4th of July Events – Comfort, Boerne, Kerrville, Fredericksburg
June 27th, 2012 categories: Places to Go & Things to Do
Kerrville – Music & Fireworks – June 30th -
Music Event with Special Guest, Monte Montgomery, at Louise Hays Park. Gates open at 2:00 p.m. Tickets 21&up $25, Ages 8-20 $10
Fireworks begin at 9:15 p.m (on the 30th)
Comfort – Parade – July 4th
Comfort’s Annual 4th of July Parade & Celebration sponsored by Comfort Chamber of Commerce. “A Star-Spangled Celebration With Small Town Flavor.” Parade starts at 10:30 am and travels through Historic District. A truly Texas-style BBQ dinner with all the fixin’s served from 11:30 am-2:00 pm in the pavilion at the Comfort Park . Arts & Crafts Booths, Fun Games for Kids, Music….More continues in the Comfort Park from 11:00 am-3:00 pm.
Boerne – Fireworks – July 4th
At the City Park Wednesday presented by the Boerne Fire Department. Festivities begin at dusk.
Fredericksburg Parade & Music – July 4th
8 AM children’s costume parade around Marktplatz for kids to 11 years old.
10 AM community parade down Main Street this year honoring Veterans of the Global War on Terror as the Grand Marshals.
A patriotic program follows the parade at Marktplatz featuring the Sentimental Journey Orchestra.
Pre-fireworks concert by the Air Force Band of the West Combo starts around 7:30 PM followed by fireworks at dark (approx. 9:30 PM) all at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park.
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What’s Happening Tonight through This Weekend? April 12-15, 2012
April 12th, 2012 categories: Places to Go & Things to Do
Here are a few ideas for the upcoming weekend:
Thursday, April 12th – Gary P. Nunn at Buckhorn Lake Resort, 7 p.m. 2885 Goat Creek Road, Kerrville 830-895-0007, www.buckhornlake.com
Friday through Sunday – Parade of Artists in Boerne. Ride the trolley, sample food and enjoy the art at different galleries. For more information, 830-249-1500 or www.visitboerne.org
Saturday – Singing Waters Vineyard, Comfort, Texas. Enjoy wine, music (The Wolf Sisters) and food from Crepe Nation from 1-4p.m. For more information, www.singingwatervineyards.com
Sunday – 15th Annual Crossroads Americana Party – From 3 – 7pm at Rockin’ R on the Guadalupe in Gruene, Texas. There will be food and drink vendors, Bud & Bud Light (while it lasts) and music from Sons of Fathers, Statesboro Revue, Cody & Muzzie Braun and Two Tons of Steel. Free admission. We’ll be there with our stage. For more information, www.rockinr.com
Just a few thoughts. Let me know if you have something else to add.
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Land with Well in Place – Mobiles OK – $99,000
October 24th, 2011 categories: Featured Properties
Hard to find lot with well in place just South of Comfort. Septic permit approved for conventional system. Ask for details. Ready to build or bring mobile home. House site is perched on highest point of the lot and has nice views. The lot is at entrance of the Apache Creek Subdivision (e.g., the bottom of the hill … so no steep climbing required). Nice grasses. Creek flows through the property during wet weather. Mobiles allowed. Horses allowed. Close to Comfort, Kerrville, Fredericksburg, Boerne. For more information contact us at 830-995-2511. Come take a look.
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7.45 Acres in Center Point – What a Deal at $55,875
October 24th, 2011 categories: Featured Properties
Great price on 7.45 Acres with end of road privacy and no restrictions. Mobile or Modulars ok. Needs some clearing but a number of nice home spots. Backs up to Twin Sisters in Center Point. Close to Kerrville, Boerne, Comfort, Bandera. Give us a call at 830-995-2511 for more information. Come take a look.
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SPACIOUS HOME IN SOUTHERN OAKS – $319,900 Reduced!
June 24th, 2011 categories: Featured Properties
Come see this spacious Hill Country Home on 3 acres just outside Boerne in the Southern Oaks subdivision community. Very large home priced at a bargain at $95/ft. Sellers have made substantial improvements: Fresh paint in and out, wood floors in living, new roof (2010) etc. Home is very large with 4 beds, 2.5 baths plus office + game room + bonus room that needs finishing touches (just needs texturing and carpet). Master and office downstairs and 3 bedrooms up. Spacious Kitchen + porch for outdoor dining.
Ceramic Tile downstairs. Nice views. Decks on 2 levels. Fully fenced back yard. Shows well. Reduced! Great place to call Home! 830-995-2511
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KENDALL COUNTY REAL ESTATE SALES SHOWING IMPROVEMENT – JAN-APR (2007-2011)
May 11th, 2011 categories: About the Local Market, Assessing the Local Market, Real Estate Stats & Issues
Residential Real Estate Sales for the first 4 months of 2011 improved slightly over last year. 84 Sales vs. 81 last year. Also showing improvement was average sales price which increased from $314,055 to $319,152.
2007 was the height of the market. The market is currently down about 40% from that point. Sales are taking more than twice the time to sell and are selling at a deeper discount from original list price than that time period.
Thankfully, the sales curve is finally on an upswing. We have noticed that the number of distressed properties are decreasing. Inventory, however, is increasing daily.
It will be interesting to see how this year plays out … whether sales will grow stronger and eat up the inventory or whether inventory will not be absorbed and a “glut” by year end will create more distress situations. We remain optimistic … but are ever watching the market to stay abreast of the situation. For all of your real estate needs, give us a call.
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Comfort Wines are BIG winners!!
