Archive for 2010

Texas Hunters to Hear Fewer Gobbles During Spring Turkey Hunt: South Texas and the Hill Country hold the largest numbers of turkeys in Texas, but this year hunters may need to curb their expectations due to back-to-back years of drought. On the positive side, The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reports that 2007 produced a good crop of birds and that carryover of mature [...]; Posted in Hill Country, Miscellaneous, South Texas |
Texas Hill Country Land Slated for Texas Rangers’ Museum: According to the Former Texas Rangers Foundation, 7.1 acres of Texas Hill Country land has been proposed as the site of a 41,350-square-foot educational facility dedicated to preserving the history of the Texas Rangers. The future museum will make its home in Fredericksburg, Texas. Fredericksburg is also home to the National Museum of the Pacific War [...]; Posted in Acreage for Sale |
Finding a Land Loan in Texas: Recently, we talked about various options for financing land in the State of Texas. We talked about land loans and if you are considering a land purchase, you will most likely want to shop around a bit and talk to a few different lenders. The Bluegreen Finance group directs the disciplined growth of the company through [...]; Posted in How to Buy Land |
Open That Bottle Night 9 Coming on February 23: Are you like me and have a bottle of wine you are waiting to open? A while back I received a wonderful bottle of wine and have been keeping it for a special occasion. But every year there is a special occasion, a holiday, or a special party and I just cannot get myself to [...]; Posted in Miscellaneous |
How to Finance Land in Texas: So, you have finally found that perfect piece of property here in the State of Texas. You have made a great decision, especially because Texas is actually leading the way in economic recovery efforts. In fact, San Antonio and Austin are part of America’s fastest-recovering cities. Amongst the top of the list is San Antonio, [...]; Posted in How to Buy Land |
Understanding Home Construction Loans and Story Loans: If you plan to build a home in one of our master planned communities, and if you plan on financing the construction of a home on the land, you will need to shop around for a home construction loan. Home construction loans are typically referred to as “story loans” because the lender will want to [...]; Posted in Building a Custom Home |
The Digital Real Estate Revolution: The 2000s were a decade of rapid changes in real estate trends. Many of these changes were predicted, while others where completely unseen, and when it was all said and done the real estate space transformed into cyber-space. One of the trends that was easy to predict was the meteoric rise in the internet as a [...]; Posted in "Green Living" in Texas, Buying a House, How to Buy Land, Miscellaneous |
Texas Association of Realtors Endorses Texas Political Candidates: On March 2, 2010, the State of Texas will hold its Primary Election. The Texas Republicans and Democrats will select their nominees based on the outcomes of primary votes held on March 2, 2010, which is the first Tuesday in March.) If a runoff election is needed, it will be held on April 13, 2010, [...]; Posted in Miscellaneous |
Texas Cities Leading the Way in Economic Recovery Efforts – Part 2: As a continuation of our last post, we’ll continue discussing a recent article that appeared on Forbes.com discussing America’s Fastest-Recovering Cities. Texas is leading the economic rebound with four cities on the Top 10 list of cities leading the way in economic recovery. In our previous post, we discussed San Antonio (ranked #2 on the list) [...]; Posted in "Green Living" in Texas, Buying a House, Investment, Miscellaneous, North Texas, South Texas, Texas Economy, Texas Job Growth |