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Is the housing market close to a tipping point?

April 19, 2012

Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf said the housing market is close to a “tipping point” at which it can take off.
“When you have the dynamics of higher rental rates and lower home values at great financing rates, there’s a point in time where the market’s going to clear and you’re going to see improvement,” Stumpf said.
Some markets, he [...]

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San Antonio remains a buyers market

April 18, 2012

Home prices, sales rising…
Home sales has risen 6.1 percent, according to the San Antonio Board of Realtors,
which released its March home sales data last week.

“This is the first time since 2007 that real estate feels like it did back in 2007,” said Deborah Myers of Keller Williams
“If a good property comes on the market, you’ve got to [...]

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Housing Market is on the rise…

April 18, 2012

Rising rents and a healthier job market are inspiring more people to consider buying.
Builders are responding to the demand by laying plans for more homes this year than at any other point in past 31/2 years.  And banks are helping both by approving more loans. All that points to a better year for the housing market — though [...]

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Raub Report March 2012

March 13, 2012

We are having a very interesting discussion in our fair city over private property rights.   You may know that Wal-Mart has a tract of land at Wurzbach Parkway and Blanco Road under contract.  The property has been appropriately zoned for this type of use since the early 1970’s when the land for the surrounding subdivisions [...]

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6th Annual CCIM Central Texas Symposium

March 5, 2012

There is no better place to be in business right now than Texas.  

Excerpts from Dr. Mark Dotzour’s presentation at the CCIM Symposium in Austin, TX Jan. 31st
To visualize the U.S. economy, picture a Jack-in-the-Box. Turn the crank, generate energy, and watch the crank pop up and release that energy. [...]

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Overall vital signs of San Antonio’s housing market remain healthy…

February 27, 2012

Tricia Lynn Silva
Reporter/Project Coordinator – San Antonio Business Journal
It was a bit of a mixed-bag, but officials remain optimistic about the recent figures for San Antonio’s housing market.
A total of 991 home sales were reported for January 2012 — marking a 5 percent increase from [...]

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Leaders are not easily deterred.
Leadership & President’s Day

February 21, 2012

Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer writes:
“If  I were to take a casual poll asking readers to name our two greatest Presidents it would not shock me at all if Washington and Lincoln would show very well among their peers. However, what I find so interesting in comparing and contrasting these two great men is that [...]

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Multifamily Construction is Rampant Around the Nation

February 14, 2012

Construction across America has been led by multifamily. According to Bloomberg Business News, the demand for rental properties continues to increase and multifamily construction has outpaced single family. Foreclosure on single family homes is leading to a market with less home owners and more renters.
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