid after closing. All/any additional bonuses earned will be paid at closing and accounted for on the buyer’s Closing Disclosure. †Advance Commission Program is valid on contracts signed after 11/1/18. ‡Relocation Referral Fee Reimbursement Program—eligible referrals must be from outside the Dallas area. §Reimbursable travel expenses, including round-trip air or rail travel, car rental, food and lodging (all documented with receipts) for Buyer(s), to be credited at settlement: up to $2,000.00 USD for U.S. travel and up to $4,000.00 USD for international travel if an agreement of sale is executed within 90 days of Fly and Buy appointment. Reimbursement is limited to travel expenses specifically related to the Fly and Buy appointment and cannot be used for reimbursement of other (prior or subsequent) visits. Offer is for a limited time only and is subject to change at any time without notice.

Certain restrictions apply. Contact a Toll Brothers sales representative for details.

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Tarrant County Real Estate FuN!

Opening Day! Kimmie Jones-Ynguanzo & Bernadette Lowry

Kati Ciraci, Kathryn Clark, Sharon Wiggins, Carley Owens

Michelle Davis, Shayna Moreland, Laurie Leenhouts, Denise Perry and Jennifer DePerez at The Great Taste of Grapevine

Alexander Chandler and Rachael Mireles Antares Homes Crew in Vegas! Brandy Parker, Pam Wiggins, Melissa Kelly, Cassy Mahan and Sonia

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Easter brunch ready! Jennifer Redman & Troy Williams Christie Cannon Team

How could we NOT include this classic of this real estate family dynasty?!

Draped in denim! Plantation Homes’ Terri Hayley with her Fathom Realtor hubby, Robert, her mom, Phyllis Craig - a former new home sales manager, and KW Realtor sister, Nicole Arenas and her hubby.

Twinning! Malinda Howell and Tammie Mitchell

They TRULY match! Truly Title’s Susan Podsednik & Graham Hanks had the blues!

Independent Title’s Misty Nuckles with Coldwell Banker Apex’s Marilyn Iness

Checkmate! Chris Mickle & Austin Knight showed up in matching shirts!

WHERE TRANQUILITY AND CONVENIENCE MEET HO M ES F RO M $ 30 0 s to $ 5 00 s Lilyana is just minutes north of Frisco, nestled in picturesque Celina in Prosper ISD. Whether you’re enjoying get-togethers at the outdoor pavilion or cooling off in the luxury-style pool, you’ll find there’s always plenty to do.

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50 Years in Real Estate!

Congratulations to Mike Bowman, who started his journey in real estate in 1969 with two agents and a dream to provide the best services and tools for buyer and sellers of real estate. Since then, his office has grown to more than 200 agents and the #6 Global Century 21 office!

50 Years in Real Estate!

Jan Fite Miller celebrates her 50th year at C21 Judge Fite Company. She knows her mom and dad would be as proud of where the company is today as she is.

KW’s Tara Carter & Amy Flores celebrate broken sales records!

Altima Real Estate’s Nancy Messiha and Paul Bermudez celebrate Nancy’s 2 Top Producer Awards

Congrats Ebby’s Lisa Johnson-Juden and hubby,Ed Juden, on the closing of their new home at Windsong Ranch.

Shown with closer Elena Thompson

L I T T L E E L M L I V I N G F O R E V E R Y S TA G E O F L I F E

All the Ingredients of a Vibrant Life Come Together at Union Park both the young and the young at heart come together to celebrate a vibrant life at Union Park. This suburban refuge is anchored by a 30-acre Central Park, where friends and families gather for morning strolls through tree-lined greenbelts, afternoon get-togethers in the shade of the pavilion, and movie nights on the event lawn. Find your Union Park home today.

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Homes from the mid $200s to $500s

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Grenadier Homes in Orchard Flower hosted professional stagers from ‘Model My Home’ to teach Realtors the value of staging a home / modelmyhome.com

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2019 REALTOR REWARDS TRIP Presents

Realtors On the Rhine Enchanting European Escape

TRIP DETAILS: 7-Night luxury Rhine River Cruise on-board the AmaSerena, a 162 passenger vessel. Trip begins in Amsterdam, Netherlands & ends in Basel, Switzerland, with stops in Cologne, Rudesheim, Ludwigshafen & Breisach, Germany as well as Strasbourg, France.

