Tuesday, December 28, 2010

TEXAS' NOVEMBER HOME SALES DOWN, PRICES UP

COLLEGE STATION (Real Estate Center) – More than 13,700 existing homes were sold in Texas last month, according to newly released data from Texas Multiple Listing Services (MLS). That's a 24 percent drop from November 2009.
Meanwhile, the median price for an existing home increased by 3 percent last month to $146,700, and there was a 7.6-month inventory.
November 2010 MLS data for many Texas cities (current as of Dec. 21, 2010) are available on the Real Estate Center website. Here is a sampling:

Sales
Change from
Last Year
Median
Price
Change from
Last Year
Months'
Inventory
Abilene
 121
 down 7%
 $85,700
 down 25%
 6.4
Austin
 1,345
 down 22%
 $181,300
 up 3%
 6
Beaumont
 150
 up 9%
 $150,700
 up 21%
 11.2
Brownsville
 49
 down 21%
 $95,000
 down 5%
 --
Dallas
 2,736
 down 27%
 $156,100
 up 3%
 6.9
Fort Worth
 577
 down 24%
 $106,800
 down 7%
 7.1
Houston
 3,905
 down 23%
 $151,000
 No change
 7.8
Killeen-
Fort Hood
 160
 down 39%
 $125,700
 up 1%
 7.9
Longview-
Marshall
 142
 down 30%
 $122,900
 up 2%
 9
McAllen
 150
 up 7%
 $106,000
 up 3%
 13.9
Midland
 88
 down 17%
 $180,000
 up 11%
 5.8
Port Arthur
 38
 down 14%
 $95,000
 down 24%
 12.7
San Antonio
 1,249
 down 22%
 $152,900
 up 8%
 8
Texarkana
 55
 down 10%
 $102,500
 up 3%
 9
Waco
 146
 down 6%
 $129,200
 up 24%
 8.9
Texas
 13,745
 down 24%
 $146,700
 up 3%
 7.6

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Finally! En Fuego Cigars opens in Murphy!!!

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En Fuego Murphy is just hours away from opening and they want all of us to come and help break the store in properly. They will be having an opening party Thursday night. Feel free to grab your friends and come on out and party with us.


In Murphy 


Excellent!
   

Thursday, December 2, 2010

HAPPY Holidays?

Humbug!

I'm very disappointed in my beloved Murphy: there are scant few homes with Christmas light displays! I can find whole streets, half a mile long without one single decoration. What's the deal people??? Has Scrooge won? 


To combat this lackadaisical holiday spirit, we are announcing the JTOden Realty Christmas Lights Decoration Competition.


Winner get's $100 gift-card medley. Post your address here for evaluation, or email me if you are afraid that Jack Frost will ID-theft you. Outdoor displays only. Not at all limited to Murphy only but I'm not driving to Fort Worth or Florida. 


MERRY CHRISTMAS!


(PS Runner up gets maybe a slice of pumpkin pie)