HGTV couldn’t have done it better!

Renovations are complete…at least for now. Our historic location and rustic atmosphere give us the feel of Fredericksburg at its finest. We have painted, carpeted, added a beautiful tin ceiling, installed a new phone system, given Greg a new private office, created more workspace for our Realtors and provided a more private conference area for […]

Acreage News

Acreage Greater Than 100 Acres
During the past year there have been six properties without improvements between 100 and 200 acres listed on the Multiple Listing Service sold in Gillespie County.  The price range for these properties ranged from approximately $4255 per acre for about 116 acres to approximately $8500 per acre for about 188 acres […]

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 […]

A look at Gillespie County land priced between $500,000 and $1,500,000

By Greg Oehler
Greetings from Fredericksburg, Texas!  I like land.  I just completed a short study for two of my clients and I thought I would share the information.  This data relates ONLY to Gillespie County land with a List Price in the $500,000 to $1,500,000 range.

YTD 2008 Gillespie County Land […]

Year-to-Date statistics bring Fredericksburg’s real estate market picture into focus

By Greg Oehler
Greetings from Fredericksburg! Our real estate picture here is becoming easier and easier to bring into focus as we progress further into the year. The seven months year-to-date picture is again a mixed bag; while we are doing well in small acreage sales (1-50 acres), we are facing some of the […]

Prices for large acreage properties in Gillespie County vary widely

By Sheila Bingham
In evaluating acreage over 100 acres sold in Gillespie County during the past year there was a large range in price per acre. The lowest price was approximately $3,280 per acre for about a 250+ acre property west of Harper and the highest price was approximately $13,900 per acre for about […]

How big is an acre?

By Sheila Bingham

Have you ever wondered how large an acre is? An acre is 43,560 square feet or 4,840 square yards. A football field is 57,600 square feet so one acre is approximately 3/4 of a football field.

Here are some additional comparisons to help you visualize an acre. The site of the […]

Many factors go into determining the price for homes with acreage near Fredericksburg

By Don Brookshire
Many times people ask me how to know how much a certain property is worth. A lot of times they will think that the property should always sell for what other people are asking for their property in that neighborhood. There are a lot of factors to consider when pricing a house […]

An Ag Exemption can help reduce the property taxes on your Fredericksburg ranch

By Sheila Bingham
An ag exemption on acreage can reduce your property taxes on rural property. One of the qualifications for a property to be tax exempt is that it is used for agriculture for at least five of the previous seven years. Other qualifications for an ag exemption are:
1. Land must be principally […]

Shiny pennies in land for sale near Fredericksburg

By Greg Oehler
As you may know, I like finding shiny pennies! Today, I am looking for them in land deals, that is, I wanted to find the best acreage deals I could at an affordable price. “Affordable,” of course, is a relative term. For my search today, I defined “affordable” as land […]

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