This partnership has produced the absolute best portfolio of Class A Student rental housing in Aggieland (College Station TX) AND some of the Best Real Estate investment opportunities on the planet!

Aggies, Check out www.aggieleasing.com

Investors, Check out some of these cash flow scenarios: http://www.barrackstownhomes.com/ownership-scenarios.html

Call us anytime on our new hotline at 888-567-5757 or Text us at 313-Gig-Em-Ag

Thanks & Gig-Em’

The City of College Station is ranked by The Business Journals as the brainiest city in Texas among those with populations between 50,000 and 100,000. Some 28 percent of College Station residents hold a bachelor’s degree and another 28.23 percent have a graduate or professional degree. A lot of this has to do with Texas A&M faculty as well as so many Aggies staying here after graduation!

The Business Journals ranked 483 mid-sized U.S. cities using 2009 U.S. Census Data. The rankings were based on the percentage of population with each level of educational attainment.  Not only were we #1 in Texas, but College Station ranked No. 31 nationally.

So, next time someone makes an Aggie joke, make sure and let them know that they are actually making fun of the smartest city in all of Texas!

For more information about Castlegate and any home in Bryan/College Station, give me, Farrah Spears, a call at 979-229-0919.

Farrah Spears

979-229-0919

For all your real estate needs, Call Farrah B Spears at 979-229-0919

For this and all real estate tips, call me, Farrah Spears at 979-229-0919

Just couldn’t respond with just a text message or something boring – I had to create a GREAT VISUAL to show how Century 21 Beal is #1 in the market AGAIN! Just click on the links for all the info.

• September 2011 – How Century 21 Beal BEAT the Real Estate Market
• YTD 2011 – Century 21 Beal is #1
• Here is the report just in case you missed the Market Action Report for Jan – Sept 2011 in Bryan College Station
• Century 21 Beal Compared to Other Real Estate Offices

  Above is a link to the actual pdf with the September 2011 Market Action Report for Bryan College Station Real Estate.
In order to serve my clients better, I study the market. My Market Action Report takes a monthly look at the market statistically, and then also provides a narration as to what the numbers mean. The link below will take you to a look at Brazos County showing a great snapshot of the overall market. 

I think you will find the report interesting and the trends informative. But please remember, the “market” is actually made up of multiple sub-markets in both area and price. If you would like a detailed look at your situation, please feel free to give me a call. I am here for all your real estate questions and needs

Have you noticed the headlines in the media seem to be different every day?

• Foreclosures Are Down
• Foreclosures Are Up
• Prices are Falling
• Prices Are Holding
• and on and on

Since Bryan College Station, Tx is in a “bubble” with Texas A&M University, hospitals and businesses, below is what is REALLY going on here.

Inventory of available properties a buyer can choose from continues to rise:

• January up 14% over 2010
• February up 9% over 2010
• March up 9% over 2010
• April up 15% over 2010

Number of actual properties being sold:

• January up 6% over 2010
• February down 6% from 2010
• March down 8% from 2010
• April down 20% from 2010

The number of properties sold has been less than 2010, but better than 2009 each month in 2011.

Average Sales Price has risen for 2011 to $170,342.

Average days a property stayed on the market has been higher than 2009 and 2010 every month in 2011. April was up 19% over 2010 and up 23% over 2009.

So, now you have all the facts. What does it mean? Guess it all depends on where you are in the market. It could be a great time to buy something new. It could be a great time to sell. Guess you better just call me and we’ll talk through what is best for YOUR situation!

Thanks & I look forward to talking with you soon.

Susan Hilton
Century 21 Beal, Inc.
979-764-2100
susanhilton.com
century21bcs.com
thecenturytreereader.com

PS Below are the links to the actual charts used to compute the percentages above. If you would like the actual charts as jpgs I will be happy to send them.

• Monthly Sales Report
• Properties Sold
• Listings Taken
• Average Days on the Market

With the high job loss that has been occurring nationwide many believed The Brazos Valley would experience a great deal of loss too, and have an extreme effect on the housing market. Against the odds Bryan/College Station has grown each year even with the national recession.

According to the 2010 US Census, six states exceeded 1,000,000 in population growth. For the population increase for 2000-2010, Texas came in first with a 20.6% increase.

National Issues: Over the last few years the value of homes are heavily increasing and even doubling (especially one the west coast). This problem must turn around or no one will be able to afford a home. Regrettably homeowner’s house payments began to and still are increasing to high to where they could not make their payments. These people could not refinance or sell because they did not have enough equity in their homes and the market was beginning to correct. As a result of this situation there were many foreclosures.

Locally the situation was a bit different. Many people chose to act on the 0% down adjustable rate mortgages. Although many homeowners were able to sell or refinance their homes when loans began to reset because the Brazos Valley was not seeing the dramatic market corrections that other areas experienced.

The number of homes sold in Bryan-College Station in 2010 was down by -7.9% from 2009. The total sales volume in 2010 was also down slightly by -6.7% from 2009. The year of 2010 was a year to adjust. As one can see the results seen from 2009-2010 were not a big dip. The big difference seen was the amount of time a house stayed on the market.

Susan Hilton