It’s been way too long since I posted to my blog. Business has been booming and I have been spending my time with sellers and buyers. I sure hope I haven’t lost any of my regular readers! Today’s post is about a new builder who has entered the Cinco Ranch market.
Katy’s reputation as the nation’s number one “most notable high-growth area” has attracted a major national homebuilder, Columbus, Ohio-based M/I Homes. This top national builder is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (MHO).
M/I Homes now has a model home under construction in Cinco Ranch. It plans to open the model in early April to showcase all-new floor plans and architectural designs created especially for the Houston market after extensive research with local homebuyers. Read the rest of this entry »
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Beazer Homes, an Atlanta based builder, recently closed on 209 acres on FM 1463 for a development to be called Churchhill Farms. According to The Houston Chronicle, ”Named after the founder of Fulshear, Churchill Fulshear, Churchill Farms will have 550 lots, more than 40 acres of open space, a 10-acre lake and a community pool and clubhouse.” The first model homes are scheduled to open in January 2012.
The Cardiff family, one of Katy’s oldest families, retained this last tract of the old family homestead. The land was purchased by the Cardiff family in 1924 and recently sold to Beazer.
The Chronicle went on to say, “Homes will range from $150,000 to $250,000, depending on the lot sizes. The smaller lots are targeting single professionals working in the Energy Corridor in west Houston or medical professionals working in the hospitals along I-10. The larger lots will likely house move-ups.”
Beazer has announced that preliminary plans include 16 acres of retail and commercial development.
To tour Katy or Fulshear homes and work with a Realtor who can assist you in negotiations, call me at 713-818-2404. I have sold Katy real estate for over 21 years. Experience does count!
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Don’t miss the new listing in Katy’s beloved Nottingham Country, 1170 Barkston Drive. Call me for a private tour: 713-818-2404.
This immaculate home is move-in ready. Incredible details abound from the dual mahogany 8′ lead-glass front doors to the heated salt-water pool and Jacuzzi. There is an amazing French country kitchen with granite countertops, a 6-burner range top and double ovens. The study has built-ins including a bookcase with glass doors. The family room is huge; it features cathedral ceilings and a wall of windows overlooking the pool. The updated master bedroom is downstairs. The master bath has a walk-in mosaic tile shower and garden tub. The elegant circular stairwell leads to a gameroom upstairs. There is a guest bedroom and bathroom upstairs plus two more bedrooms with a Jack-and-Jill bath. See MLS for more details.
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I’d like to share a very interesting announcement with you.
Keller Williams Premier has been named by the Houston Association of Realtors as the #1 Katy real estate office for closed units sold in 2010.
Keller Williams Premier has also been recognized as #1 in Katy for closed dollar volume in 2010.
Keller Williams Premier is located in Cinco Ranch in the Villagio Shopping Center at the intersection of Peek and Westheimer Parkway. The address is 22762 Westheimer Parkway, Suite 430.
If you are considering a career in real estate, Keller Williams Premier is where you want to be! We are known for exemplary education and we even have profit sharing! For more details and an introduction to our Team Leaders, contact me at 713-818-2404.
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Firethorne continued its record-breaking ways in 2010, selling 254 new homes, an all-time high for the five-year-old Katy/Fulshear residential development. This represents a 6.7 percent increase in new home sales over 2009, when the 1,400-acre master-designed community marked its previous record-breaking 238 homes sold.
“The continued growth of the Katy/Fulshear/West Houston economy, the Federal tax credits for first-time homebuyers (offered earlier in the year), our outstanding public schools and ongoing support from the local Realtor ® community have fueled the success we achieved in 2010,” said Firethorne General Manager Wayne Meyer.
Project-to-date, Firethorne has sold 1,132 new homes. The Firethorne homebuilders are Coventry Homes, Highland Homes, Partners in Building, Perry Homes, Plantation Homes and David Weekley Homes.
In terms of growth, energy companies have relocated employees to the area, Read the rest of this entry »
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Saturday, January 15th
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Katy Christian Ministries Resale Shop, 333 Mason Rd South
Types of electronics that may be recycled:
- Laptop/Desktop Computers
- CPU Hard Drives
- Flat Screen TV’s/ Monitors
- Printers/Print Cartridges
- Telephone Equipment
- Cell Phones
- Stereo Equipment
- Fax Machines
- Scanners
- Power Supplies
- Video Equipment (VCR’s, CD & DVD players)
- Cables
- Computer Mother Boards/Circuit Boards
- Modems
- Servers
- Semi-Conductors
- Gaming Consoles
- MP3 Players
- TV’s ($15 disposal fee/no TV’s larger than 36″)
Secure on-site shredding will also be available for all your sensitive documents.
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Ever since the “Katy Sun” did an interview with me, and it was picked up by the “Houston Business Journal”, on foreclosures and short sales, my phone has been ringing with investors wanting to buy properties. One thing I have to do, in most occasions, is explain the Freddie Mac First Look Initiative:
Freddie Mac offers homebuyers and select non-profits an exclusive opportunity to purchase HomeSteps homes prior to competition from investors through the Freddie Mac First Look Initiative program. This on-going initiative offers owner occupant homebuyers, Neighborhood Stabilization (NSP) grantees and non-profits engaged in community stabilization efforts the ability to purchase HomeSteps homes during their initial 15 days of listing without competition from investors.
The initiative supports Freddie Mac’s mission to stabilize communities and support housing recovery through the creation of affordable home-ownership opportunities.
How does the initiative work? During the first 15 days a home is listed for sale in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), HomeSteps will consider purchase Read the rest of this entry »
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- 1526 Durfey Lane
- Lovely traditional with updates galore
- Only $161,000
- Built 1979
- 2218 sq. ft.
- 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths
- 2 car detached garage with work bench, cabinets and pegboard
- New roof 2010
- New carpet
- Freshly painted
- New tile
- Crown molding
- Upgraded light fixtures
- New fan
- Wood-burning fireplace
- Vaulted ceiling
- Floor to ceiling fireplace
- Rich paneling
- Wall of windows in family room
- Walk-in wet bar
- Updated kitchen appliances
- Breakfast room looks out over wooded backyard
- Totally updated powder room with vessel sink, oak cabinet and new commode
- Master bedroom accommodates large furniture
- Updated master bath with double sinks, his and her closets, sunken tub with new surround, updated lighting fixtures and new commode
- Bay windows
- Hollywood bath upstairs with new commode and updated fixtures
- Walk-in closets with shelves throughout
- Walk-in attic storage
- AND MUCH MORE!
- For a private showing, call me at 713-818-2404. This one won’t last as it is in a beloved subdivision. Katy schools.
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The secret is out: Pumpkin is the secret ingredient for the first annual Westside Chef’s Throwdown, set for Sat., Nov. 13, from 2-5 p.m. at Katy’s LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch, 23501 Cinco Ranch Blvd.
More than 20 restaurants and food trucks will participate in this family event featuring live music, cooking demonstrations and activities for the little ones.
In a twist inspired by TV’s “Iron Chef”, the chefs will compete for top honors by inventing new dishes featuring pumpkin, while they will also serve up many dishes they are known for.
Event-goers will be able to taste dishes by purchasing a wristband with all proceeds benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Houston are summer camps program.
Wristbands can be purchased at the event or online at Read the rest of this entry »
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It’s been way too long since I posted to my blog. Business has been booming and I have been spending my time with sellers and buyers. I sure hope I haven’t lost any of my regular readers! Today’s post is about a new builder who has entered the Cinco Ranch market.
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