ldayen's Blog: Conroe Texas Real Estate News

As many of you know, Conroe businesses are really taking off!  Montgomery County in general is growing.  We are a bedroom community for Houston (4th largest city in America).  The new Teas Crossing shopping center on the Northwest corner of FM 3083 and I-45 (feeder) has not only the new JCPennys store but after you are tired of shopping you can relax by the warm and inviting fireplace that was imported from Italy.  The fireplace is located in the much loved, Olive Garden restaurant.  Our family loves the Olive Garden, with its blend of Italian cuisine and friendly Texas staff.  My husband, Steve and I ate there the other week and were very impressed with the decore and all the imported features, including custom tile counters and flooring.  The variety on…

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With much "doom and gloom" in the media about the nationwide housing market, those of us who live in Montgomery County, (Conroe, Lake Conroe, The Woodlands, Willis, Magnolia and Montgomery) are "smell'in like a rose" -- a yellow Texas rose!  Texas has created 50% of all US jobs in the last year and our area,  Montgomery County, boasts of being the 10th  most populated county in the 254 counties in the state.  Our homes are still increasing in value at a rate of approximately 4% per year.  It's November now and the housing market tends to be a little slower during the holidays, but come January and February of 2009, I look for more activity in home sales and a brighter outlook for the economy.  I can't see the future, of course, but I believe we will be…

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New Shopping at JCPennys Teas Crossing In Conroe Texas!

Many of us have been watching with anticipation as the new shopping center at Teas Crossing is being completed. The anchor store, JCPennys, is a welcome addition to Conroe's ever expanding array of shopping. I went to their Grand Opening around the first of October. The inside of the store is very nice. With the outlet mall only one exit north of this intersection of FM 3083 and I-45 (across from the Kohls plaza), home owners won't need to go to Houston for anything now! Along with the beautiful JCPennys store, Chase Bank will be located on the corner and the wonderful Olive Garden restaurant next to the bank. Our family loves the Olive Garden restaurant. There will be other stores in the plaza… Read Full Post

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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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