Girls Night Out

An old fashioned holiday spirit awakens in the tiny town of Comfort .

Grab your girlfriends and join local merchants for a magical evening of shopping and yuletide refreshments!

Tuesday, November 15

4:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Fabulous door prizes

814 A Texas Bistro

Accents and Flowers

Antiques on High

Antiquities, Etc.

Blackbird Antiques

Comfort Antique Mall

Comfort Candle Company

Comfort Cellars Winery

Comfort Common

Comfort Crockery ~

Comfort Stampede

Cypress Creek Antiques

High’s Café and Store

Juniper Green Antiques

Kat’s Unique Gifts

Stuff ‘N’ More

Sweet Comfort

The Plaid Goat

The Heart Cottage

The Tinsmith’s Wife

Turkey Ridge Trading Company

Wilson-Clements Antiques

Scarecrow sightings are already taking place in the town of Comfort (centered between Kerrville, Bandera, Fredericksburg & Boerne).

Residents and local businesses in Comfort are getting ready to participate in the annual “Scarecrow Invasion”. The  Scarecrow Invasion Kickoff  is October 16th and will be held  in the downtown Historic District. Enjoy scarecrow creations, take pictures with live scarecrows, get your face painted,visit the pumpkin patch and get down with the music. Comfort Chamber of Commerce will be giving fun awards to the brightest and most clever scarecrow stars so come join us for the festivities.

We invite everyone to participate.  All you need is to grab some old overalls, a few pumpkins along with your imagination and help welcome in the season by casting your own scarecrow scene.

Scarecrows will continue to be on display through November 2nd.  Come enjoy the Fall in Comfort!

Scarecrow Invasion Kickoff  Oct. 16th  10 am- 2pm

Scarecrow Invasion  Oct. 15- Nov. 2

Images of Fall in the Hill Country

by Benjamin Brooks

In come the cool damp mornings that awaken the mind,

the hills display their fall wardrobe of color,

the sunsets are everything that is cozy,

Like a blazing cup of hot chocolate

Excitement stirs for the holidays

PULL OVER!

Come experience the fall in Comfort. It’s time to shop and browse the charming items at the 24th annual Comfort Village Antique Show. For 2 days you  can view and purchase many special collectibles from generations before.

Comfort Village Antique Show – Oct. 16,17   Sat 10 am – 5pm   Sun 10am- 4pm

Go Bobcats!

In a small market, a few sales can make a real difference.  In the residential market, the average price per item sold increased 42% from $247,833 to $352,887.  What that means is that not only were there 2 more sales in 2009 (20 vs. 18) but the properties that sold were considerably more expensive.  That is not due to price increases but instead, the properties that sold were higher end.  That continues the trend in this area during the economic downturn.   It is the higher priced properties that have continued to sell.   7 of the 20 residential properties that sold were $500,000 and up.   In the Farm/Ranch category, one ranch sale (at $1,530,329) accounted for the lion’s share of the increase.

What does this mean about the market?  An improving market is at work.  Our observations are:

• Sellers have realized that they need to be more realistic in their pricing.
• People’s perception about the economy is improving.
• Expectations of inflation makes real estate a “safe” investment.

We do our best to provide you with the best information available so that you can make an informed decision whether you are a buyer or seller.

We strive to help our sellers price their properties competitively so that they get SOLD.  In the current market, that is especially important so we can really HELP you!

If you are a buyer, we are currently aware of several “real buys.”  Call for more information.

Each person’s scenario is unique.  We’d love to help you with yours.

There are some nice properties in the Comfort area that have been on the market for a while.  We feel like there are some good deals to be had in the Hill Country.  We’d like to visit with you about them.  Give us a call at 830-995-2511.

However, during the last several weeks we’ve seen a number of new properties come on the market.  Be sure and check our MLS Search engine to find out about those properties.

One recent buyer client told us that we provided them with the BEST experience that they EVER had with a real estate agent!  Our goal is to EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS WITH ABOVE & BEYOND SERVICE!

Our offices are located in Comfort but we sell from San Antonio to Kerrville, from Bandera to Fredericksburg.    Give us a call. We’d love to help!  830-995-2511.

It would seem that the Kerr County market is continuing to adapt to the changing, slower market as we take a closer look at other available data.  List/Sales Price decreased from 95% in July, 2008 to 93% in July, 2009 meaning that buyers are still getting better deals, overall.  Inventory, which as been very high (there were 1121 Active listings as of July 31, 2009 as compared with 923 a year earlier) is finally seeing some improvement.  Days on market, a number that tells us how long it takes an average property to sell, decreased from 168 in July, 2008 to 152 in July, 2009.

Our Motto is “Connecting Buyers & Sellers for a Win/Win Result”.  We work hard to bring YOU the results you want!  Ask us , we’ll tell you how!  We can be reached at 830-995-2511.