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The Holiday Rush – A Real Estate Tradition

November 28, 2018 by khproperties Leave a Comment

Holiday Rush

The “holiday rush” usually refers to the shopping madness that is known as Black Friday and the last minute crush of people hurrying and scurrying from store to store looking for those last few deals, picking up last minute valentine’s day gifts, and those of us who wait until the last minute for everything. Stores love it because it fills out their bottom line during the waning moments of the year. But in real estate it happens too and for the past few years we’ve seen it even more. There are several reasons why we see a rush to buy heading into the holidays and it keeps us busy and we love seeing it and hope the tradition continues. What creates the holiday rush in real estate? Let’s take a look at some of the factors.

Corporate Relocation

As corporations end their years they make big decisions. Corporate relocations happen all the time, but we see a lot at the end of the year as companies look to the year ahead and shift priorities and personnel. Because the decisions driving the moves are not personal, they can be made without the more emotional ties of things like the holidays or disrupting a school year (often deciding factors for people in their moves).

Tax Considerations

Some people have large tax considerations to take into account and need to offload property or spend cash to help with their taxes. Accountants will recommend different tactics depends on your particular situation, so refer to them for tax advice.

Bargain Shopping

Like shoppers on Black Friday, homebuyers love a good deal. While not a de facto truth, buyers often think that if a seller is on the market during the holidays, they are desperate to unload their property at rock bottom prices. There certainly are some sellers out there in that position, but our experience shows that this is more buyers putting their hopes into their own perception of the end of year. We do find that both buyers and sellers during the holiday season tend to be quite serious about buying/selling and are often quicker to pull the trigger once they find what they want.

New Year, New You

The coming new year provides a big opportunity for change. The familiar phrase “new year, new you” applies to housing as well. Who wouldn’t want to start a fresh new life with a change of setting too? You can start decorating, change your style, have plenty of new DIY projects, and reorganize everything – a new house is a chance to do it all over again and for some people, that’s a dream come true.

Join the Holiday Rush

If you do find yourself looking for a home or need to sell your house during the holidays, let us know. We’d love to help you make the transition, no matter what your reason for doing so. We specialize in making the transitions as easy on you as possible. Happy holidays and happy homeshopping!

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Filed Under: Real Estate Market Tagged With: real estate, buying a home, selling your home, holidays

Top 10 Neighborhood Searches at Kimberly Howell Properties in 2016

December 12, 2016 by khproperties Leave a Comment

Top 10 Neighborhood Searches at Kimberly Howell Properties 2016

When it comes to real estate, we all want to know the same thing – what’s the neighborhood like and what’s for sale in the area. We spend countless hours online researching neighborhoods and luxury properties, often long before we ever step foot in a house or speak with a Realtor. It’s the age of the online home search and we at Kimberly Howell Properties have dedicated ourselves to bringing you a website that provides that information and gives you the latest homes for sale so that you can do your research on the neighborhoods and areas that interest you. The following list of neighborhood searches are compiled from data gathered in 2016 and represent the neighborhoods that our visitors had the most interest in throughout the year.

Top 10 Neighborhood Searches in 2016

#10 – Knolls of Woodlake – Just down the road from #9 in our neighborhood searches, it’s easy to see why these two neighborhoods rank so closely.

#9 – Walzem Farms – Coming in from the city’s northeast side, Walzem Farms is right between Fort Sam Houston and Randolph Air Force Base, making it convenient to those needing access to military bases.

#8 – Ridge at Canyon Springs – With a variety of homesites available for new construction and plenty of new homes to choose from, it’s no surprise that Ridge at Canyon Springs made the list. All of the Canyon Springs neighborhoods ranked well throughout 2016 and have been know to take top spots in years past.

#7 – Deerfield – Deerfield will always rank high on neighborhood searches, because of its location and wide selection of homes to choose from.

#6 – Bear Springs Ranch – A bit of a surprise with this one as most of the top neighborhood searches tend to be within San Antonio, but this area of Mico has proven to be popular this year. There is also high interest in the lots for sale in Bear Springs Ranch.

#5 – Encino Park – Encino Park is both a specific subdivision as well as the more widely used term for multiple neighborhoods in the area. We found that more people visited this page, which covers all of the homes for sale in the neighborhoods that make up Encino Park and has information about local businesses, the schools, and living in the area.

#4 – Canyons at Scenic Loop – We also noted a lot of traffic for the page showing just lots for sale in Canyons at Scenic Loop, but it fell just short of making the Top 10 list.

