Carolyn Shipp Realtor Mineral Wells Texas Real Estate

There was a fair amount of activity last week in Palo Pinto County real estate. We had a few sales, put some properties into pending status and have many that are active.

Currently we have 834 active listings in our county. These listings include land, commercial, residential and multi-family properties. Prices range from $5,000 all the way up and through the $1,000,000.00 price point.

3 properties sold during the past week (11/9/09 - 11/15/09).

(1) 2 bedroom, 1 bath brick home that sold for $65,000.00. (Mineral Wells)
(1) 21 1/2 acre tract of land that sold for $75,900.00 (Graford)
(1) 3 bedroom, 1 bath home that sold for $159,000.00 (Possum Kingdom Lake)

5 properties were pending through 11/15/09.

(1) 3 bedroom, 1 bath bank owned home listed for $19,900.00, (Gordon)
(1) 3/4 acre lot listed for $54,000.00. (Possum Kingdom Lake)
(1) 2 bedroom, 2 bath home listed for $59,500.00. (Mineral Wells)
(1) 3 bedroom, 1 bath home listed for $65,000.00. (Mineral Wells)
(1) 1 10 acre tract of land listed for $100,000.00. (Mineral Wells)

Unfortunately, 18 properties expired. These people may renew with their agents, go with another agent or opt to keep their properties off the market for a period of time.

Normally, November through February are fairly slow for the real estate market in Palo Pinto County. We will be keeping an eye on things to find out if the home-buyers credit will make a difference here.

**All information was obtained through our local multiple listing service.**

Below is a market update for Mineral Wells, Texas through 10/30/2009. The numbers provided were obtained using the North Texas Real Estate Information System. This update is for the Mineral Wells area only, no other cities in Palo Pinto County are included.

I had seen her running down my street Monday and tried to coax her over to me. When I called out to her, she stopped a moment, looked at me and then took off running again. That moment when she stopped I could see that she had a collar on, but she left and I really didn't think anything more for the rest of the day.

Tuesday I looked for her when I was out and about working and running errands, but I didn't see her. I hoped she was all right.

Today, I was on my way home and saw her run across the street. This time I was bound and determined that I was going to get her to come to me so that I could at least check her collar and see if there was a phone number or name of contact.

I pulled the car off the side of the road and got out. I leaned against the side of the car and just started talking to her. She stopped running and looked at me. It looked like she was trying to decide whether or not to trust me. While I talked to her and she decided if I was trustworthy, she ran in circles around me. I continued to talk to her and eventually she came over and sniffed my hand. Then she ran again...I called out to her again and she came back.

I moved away from the car and knelt down on the grass and kept talking. She came over close enough for me to see her rabies tag. I was at least able to get the vet's name...it was my vet, so I called and explained that I was trying to find this pretty little dog's home. Luckily they had her information and called the owner's to let them know I had found their dog. As it turned out, they had given this dog to another person, but realized that this new person was not taking care of the dog. (While waiting for a phone call from the owner, I had called a friend to bring me a leash, and she had let me put the leash on her.) When the previous owner contacted me, she told me that when she called the new owner, he did not even know the dog was missing and did not seem to care. Anyway, she said she would come out and get the dog because she did not want her picked up and taken to the pound. She said that she was going to just keep the dog and not let the new owner have her back.

It was good to know that this woman was going to keep the dog. I found out that the dog's name was Kimber and so we walked to my house to wait for her old owner to come pick her up. While we were walking down the street, I kept talking to her. She was scared and looked thirsty and hungry and I thought that while we waited for her ride, I could give her some water and maybe a little to eat. But, when we got to my house, she was still to scared and nervous. She sniffed at everything, but really wasn't interested. Kimber was quiet and very sweet and I thought to myself, how sad that the new owner didn't seem to want her anymore.

Kimber's new (old) owner came and got her. I could tell that Kimber was very excited to see her previous owner. Her whole demeanor changed. Her tail started to wag and she looked happy (or as happy as a dog can look.) I helped get Kimber into the car and as I walked onto my porch I watched a happy owner and her dog celebrate. The owner hugged Kimber and pet her for several minutes before they left. It was a relief knowing that Kimber would be safe and sound tonight with food and water and a loving home.

I walked back to my car and headed for the office. I was happy and hoped that Kimber would be happy forever back at her old home.

Here is the market update for Strawn, Texas for the week ending 10/10/2009. This information was collected using the Greater Metro West Association of Realtors MLS.

Here is the market update for week ending 10/10/2009 for the city of Mineral Wells. The information provided does not include commercial data or any other cities within Palo Pinto County. All data was collected via the Greater Metro West Association of Realtors MLS.