Trip will take place April 18 — 26, 2020 and will include round-trip air travel, luxury cruise in a lavish twin-balcony stateroom, all meals and beverages, entertainment and MUCH more!

QUALIFICATIONS: From November 01, 2018 to February 28, 2020 sell a combined total of $1.2 Million in new homes in any of our three master planned communities & win an all-expenses-paid luxury AmaWaterways Rhine River Cruise for you & one guest! www.amawaterways.com/destination/europe-river-cruises/2020/captivating-rhine

Forney | $190s - $300s

Wylie/St. Paul | $290s - $800s

Royse City | from the $200s

* Trips may not be sold or traded and there is no financial exchange if unable to attend. All new home sales must close by February 28, 2020 in order to qualify & REALTOR® info must be documented on sales contract at time of execution. All travelers must be at least 21 years of age & hold a current passport..

Visit our website at www.HuffinesCommunities.com for updates.

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Capital Title’s Missi Wilson with CORE Team’s Beth Caldwell

KW’s Flower Mound Team Leader - Stacey Buettner with Shelley Baggett-Jones at vendor day

Networking at Wine Fusion in Grapevine: Sergio Moreno - Supreme Lending, Jason Suber - Federal Savings Bank, Julas Hollie - Essent, Phil Long - The Mortgage Firm, Michael Melton - Supreme Lending, Alicia Chmielewski - Elite Auctions, Ashley Simpson - Goosehead Insurance, Yulia Brown - Supreme Lending

Club Inspiration

Realtor Grand Opening Event Thursday, May 9, 2019 | 11:30am - 1:30pm 1715 Inspiration Blvd. | St. Paul

INSPIRATION Please join us to celebrate the Grand Opening of long-awaited one-of-a-kind resort-style amenity center at INSPIRATION. Tour this multi-million dollar facility that includes a 2-story fitness center, clubhouse with awe inspiring views of Lake Lavon, pool complex with four separate swimming areas & 400 ft lazy river, event lawn & more!

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Risland Homes’ gorgeousness at the McSams Awards dinner!

Tosha Flores, Donna Delgado, Gracette Baltonado, Liz Spurr, Christina Liao & Jian Payne

Risland Homes enjoying National Wear Your PJs to Work Day 2019!

Liz Spurr, Jian Payne,

Risland Homes’ Gracette Baltonado & Teresa (TianLe) Tong show off their ad in our magazine at the McSams Awards!

Gracette Baltonado

Sportscaster, Dale Hansen, looks pretty content surrounded by all that beauty at the McSams Awards

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REAL Estate Professional

L I SA L AW R E N C E 972-346-2657 llawrence@firsttexashomes.com Community Sales Counselor Gallery Custom Homes/Prosper

Things we might not know about you? I was brought up in the building industry. My grandfather was a carpenter. My father was a general contractor and he also did high end remodels in Bel Air, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica, CA. I am third generation in the building industry. I used to go to work with my Dad in the summer.

I got to hang out in empty mansions while his crew remodeled, I also enjoyed the swimming pools and explored. Our family bought a home from the 1900s in Burbank. All of us were involved in the remodeling and then the sale of it. Now, it’s called “flipping.”

I was a shy, middle child. My mom wanted me more outgoing so she said I should try out for cheerleader. I did and made the squad!

I was a cheerleader from 8th to 12th grade and I believe it did make me more confident and outgoing.

At 19 & 20 years old, I modeled hair product for Sebastian and did some freelance modeling. After some college, I worked at a Savings & Loan, then got married. My husband had to relocate to Texas best move EVER! I am now remarried to a wonderful Texas man!

Six years ago, my husband and I took a year sabbatical and moved to Cancun, Mexico. It was a great experience! I loved the people, but got bored and wanted to come home and sell homes.

How did I start out in new home sales? I used to buy floor

plan books and study them. My husband would watch me and say, “You need to be in real estate.” Looking for our own home, we walked into a First Texas Home 23 years ago. We really liked it, but with only one income, we could not afford a home yet.

