Susan Hilton College Station Real Estate
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College Station Homes With Unique Yard Art?
February 17th, 2010 Categories: College Station Neighborhoods
Many Texans actively try to give their home as much character and personality as they can, be it their beautiful gardens, lawn art, or the home itself. Loads of women and men pour countless hours into making their lawn lush and verdant and their flowers and trees stand straight and tall.
Often times, among the wonderful plants and verdure, you’ll find some curious lawn art that you’d never expect but would certainly regret missing. Even driving through College Station neighborhoods around Highway 30, peeking Read the rest of this entry »
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College Station Water – Where Does It Come From?
July 3rd, 2009 Categories: Buying Real Estate, College Station Neighborhoods
Do you ever wonder where the College Station water you drink comes from? 
College Station’s water is ground water from deep wells in Simsboro Sand about 3,000 feet down. The water is pumped from the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer.
Is the water hot or cold when it comes up? Would you believe that the temperature for the water is 118 degrees Fahrenheit? The cooling towers at the Sandy Point Pump Station help reduce the temperature down to 85 degrees.
From the Sandy Point Pump Station the water travels about 13 miles to the Dowling Road Pump Station. At this Pump Station chlorine is added to disinfect and have fluoride added. The storage tanks at Dowling Road hold about 8 million Read the rest of this entry »
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College Station Tree Preservation Ordinance – What Do YOU Think?
March 7th, 2009 Categories: College Station Neighborhoods, Real Estate News
March 26, 2009 the College Station City Council is having a workshop to review the current draft of the College Station Tree Preservation Ordinance.
Are you ready for the City of College Station to tell you what trees you can cut down?
The City of College Station City’s Tree Preservation Ordinance Purpose states:
- The purpose and intent of this Section is to promote the preservation of trees and tree stands during construction to facilitate site design and construction that contributes to the long-term viability of existing trees and to develop a process to control the removal of trees. It is further the purpose of this ordinance to prevent the untimely and indiscriminate removal or destruction of trees, maintain and enhance a positive image of the City and to protect trees and promote the ecological, environmental and aesthetic values of the City.
Are you ready to have to get a permit to cut a tree? Are you ready to APPLY for a permit to grade your property if there is a tree larger than 8 inches in diameter?
If you are outside the City Limits think you don’t have to worry? Sorry – right now the draft says -
- Tree protection requirements will apply to all property in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) in conjunction with development and subdivision plats.
Yes, there are some exemptions. Yes this is only a draft. BUT, will this become law for the City of College Station? Do we need more regulation to limit real estate development? Do we need more governmental interference?
Remember in 2009 the College Station City Council has landlords registering their properties if they are renting – with a fee of course. This College Station Tree Ordinance is just ONE MORE…..
Susan Hilton – Realtor & Sales Trainer for Century 21 Beal
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Selling a home in Bryan or College Station
, Texas or other location in the Brazos Valley is heavily dependant on pricing your home properly and picking an agent that will create an “online market presence” for your home. As a home seller, you need to be aware that the market in Bryan College Station and many other Texas communities has changed over the last three and a half years. We are no longer in a strong seller’s market.
When selling a home in Bryan College Station, Tx, it pays to have a pro in your corner representing you. It pays to hire a well educated, top professional at Century 21 Beal.
** 85% of all buyers are finding their homes on the Internet. Is your Bryan College Station home being advertised on the web?
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College Station Rental Registration Requirement Beginning March 1 2009!
February 11th, 2009 Categories: Buying Real Estate, College Station Neighborhoods
College Station Requires you to Register Your Tenants? Or Do you have to Register the College Station Landlord? Or Do You Register the College Station Property? Registration begins March 1, 2009 and must be done within 90 days!
Yes!
Registration of the property with contact information so the City can get in touch with the actual landlord/owner is required. This year the fee is $15 for each property. Who knows what the fee will be next year or the years to come. Once the registration begins it will be easy for the City of College Station to know how many properties are rentals (and which ones) to make more mandates if they would like. It will be much easier to find out how many unrelated people are in a property if they know which ones are rented. Did Texas A&M know about the registration? Did they agree?
Is this the beginning of additional regulations of rental properties in College Station? Is this a way to mandate fewer students? Is this good for the city or is it something that will hurt property values? Will this cause investors to look to purchase in Bryan rather than College Station to stay away from more government regulations?
Who knows!
See the full news release from the City of College Station below.
Susan Hilton – Realtor & Sales Trainer for Century 21 Beal
Want to Search the Bryan/College Station Real Estate MLS? CLICK HERE!!!
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College Station School District Number of Students for 2008
September 2nd, 2008 Categories: College Station Neighborhoods, Schools
Eddie Coulson’s, Monday Report on the schools in College Station was quite interesting. I understand he knows our kids are on Facebook and maybe with a little encouragement we can get him to join us. (You’ll have to ask him about the joke here….)
As of September 1, 2008 there were 9, 504 students enrolled in school. This is a 6.2% increase compared to the sixth day of school last year. This translates into a 558 student increase at CSISD compared to the sixth day of school last year. When Head Start Students begin school on September 4, 2008 there will be another 178 students enrolled.
The 558 new students…
- 239 elementary school
- 155 intermediate school
- 82 middle school
- 76 AMCHS (high school)
- 6 Timber Academy
Are you surprised at which 2 schools are Read the rest of this entry »
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