Missouri City and Sugar Land Included Among CNN Money’s Top 100
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Every year, CNN Money Magazine combs national data statistics to compile its list of America’s best small cities. Index criteria include such factors as job growth, median income, and home prices.
With *13* appearances– more than any other state– Texas leads the pack of the best of the best.
This year’s August 2008 issue, presently on newsstands, is jam-packed with in-depth comparisons ranking cities on everything from the expected (public school performance) to the extravagant (money spent on vacations!). And to no great surprise, Fort Bend County earns a double feature in this year’s compilations!
Both repeat showings, Missouri City (#56) and Sugar Land (#64) scored among the magazine’s top 100 Best Places to Live in America. Easy proximity to Houston, cultural attractions, and, of course, affordable real estate, make both of these Fort Bend suburbs an ideal setting in which to build a life. Congratulations Fort Bend!
CNN Money’s complete list of cities is available here. And click here to contact the author and learn more about the opportunities available in these exciting Fort Bend communities!
Market report for The Woodlands for June 2008
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The Woodlands real estate market is performing beautifully right now… the absorption rate is a rocketing 3.2 months!!! This is formidable when one considers the backdrop against which this is occurring… national price drops, sub-prime chaos, oil-price shocks and extreme stock-market volatility. Sellers are also achieving very good prices relative to asking price… a less than 3% difference which is a very full price in most situations. The slight blemish is the days on market (DOM)… it would have been really nice if that number is a little lower… waiting around 80 days to sell a home is a little longer than one would expect in a market with such a fast absorption rate.
Market report for Sugar Land for June 2008
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Just like The Woodlands, Sugar Land has had a pretty phenomenal June… pushing the absorption rate down to an incredible 3.9 months!!! Realtors are doing a great job here in closing deals in what many are thinking is a tough market. Notice how sellers are accepting price reductions of up to 6% to close the deal and move on. A very practical, “can do” society in Sugar Land… it’s time to work and move to a new job and nothing is going to slow us down!!
Market report for Katy for June 2008
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Katy has had a very good June… the absorption rate is down to a very attractive 4.5 months. Not quite as active as The Woodlands and Sugar Land but a very good result nevertheless. Compared to Sugar Land, the Katy owners are not discounting nearly as much…. Sugar Land’s sell price vs list price was 94% so Katy sellers are doing much better at 97%. It’s taking around 88 days to sell though which is not all that speedy!
Solar Power Home in The Woodlands - Creekside Park is Going Green!!
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The Woodlands’ Creekside Park builder Wilshire Homes now offers Solar Energy System
WILSHIRE HOMES BUILDS FIRST SOLAR POWERED HOME IN CREEKSIDE PARK – Wilshire Homes recently teamed up with Standard Renewable Energy to build a solar powered home in the neighborhood of Arrow Canyon the Village of Creekside Park. Wilshire is the first production builder in the Greater Houston area to offer a solar energy system as a standard option.
The new Wilshire model at 7 North Arrow Canyon Circle (pictured) is the popular Kensington floor plan and features a state-of-the-art 3.5 kW solar photovoltaic solar energy system. Solar panels, mounted discreetly on the home’s roof, convert sunlight into electricity, providing a clean alternative to fossil fuel-generated electricity. The solar energy system integrates seamlesssly with the homes’ current utility power, which continues to provide power when needed (for instance at night or in cloudy weather). The solar energy system can reduce the homeowner’s annual electric bills by up to 40 percent, requires virtually no maintenance, and is designed to withstand up to 1 inch hail and 150 mph winds.
“The energy produced by this 3.5 kW solar energy system will prevent over 7,000 pounds of CO2 emissions every year, which has the same environmental impact as planting 376 tree saplings,” says Brent Sailor, vice president of sales for Standard Renewable Energy. “You’d have to leave your car in the garage for 200 days each year to have the same reduction in harmful greenhouse gas emissions.”
Tour the first production home with solar power in the Houston Market on Saturday, July 19, 2008 from 12 noon to 4 pm at 7 N. Arrow Canyon Circle.