#3 – Shavano Creek – Who wouldn’t want to look at the homes for sale in Shavano Creek? They’re gorgeous homes with incredible landscaping and are always at the top of the list for neighborhood searches.

#2 – Rogers Ranch – Rogers Ranch covers a wide array of neighborhoods all in one master planned community. Community info, school info, and homes for sale can all be found on this page.

#1 – Mesas at Canyon Springs – This neighborhood took the top spot, but we also saw a lot of interest in the more generalized neighborhood of Canyon Springs (which encompasses all of the subdivisions in one page along with information about the area, schools, and local builders involved in the neighborhood).

What neighborhoods did you have an interest in this year? What neighborhoods were top spots for sales? Where do you want to live? We look forward to showing you neighborhoods are across the area through our coverage of neighborhoods as well as the many homes listed throughout the year. If there’s a specific neighborhood that you’d like to learn about and see highlighted on this website, let us know.

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Filed Under: Real Estate Market Tagged With: homes for sale, neighborhoods, top 10, 2016

Million Dollar Real Estate in and Around San Antonio

September 15, 2016 by khproperties Leave a Comment

Million Dollar Real Estate

What would you do if you won the lottery? Fancy cars? Diamonds? Real estate? If you live in and around San Antonio, there is certainly enough million dollar real estate to choose from (over 300 homes as we write this – and that doesn’t include million dollar condos or the often high priced farm and ranch categories). So we thought we’d take a look to see exactly what is out there and available in the million dollar price range. Our criteria is simple – single family homes that are priced at $1,000,000 or up. Some of the homes are quite spectacular – who wants one? We know we could find a few in this list that we would be more than happy to settle down in.

Million Dollar Real Estate

Below you’ll find a quick sampling of what a million dollars (or more) might get you. To see all of the homes priced at $1,000,000 or up, visit our million dollar homes list.

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  • 23114 Stallion Ridge, San Antonio, TX
    23114 Stallion Ridge
    San Antonio, TX
    Photo of 23114 Stallion Ridge, San Antonio, TX 78255 (MLS # 1617880)
    $1,650,000
    • Lot Size
      1.36 ac

    • Home Size
      4,702 sqft

    • Beds
      4 Beds

    • Baths
      5 Baths

    • Year Built
      2020

  • 13544 FM 1560 N, Helotes, TX
    13544 FM 1560 N
    Helotes, TX
    Photo of 13544 FM 1560 N, Helotes, TX 78023 (MLS # 1617852)
    $1,200,000
    • Lot Size
      1.84 ac

    • Home Size
      3,084 sqft

    • Beds
      3 Beds

    • Baths
      4 Baths

    • Year Built
      1994

  • 218 BLACKJACK OAK, San Antonio, TX
    218 BLACKJACK OAK
    San Antonio, TX
    Photo of 218 BLACKJACK OAK, San Antonio, TX 78230 (MLS # 1617772)
    $1,999,900
    • Lot Size
      1.11 ac

    • Home Size
      6,579 sqft

    • Beds
      6 Beds

    • Baths
      5 Baths

    • Year Built
      2001

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  • 333 SADIE ST, San Antonio, TX
    333 SADIE ST
    San Antonio, TX
    Photo of 333 SADIE ST, San Antonio, TX 78210 (MLS # 1617748)
    $1,000,000
    • Lot Size
      2,875 sqft

    • Home Size
      2,939 sqft

    • Beds
      4 Beds

    • Baths
      4 Baths

    • Year Built
      1915

  • 50 Oakland Hills, Boerne, TX
    50 Oakland Hills
    Boerne, TX
    Photo of 50 Oakland Hills, Boerne, TX 78006 (MLS # 1617697)
    $2,250,000
    • Lot Size
      1.03 ac

    • Home Size
      5,361 sqft

    • Beds
      5 Beds

    • Baths
      5 Baths

    • Year Built
      2011

  • 761 CR 303, Floresville, TX
    761 CR 303
    Floresville, TX
    Photo of 761 CR 303, Floresville, TX 78114 (MLS # 1617660)
    $1,199,999
    • Lot Size
      11.17 ac

    • Home Size
      5,059 sqft

    • Beds
      7 Beds

    • Baths
      6 Baths

    • Year Built
      2021

  • 108 Blackhawk Trail, San Antonio, TX
    108 Blackhawk Trail
    San Antonio, TX
    Photo of 108 Blackhawk Trail, San Antonio, TX 78232 (MLS # 1617485)
    $5,999,900
    • Lot Size
      6.00 ac

