Real Estate Information Archive

2011 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
 
Join the Museum of Art at MSU  6 p.m. Thursday, May 19, 2011.
 
on the lawn between the Museum and Sikes Lake
 
for the season’s first music concert.
 
 
Local musician Ashton Gustafson will perform.

 Bring a lawn chair or spread a blanket on the cool grass
and enjoy the live music in a terrific outdoor setting.
(In the event of rain, the program will be moved indoors.)
 
For more information, call the Museum
at 397-8900.
 

Good Monday morning to you!

Market Update

Below you will see the transactions that closed for the month of April this year in the Greater Wichita Falls MLS. As always, the $110,000 - $140,000 price range was where the most activity was found. You will also notice the investor presence in the under $30,000 range. If you have questions about this, please let me know.

The Luxury Market

We tend to see an increase during the summer months in our local upper end properties. To get a daily updated list of properties in this criteria, you can simply subscribe at www.LuxuryHomesWF.com.

For every other property on the market for sale, check out ww.TheFallsHomeFinder.com. See why this site has become the most used site for buyers in North Texas.

Is It Time To Move?

If so, go to www.TexomaHomeValue.com. Complete the required information on your home and you will receive a complimentary Computer Analysis, indicating your home's approximate present value on the market today. You will receive this information quickly, by email within 48 hours.

Live @ The Lake

This Thursday, Kevin Rhine and I will be taking the stage at MSU's Summer Opening Session of Live @ The Lake! The fun begins at 6:00 - see you there!

"Leaders don't get a map or a set of rules. Living life without a map requires a different attitude." Seth Godin

www.TheFallsPodCast.com 

This month's edition covers Greater Wichita Falls real estate market activity and then we'll discuss the art of staging. 

Features special guest Terri Murphy of US Learning. 

Appealing Your Property Taxes

What the county assesses your home is worth, for tax purposes, has a significant impact on your financial well-being...this year and well into the future.

Appealing your taxes is an easy process if you know the steps and are armed with the supporting data.

If you do not already know, I can provide complimentary support to help you appeal your property taxes -- or at the very least to help you determine if you have grounds to protest. See www.TexomaHomeValue.com to start today.

Other Web-Sites To Serve You

www.TheFallsHomeFinder.com - Our Areas #1 Site to find your next home!

www.TheFallsPodCast.com - Local market update.

www.AshtonIsMyHOMEboy.com - Endless information for and your real estate questions.

This Week

If we can you or anyone you may know this week, please let me know. Have a great week!

If you are at the crossroads of deciding whether or not to walk away from your mortgage or "strategically default," you'll find there is nothing strategic about foreclosure, especially when there are solutions to avoid it.

One in four American homeowners is underwater, and millions more are having a hard time making mortgage payments.

The good news is I can provide solutions that may help you or someone you love avoid foreclosure. I've prepared a free, no obligation report regarding these options that you can download here in the privacy of your home:

www.WichitaFallsShortSale.com

Make an informed decision and take a truly strategic step toward securing financial stability … call me today!

 Sincerely,

Ashton Gustafson
Bishop Realtor Group
(940) 224-0881

Good morning to you!

The Market

In the last 70 days, we here at the Bishop Realtor Group have put over 70 properties in contract. While we feel the market is still moving very well for our office, the overall market does have varying levels of sluggish price points. Below are the stats from the Wichita Falls Association of Realtors on what SOLD in March of 2011. As always, $120,000 price point was the winner. As long as rates continue to stay where they are at, we look for a very strong Summer run in the market.

Thinking of Selling?

Ever wonder what homes have sold for in your neighborhood? Thinking of selling this Summer? See www.TexomaHomeValue.com - I will have a market analysis to you within 48 hours.

Thinking of Buying?

3 years ago I launched what has turned into the #1 web-site for buyers looking in our market. Check out www.TheFallsHomeFinder.com for every home available within your criteria. Here you can request more information or even set up at a time to view any property available for sale.

The Word on the Street

Our clients have spoken. If you are thinking about participating in any way in the Real Estate market, I encourage you to check out www.SeeWhatTheyAreSaying.com.

Ashton's Thought of the Week

Go. Start. Create. In whatever you do or find passion in - go. We need more imagination, more creating, and and more starters in the world. And may you and yours enjoy a peaceful Easter weekend.

Ashton Gustafson of the Bishop Realtor Group presents:

The Greater Wichita Falls Real Estate Podcast

Midwestern State remained at No. 3 in the latest National Fast-Pitch Coaches’ Association Division II Top 25 poll and is ranked No. 2 in the initial South Central Region rankings released Wednesday. The Mustangs are off to the best start in school history at 30-3 and have won eight of their past nine games heading into the Lone Star Conference Crossover Tournament this weekend in San Angelo.  For schedule, stats and all the latest in MSU softball, click on msumustangs.com/softball. 

Hello!

MSU Back @ Elite 8

Hopefully, by now you know that your MSU Mustangs will be making a back-to back appearance at the NCAA Division II Elite Eight Basketball Tournament.  The tournament is in Springfield, Massachusetts - which is a long way from Wichita Falls!  However, for all you Mustangs fans, the first game will be played on Wednesday (today), March 23 at 11:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time and the game will be available via live stream by going to the MSU athletic web site.  Don’t miss a single play of the game, catch live stats or listen to the game by clicking on the following link, www.msumustangs.com.  It will also be available today at http://www.ncaa.com/liveschedule. Tax Credit Extension

Remember that if you or anyone you know was serving over seas during the Federal Tax Credit for 1st Time and Repeat Buyers, you must be in contract by April 30, 2011 and close by June 30, 2011. Fore details see, http://www.texomahomesource.com/Blog/Military-8000-Credit-Soon-to-Expire.

The Market

Our market continues to move well with the attractive interest rates we have at this time. With over 1500 homes on the market, there is quite a bit of inventory for buyers at this time. Aggressive pricing for sellers and acting fast for buyers has been the formula for success we have seen thus far in 2011.

If we can answer anything for you this week, please let us know.

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." Aristotle

Good Monday morning to you!

February Market Report

Below you will find the residential SOLD results for the month of February in the Greater Wichita Falls MLS. If you have any questions about these stats, please let me know.

• Average Sales Price was $110,725.00
• Average Days on Market was 104

Military Tax-Credit Still Available

If you or anyone you know was stationed overseas while the 1st Time Tax Credit and Repeat Buyer Tax Credit was going on, you did not miss out. You must be in contract by April 30, 2011 and close by June 30, 2011. For all of the details in regards to this, see http://www.texomahomesource.com/Blog/Military-8000-Credit-Soon-to-Expire.

Web-Sites to Remember

www.TheFallsHomeFinder.com - The #1 Site for Buyers in North Texas.

www.TexomaHomeValue.com - What's my home value look like today?

www.TheFallsPodCast.com - March Pod Cast Market Update

www.TexomaHomeSource.com - Featured listings, answers to questions, etc!

Make it a great week, and please let me know how I may serve you.

"Faith needs a story to sustain it - a meaningful story that inspires belief in you and renews hope that your ideas do indeed offer what you promise."  Annette Simmons