December 6th, 2010 categories: Uncategorized
The 2010 Houston Livestock and Rodeo International Wine Competition has awarded Comfort’s own Singing Water Vineyard a Gold Medal for it’s 2009 Merlot. The 2008 Texas Reserve, 2009 Pinot Grigio and their newest addition, the 2008 Freedom, all took home Silver medals. The 2008 Freedom also took home the Reserve Class Champion. Make a trip to Singing Water Vineyards and try all the wines for yourself. We recommend you bring a sack lunch and enjoy a picnic in the tree house. 
www.singingwatervineyards.com/
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JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER SALES UP IN COMFORT, TEXAS
September 14th, 2010 categories: About the Local Market, Assessing the Local Market, Real Estate Stats & Issues
Increases in sales of Farm and Ranch and Lots/Acreage provided the stimulus for total real estate sales increases in Comfort, Texas so far this year. Looks like hill country land is coming back in vogue again!
On the other hand, residential sales are down so far this year. As I quickly look through the residential sales so far in 2010 (14 so far compared to 16 last year during the same time period), I am reminded that many of them were at deep discounts from original list price. The average list price to sales price ratio was 88.4%
As for the outlook for THE ENTIRE HILL COUNTRY for the balance of the year, here are some things to consider:
Tax rates are set to increase next year. Current land owners: This year may be an opportune time to realize gains on real estate at lower tax rates.
There is currently a “glut” of residential properties on the market. Since there is so much competition, homes that are “average” just aren’t selling. Prices are being reduced time and time again in order to get market attention. As such, we believe that by end of year there will be some great “buys” on homes that need a little TLC.
We’d love to serve you whatever your real estate needs are. We work from Leon Springs to Mountain Home, Bandera to Johnson City. Give us a call!
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BOERNE SALES UP FOR JUNE, SLIGHTLY DOWN FOR JULY
August 3rd, 2009 categories: About the Local Market, Assessing the Local Market, Real Estate Stats & Issues
Boerne Real Estate Sales are up for the Summer so far. Total Sales for June & July were $29.9 million as compared with $25.7 last year during the same period.
The number of total sales for June & July was up by 7; however, days on market increased from 138 to 200 from July, 2008 to July, 2009 reflecting increased inventories. Pending sales as of August 3, 2009, total just over $11.2 million.
We watch the Boerne market daily. If you have something specific that you are interested, we’d love to help you find what you are looking for.
Recently, we were contacted by a gentlemen. He had previously been in contact with a listing agent on a property, tried to make an offer, but did not get the property as there were competing bids. The moral of the story (as he found out) is that Buyers need their own representation. It eliminates conflicts of interest and it provides you, the buyer, with the best market information possible.
Our goal is to EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS BY GIVING YOU ABOVE & BEYOND SERVICE.
We’d love to visit with you. Call us at 830-995-2511.
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OUR REAL ESTATE STRATEGY: CONNECTING BUYERS & SELLERS FOR A WIN/WIN RESULT
July 20th, 2009 categories: About the Local Market, Assessing the Local Market, Real Estate Resourcing, Real Estate Stats & Issues
What separates a good real estate agent from a really GREAT one? I am an observer by nature and I am always observing agents to determine who the good ones are and who are not. Quite honestly, there are times when I look at listings that I am about to show to a client and I cringe after I notice who the listing agent is. I do that because, as in all businesses, there are real estate agents who are not pleasant to deal with, who aren’t very efficient at doing their job (my #1 pet peeve), and, in terms of their negotiating techniques on behalf of their clients, they are operating at a 2 or 3 year old level. “This is MINE and you can’t have it!”
Our tag line for our business is: “Connecting Buyers & Sellers for a Win/Win Result.” It pretty much sums up who we are and how we do business. First, our belief is that the real estate business is about matching willing buyers and willing sellers. We’re not trying to convince anyone to do anything they don’t want to do. Secondly, we believe that we can do that that in a win/win way for all.
There are some in the real estate business who would take exception to our strategy about the win/win aspect and say that representation is exclusively about getting your client the very best deal (e.g., it’s not a win/win, but a win/lose, with the “win” in favor of MY client and the lose in favor of YOUR client). Another way of saying it is, “We absolutely won’t leave anything on the table.”
While it certainly IS our goal to get our client the very best deal possible (and we really are quite good at it), the problem with the Win/Lose approach is that it creates an adversarial relationship between the parties. Win/Lose negotiators often have strong egos and they have an extremely limited view of what the client’s REAL interests are. To say it a different way, they are negotiating based from their own ego, not in the true interest of the client. Even though the strategy sounds like a good idea for the client, quite often the results are less than what you might expect. The problem is that adversarial negotiating quite often ends up in compromise in order to get the deal done and so … sometimes they win, sometimes they lose. And sometimes the adversarial relationship continues … even into the courts.
The alternative way of negotiating is based on interests. It’s a bigger picture view and it provides for many more possible solutions. The truth is that people and situations are complex and every transaction has multiple factors that influence whether a person is getting a good deal or not. For example, who wants a great price on something that doesn’t interest them? or work for their family?
What we are trying to do is match interests and so we we feel like it is our job (and we spend most of our time observing and anticipating) what the changing interests of both parties are so that we can create a contractual agreement that both parties want to live up to. Sometimes, the hardest task is getting people to “see outside the box” … that their interests truly are being served with the creative solution that we are offering. See future articles with the keyword, “Interest Based Negotiations” for further elaboration the subject.
Connecting Buyers & Sellers for a Win/Win Result: It’s what we do. It’s who we are. And, it takes advantage of what people truthfully want to do. It is our feeling that if we are creative in putting deals together, we will get much better results than the next guy … and those results will be win/win for all!
If you are looking for win/win results, give us a call at 830-995-2511. We’d love to visit with you.
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