    • Home Size
      8,877 sqft

    • Beds
      6 Beds

    • Baths
      8 Baths

    • Year Built
      2017

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  • 690 Cielo Springs Dr, Blanco, TX
    690 Cielo Springs Dr
    Blanco, TX
    Photo of 690 Cielo Springs Dr, Blanco, TX 78606 (MLS # 1617463)
    $1,595,000
    • Lot Size
      5.74 ac

    • Home Size
      4,239 sqft

    • Beds
      5 Beds

    • Baths
      5 Baths

    • Year Built
      2020

  • 593 Cimarron Ranch Rd, Marble Falls, TX
    593 Cimarron Ranch Rd
    Marble Falls, TX
    Photo of 593 Cimarron Ranch Rd, Marble Falls, TX 78654 (MLS # 1617458)
    $1,200,000
    • Lot Size
      9.82 ac

    • Home Size
      3,592 sqft

    • Beds
      4 Beds

    • Baths
      3 Baths

    • Year Built
      2014

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  • 920 ALBERT ST, New Braunfels, TX
    920 ALBERT ST
    New Braunfels, TX
    Photo of 920 ALBERT ST, New Braunfels, TX 78130 (MLS # 1617381)
    $2,149,999
    • Lot Size
      36,155 sqft

    • Home Size
      4,187 sqft

    • Beds
      6 Beds

    • Baths
      5 Baths

    • Year Built
      1978

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(all data current as of 6/26/2022)

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Filed Under: Real Estate Market Tagged With: real estate, san antonio, luxury homes

Texas Economy Slows Growth Rate

February 1, 2016 by khproperties Leave a Comment

Slow Growth

Since 2012, the Texas economy has been on a strong path, beating US growth rates month after month, but it looks like the Texas economy has started to slow down. Since August of 2015, the Texas economy’s growth rate has dipped below the national growth rate and continued its decline through the end of the year. While the numbers are showing signs of slowing down, the comparison of Texas and the US is also being affected by growth on the national scale. From December 2014 to December 2015, the state added 169,000 nonagricultural jobs with an annual growth rate of 1.4%; the US had a growth rate of 1.9% during the same period. Nongovernment jobs shows a wider gap, with 142,800 jobs added, an annual growth rate of 1.4%, compared to the national 2.2%. During this period, Texas experienced a slight increase in its unemployment rate from 4.6% to 4.7%, which is still below the national average, which decreased from 5.6% to 5%. You can see a full breakdown of the numbers on a state level as well as by metro area in the Texas Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University’s Monthly Review of the Texas Economy (PDF file).

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Filed Under: Real Estate Market Tagged With: texas, economy, growth rate

San Antonio Bringing Commercial Site to Luckey Ranch

December 14, 2015 by khproperties Leave a Comment

Donut Hole

Luckey Ranch will become the home of a 70 acre commercial site at Loop 1604 and Highway 90, part of the larger 610 acre master planned community in what’s become known as San Antonio’s “donut hole” (so named because the demand is high, but there is a limited supply of available land). The 70 acres of commercially zoned land was sold by The Kalikow Group, who had owned and invested heavily in the area, but in the past three years has sold off all of the available residential land, much of it to LGI Homes. With a strong residential market in the area (average home prices are up from $155,000 to $260,000 in the area), the new commercial development is a logical next step in filling in the area and anchoring the residences with commercial opportunities.

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Filed Under: Real Estate Market Tagged With: commercial real estate, luckey ranch, master planned community

Texas Ranks 2nd As Relocation Destination

October 14, 2015 by khproperties Leave a Comment

Moving Boxes

Texas continued its strength in relocation according to the 2015 Texas Relocation Report (PDF) released by the Texas Association of REALTORS®. Texas ranked 2nd (behind Florida) for out of state resident population gains in 2014, with 538,572 people moving to Texas from other states. Out of state residents came mostly from California (63,591), followed by Florida (40,930), Oklahoma (25,096), Louisiana (23,805), and Illinois (23,258) based on US Census Bureau data. Don’t let the large number fool you into thinking Texas gained a half a million people though, as Texas also ranked 3rd for the number of residents moving out of state (California took the top spot, with Florida coming in 2nd). This loss of 435,107 Texas residents to other states resulted in a net gain of 103,465 out of state residents in 2014, which is still an impressive amount of people moving to the Lone Star State.

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Filed Under: Real Estate Market Tagged With: relocation, texas

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