Observations Commentary Merry Christmas Before I forget, I should wish everyone a Merry Christmas on behalf of me, the janitor; my wife Jan who actually owns The Advance; our family; and the newspaper staff. The people reading this newspaper and advertising in it, you are the reason we continue to exist (42 years old next March), so thanks a million times over for your continued support. Having said that, did you happen to catch the news story released last week by Realtor.com that said that the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area (really, all of Hidalgo County) will be the second hottest housing market ...