Leander, TX

HEB Plus Grocery Store Leander, Texas. I've been living here in Texas for about 2 years now. Before we moved down here we came and looked at real estate with a local agent and I was doing my thing online with Realtor.com looking for homes. I would read the ads and try to get a feel for the neighborhoods. When we were looking at homes here the ads would say "Close to HEB." We didn't want to appear stupid so we never asked our agent what that was. We soon found out!!! Oh, yeah!!! HEB is a chain of Texas Grocery stores that are to die for! (really) The one closest to our house is an HEB Plus. What does that mean? Well we have a pharmacy, a garden center, a dry goods store, as well as some of the freshest meat and fish I have ever seen. The produce section has fruits I have never heard of much less seen before. You name it and they probably have it from soup to nuts and then from lawn decorations to barbecue. You can even buy furniture and mattresses there. So with the price of gas soaring, it is really nice to visit my HEB. They teach cooking classes (not that I cook) and have demonstations on food preparation. On some afternoons you can eat your way through HEB on the free samples. I love my HEB!

The new Skate Park in Benbrook Ranch Park is now under construction. The completion date is scheduled for sometime in September probably about the same time that the road work is completed at 2243 and Bagdad Road. Those of us who drive along Halsey Drive to reach #183 can watch the construction progress on a daily basis. The picture below was taken this morning.

Benbrook Ranch Park which is located in located in the Benbrook Ranch Community between the North section and the original subdivision. It is receiving some very exciting improvements. For years the development plan has called for a skate park to be built on the site but it has never materialized because of lack of funds. Not anymore. The ground has been broken and digging is going on. The new skate park will be located close to the entrance along Bagdad Road and sits very close to the playscape

The Cedar Park & Leander Real Estate Market: The average sales price in this area is up 1.4% from last year to $213,340. Single family home sales have decreased 19.5% for the year and the months of inventory is stable at 5.8 months, which favors buyers slightly. There are 775 active listings, down 5.6% compared to year ago. This area is in the top 25 markets.

Mary Battaglia CRS Austin, Texas real estate

Changing Your Ranking on Active Rain. As a Newbie on Active Rain I'm trolling around trying to figure out how to increase my ranking for my area and I discovered some interesting information. First, sprucing up my profile. I added some testimonials and watched my score increase a few hundred points, all for taking the time to tell others why my clients like and recommend me. Easy Peasy. (Pun on my name(

I'm checking my rank and realize that I serve more than one primary area. I serve my market out of the Cedar Park / Leander market Center for Keller Williams Realty. In Cedar Park I am ranked #4 on Active Rain. I changed my primary market to Leander and lo and behold!!!! I am now a featured agent and ranked number 1!!! So I will probably hang out here for awhile and see if I see any benefits. Then i will do a sneak attack on #2 and #3 when I have the points accumulated.

Before you all comment back on this strategy. I am not just here for the points. I'm becoming addicted to Active Rain.