I asked for a part-time job being a sales assistant. I was a First Texas Homes sales assistant for a couple of years and then grew my wings to a sales counselor.

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Our QUALITY custom homes are the key to our success.

With 45 years of experience, a major element to our success is offering home buyers in-house architectural design, custom designs and phenomenal value.

Best part of being a new home sales counselor? Watching neighborhoods come together and the friendships they create.

I sometimes drive through completed communities I have previously sold in and think, Wow! I helped create this!

Wildest real estate story? I was opening up a new phase

in Prestwyck in McKinney in 2015. I had worked with many buyers, planning and pricing out their dream home - but they couldn’t buy until we officially opened on September 29th.

Many of the buyers wanted a certain home site and planned on buying the first day. To ensure they were able to buy the lot and floor plan they wanted, they started camping out at noon the day before. Before long, more people came with tents and sleeping bags. By the end of the day, 30+ people camped out all night around my model to secure their lot. The news media showed up to interview some of the “crazy campers!” We were on several news channels for two days about the “crazy campers” in Prestwyck!

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Things we might not know about you? I sold perfume and cologne for a direct marketing company in the early 90’s.

Sunday thru Friday, I traveled coast-to-coast selling and training others. You can’t be shy doing that job; I would approach 200+ people a day - asking them what kind of perfume or cologne they liked, then I’d bring them samples and make a sale. I look back on that time fondly, as we were outside talking to people, traveling and making an honest living. Talking to that many people a day teaches you to read people. I learned a whole lot about human nature and how to work with different people. Looking back, it has been very helpful in my current occupation.

Funniest real estate story: Shortly after I was promoted to

sales, I was assigned a community in Mansfield that was a short drive from the model home. If someone wanted to see a property, I had to go to them. My truck started making an unmistakable, loud, clanking sound. A piece of the catalytic converter was loose on the inside clanging on the exhaust. A Realtor wanted to show one of my properties. I tell her I will be there in 3 minutes - hoping I’d beat them there. However, I get to the street, I see them standing in the driveway. I fret, “I cannot let them hear this old clangger in action.” So, when I get close enough to the property I turn off the ignition and plan to, gracefully and quietly, coast up to the house. Well, that WAS the plan! I hadn’t calculated for the curved street. Just before the property, the street curved and, of course, I turned the wheel. However, since I turned the ignition off, the steering wheel locked. Too late to recover - up on the curb I went - right in front of the Realtor and prospects!

I bounced out of the truck like nothing happened with a “How are you?! Thank you for coming!” Meanwhile, the truck was still rocking side to side from the impact. THEY BOUGHT THE HOUSE!

Before I was in real estate... My first job outside of a family business, I was a fleet mechanic for a large A/C company. I have done many things; my main vocation was woodworking in large custom homes and I also was a cabinet maker. I enjoy designing and building things - using metal or wood.

How long have you been in real estate? 10 years

I started with First Texas Homes in 2006 as a sales assistant.

Native Texan? Yes! Born in Irving Texas.

In your free time... I love auto racing , playing golf and the

2nd amendment.

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Happy birthday Dee Dee Trosclair ‘She’s all that AND a bag of chips!’

Celebrating with Amy Alexander and Ronda Thurlkill

Happy birthday to Compass’ Keith Newman celebrating with his mom, Celia

Happy birthday Andra Stovall! Celebrating with long-time Diane Davis and Mariane King

Happy birthday to Yvette Radford with Texas Title

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Capital Title’s Park Cities event

Capital Title’s Erica Worley with Lori Jacobson & Assoc DFW Legacy Group learning about Breakthrough Broker

Russ Kidwell - C21 Mike Bowman, with Capital Titlle’s Tracey Curtis & Tina Jacobsen at C21 Mike Bowman Awards Night Capital Title’s Kim Fuller, Alyssia Winter, Rustin Khavari & Lauren Piccinini

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Realtor, Savannah Dunn, with Independence Title McKinney’s Misty Nuckols (deuce)

Independence Title’s Shellie Carnal with Deann Lee Abbott, Rayna Lee & Mario Guajardo

MetroTex White Party: Independence Title’s Tami Schwarz, Claudia Schubert, Carol Stradtman, Luke Pierson, Crystal Widman, Marnie Smith & Stephanie Clopton

Independence Title’s Marnie Smith with Alexander Chandler

Stephanie Clopton, Adrienne DuBos, Mark Sprague & Taylor Stewart at the ‘Market Update with Mark Sprague’

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CONGRATS Keller Williams’ Tommy Lankri on his recent US-Citizenship!

