Limited options available currently for small acreage in Gillespie County

By Sheila Bingham

Suppose you just want a few acres in the country.  The minimum number of acres that can currently be subdivided according to county subdivision rules is three acres.  But that property must have adequate dimensions for a well which must be no more than 75 feet from the property line.
There are a […]

Watch our video tour of 811 Dogwood in Fredericksburg

By Bart Schaetter
Check out this video tour of one of our newest listings, 811 Dogwood in Cherry Blossom Estates in Fredericksburg built by Lopez Custom Homes.

If you’d like to learn more about this property and see more photographs, click here. Or contact Greg directly at (830) 997-6123 ext 227.

A look at Fredericksburg’s real estate market for the first two months

By Greg Oehler

Here is our residential market picture for the first two months of 2009 compared with the first two months of 2008 and 2007.  Noted are the following high points for residential sales within the city limits of Fredericksburg:

2007
2008
2009
Change

Total Number of Residential Sales (declined)
22
21
14
-36%

Total Dollar Amount of Sales (declined)
$5.4M
$5.2M
$3.0M
-44%

Average […]

Real Estate Buyers: What do they look at? What are they thinking?

By Greg Oehler
The National Association of Realtors conducts a periodic survey of home buyers to measure what was important in their buying decision. In outline form for brevity, here are the results:
INFORMATION SOURCES BUYERS FOUND TO BE VERY USEFUL

Real estate agent 81%
Internet 78%
Homebuilder 58%
Yard sign 50%
Relocation company 34%
Newspaper ad 30%
Billboard 30%
Open house 28%

TEXAS HOMES……BIGGER AND […]