Posts Tagged ‘real estate value’

What to look for in a neighborhood: Whether you buy an existing home or plan to custom build, a new home is exciting. Many buyers find a house they love and fail to research the neighborhood. While granite countertops and high ceilings are tempting, don’t buy, or build, a home in a neighborhood not suited to your needs, or one that shows [...]; Posted in Buying a House |
The history of College Station: A city that grew and developed alongside the university for which it is named, College Station, Texas is a wonderful place to call home. Here is a brief history of the unique Texas town. College Station’s beginning is inextricably tied to the founding of Texas’ first institution of higher education, Texas A&M, in 1876. The campus [...]; Posted in Miscellaneous |
How to plan your backyard: If you’ve never done any landscaping, you may be unprepared for what awaits you once you’ve moved into your new custom-built home. Perhaps you want to redo your existing backyard but don’t know where to start. Here are some basic guidelines on planning a backyard where you and your family will love to spend time. Assess [...]; Posted in Investment |
Military presence in San Antonio: San Antonio is home to one of the largest military concentrations in the entire country. The army defense industry employs over 89,000 people and provides San Antonio with a 5.25 billion dollar impact on the local economy. - Military Bases: In San Antonio, the military bases are a huge part of the city. Bases include Fort [...]; Posted in Acreage for Sale |
Who is buying land now? – Younger Couples: Today’s post will look at the land buying motivations of young couples. This group (of younger couples) is crunching the numbers and making hard decisions about their personal finances. In some cases, they’re receiving an inheritance or a stock grant and are choosing to invest in their future real-estate needs rather than the stock market. In [...]; Posted in Building a House, Buying Land, Buying a House, Family Opportunity, Investment |
Who is buying land now? – Investors: Over the next several posts we’ll take a look at who is buying land. In the current economic client it’s important to understand that buying land remains an excellent investment that should pay off for years to come. Let’s look at the first group of land buyers: Investors. The sense is that the market is in [...]; Posted in Buying Land, Buying a House, How to Buy Land, Investment |
Who is buying land now? – Retirees: Today’s post will consider the motivations retirees have for investing in land, and there are quite a few really good reasons. People nearing retirement age have been prowling for 100-acre properties and smaller, said Charles Gilliland, research economist with the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. That’s helped lower the average acreage involved in a [...]; Posted in Buying Land, Family Opportunity, Investment |
Who is buying land now?: Now that we know why we should buy land now, let’s look at who is buying land now. Quite frankly, everyone is getting in on this latest land rush in the U.S. From retirees looking for a place where they can spend time with their grandchildren to the young couples that wants to [...]; Posted in Buying Land, Buying a House, How to Buy Land, Investment |
Texaplex Land Buying: Yesterday’s post was about why Texas is thriving while so many other states are struggling. The three key factors were simple. Texas is: 1. A Great Place to Live 2. A Great Place to Work 3. A Great Place to Invest Dave Winans has put together this excellent video that goes into more detail about why Texas is such [...]; Posted in Buying Land, Buying a House, Country Living, Family Opportunity, Investment, Texas Economy, Texas Job Growth, Why Buy Land in Texas |
Vacation-home Sales Down; Land Values Up: Here’s an interesting article by Curtis Seltzer with some interesting facts about vacation homes, land and why now may be a good time to invest. In Texas, most of these numbers and facts are even more accentuated. Both sales and selling prices of vacation homes fell in 2008, according to member survey data from the National [...]; Posted in Building a Custom Home, Buying Lakefront Property, Buying Land, Country Living, Family Opportunity, Golf Course Living, Hill Country, Investment, Lakefront Living, Recreational Land |