ldayen's Blog: Conroe Texas Real Estate News

With some of the challenges in the country, the homes in our very own Montgomery County are still appreciating. It is taking a little longer to sell a home right now, but if you are a buyer, there is a good supply of inventory to choose from. Whether you sell for less or not you will probably be buying for less also, which will help to level things out. The local "Courier Showcase" news from today (Sunday, June 29) states, "Despite the low sales, home prices continued to appreciate in May. . . The area's median price increased by 21 percent to $203,250. . . Appreciating home prices remain the bright spot in our monthly report of property sales activity in the Houston market, with homeowners deriving solid value from their properties, said Michael Levitin,…

A Texas Tradition for Youth and Education--the 51st annual Montgomery County Fair and Rodeo will be held March 28 - April 6, 2008. There will be so much to do and see there for any and all members of our county's families. Some of the exhibits and events include, Educational and Royal White Tiger exhibits, Rodeo Youth Events, Goat Mountain, Demonstrations, Ranch Rodeo, a Petting Zoo, Livestock Shows, Barbecue Cookoff, Country Store, Puppet Shows, Historical Displays, Fair Queen Competition, Auctions and Kids and Senior Citizen Days. Come by and join in the fun at the Montgomery County Fair Grounds across from the Lone Star Airport on FM 1484 north of loop 336 in Conroe. If you want to see the animals for the 4-H projects, be sure to come by before…

Texas Loves Small Business!

Why? There are several reasons. Small businesses make up 98.7% of all Texas employers, they create more than 50% of American's private non-farm gross domestic product, These 2,093,400 small businesses in Texas are located in every community, 52% of them are home-based, minority-owned and women-owned businesses in Texas make up a large group, and most importantly small businesses create 60 to 80 percent of America's net new jobs. Because of many new small businesses popping up all over Montgomery County, our population is growing which stimulates our housing market. Here in my real estate office (Keller Williams Realty) we are seeing a lot of activity at the beginning of March, after the lull of the winter. Sellers are listing…

For those of you who frequent the FM 3083 road that crosses I-45, we are all so glad that the new construction has been completed. The reopening ribbon-cutting ceremony happened on December 13, 2007, a week ahead of time. A special thank you goes to the employees of TxDOT for working diligently to see the bridge widening project (2 lanes to 5 lanes) completed in time for the Christmas season. Shoppers were excited to be able to use the very popular bridge to access the new Kohls and Pet Smart shopping center. Across the bridge on the West side, the site for the new mall is being prepared and many are waiting in anticipation of making Conroe their main shopping rather than the Woodlands Mall. The new bridge bares the name of Don Blanton Memorial Bridge in…

The Honorable Judge Saddler was our guest speaker for an area meeting recently about the incredible growth in Montgomery County, Texas.  He has been elected for 5 consecutive terms to serve our county, and really has a handle on what is happening and what is projected for our area.  Those of you who are home owners in Conroe, Montgomery, and Lake Conroe will especially appreciate knowing that He reported that we are the 26th fastest growing county in the nation and #3 in the state of Texas!  Currently, our population is 405,000 in which 24,000 people are added every year.  This is a 5-6% growth rate when many other areas of the U.S. are flat or decreasing in size.  Texas is still a very commercial-friendly state and businesses move in to an area bringing…

Oh, My Tax Bill Went Up!

     This time of year, since about February, many of us are trying to understand howand why our property taxes are going up.  As many of you know, our area is really booming with new construction, new shopping and new families moving in. This all comes with progress and it is a good thing if your home value has gone up if you are thinking of selling your home here in Conroe, or The Woodlands.

     The road system is improving--River Plantation residents are loving their access to both North and South I-45 directions.  We do want the tax appraisal office to be realistic on these increases, though.  If you have a problem with your assessed taxes on your home, maybe they don't have enough updated information, you may go down to…