RE/MAX Four Corners’ Kyle Sutton with Leah Sutton - Lawyers Title Plano celebrate the closing of their home

Lawyer’s Title Frisco’s Tamera Gaede with Nima The Speaker

Colleen Frost Team: Heather Dalke, Colleen Frost, Diansa Nix, Ellie Hakes, Tamara Harvey, Angela Whitson, K.C. Telthorst with LT’s Janet Suddreth & Stephanie Allen

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Networking! Jamie Brannagan, Tamera Gaede, Nicole Espinosa, Kimberly Anderson, Elizabeth Austin & Grace Quevedo

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Southgate Homes’ Blake Fletcher, Jenny Harry, Peri Phillips & Real Estate & Friends Magazine’s Nancy Holzwarth

Bridget Enochs - pretty in pink!

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in DFW announces two new agents!

Dona Timm, an experienced real estate professional, has affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s Frisco office. Timm previously served as the Sr. VP of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty and brings more than 25 years of real estate industry experience. She specializes in buyer representation, commercial and residential real estate throughout Dallas and the Collin County communities.

Prior to her role as senior vice president, Timm served in a managerial position for a national real estate company, where she oversaw the relocation of major companies, including Exxon Mobil’s move from New York City to Dallas.

Tatum Hood, an experienced real estate professional, has affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s Lakewood/ NE Dallas office.

Previously with RE/MAX in Dallas, Hood brings over 15 years of real estate industry experience. He is a member of the National Association of Realtors® and a licensed real estate agent in Texas and Georgia.

As a Certified Real Estate Expert Advisor and with his extensive knowledge of the local market, Hood provides buyer and seller services throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth region including Rockwall, Rowlett, Terrell and other surrounding communities.

Crystal Cunningham with Joy Bounds, her 7th grade teacher. Crystal sang her prepositions during closing!

You can now find Marty Marks in the iconic Ebby white house!

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Let’s partner together to help the dedicated teachers of our communities save on closing costs!

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Royalty Insurance - where all the cool kids work! Royalty Beth Hunt, Erin Bogar, Carlos Huerta, Hailey Pescatore, Mary Dobbs

Boot'n & Shoot'n 2019 with Cody Thompson & Col. Allen West

Speaking of cool ... check out BHGRE’s Dana Macdonald who apparently was born to be W.I.L.D.

Coldwell Banker Apex Allen’s Gina Branch at the Highland Homes HGTV Smart Home event

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In Loving Memory of our Friend,

Cory Herell

May God Bless His Soul Cory Herell left this earth on March 29, 2019 after battling pancreatic cancer for 14 months.

Cory was courageous, caring, and never lost his faith during his illness.

When he was in the hospital for the last time, his only concern was about his wife, daughter, family and friends. He wanted to make sure he visited with every person that came to see him, even when we all knew he didn’t feel up to it.

Cory was a graduate of the University of Houston and a proud member of Phi Kappa Theta fraternity. We will miss Cory’s infectious laugh and his stories. He could talk about anything with anyone.

Cory loved his job with Academy Mortgage.

Cory is survived by his wife Jamie, and his daughter, Paige, along with a host of loving extended family members.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been created via PayPal to corymemorialfund@gmail.com.

Donations will be distributed per Cory’s final wishes.

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Toll Brothers Agent Appreciation Party at Cru in Plano

Coldwell Banker Apex FuN with Alba Beaty, Wm. Tracy Cowle & Clennie Cowle

Jennifer Clark & Ana Hathcox at Rowlett MLS

Ebby’s Colleen Aldstadt with Perry Homes’ John Fritz

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On the Road with Mary Nelson! TAR, MLS, WCR, CCAR, MetroTex, FUNdraising & more!

Meredith Held & David Alan Cox at CCAR

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