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Susan Hilton Texas Aggie Real Estate College Station Bryan Texas Real Estate

Man, Woman and Child.... NO!!!! Man & Children!

man2kidsstatue.jpgWonder where this man is sitting with 2 beautiful children... YES I know you know but can you be the first one to tell me to win the tickets?Can you be the first one to tell me what piece of real estate this group has taken over? Where are they????

Be the first to post the correct answer at http://thecenturytreereader.com/2008/05/07/man-woman-and-child-no-man-and-children/ and win a great prize!

Susan Hilton

Realtor & Sales Trainer for Century 21 Beal, Inc. #1 in Real Estate in Bryan and College Station Home Sales

Bryan, Tx Homes Sales Update April 2008

The real estate market in Bryan a little behind in number of single family homes that sold April 2008 compared to April 2007.

In April 2007 68 single family homes sold in the Bryan College Station Multiple Listing Service (MLS). In April 2008 54 sold.

Average Sales Price

  • 2007 - $131,820
  • 2008 - $131,441

Average List Price of Homes Sold

  • 2007 - $131,820
  • 2008 - $137,687

% of List Price

  • 2007 - 96.4%
  • 2008 - 94%

Average days on the market

  • 2007 - 108
  • 2007 - 98.6

# of Houses Sold

  • 2007 - 68
  • 2008 - 54

In 2007 there were no homes that sold even close to the highest priced home in 2008. A beautiful home in Traditions (Golf Course Community) was listed for $749,900 and later sold for $675,000.

The property that sold for the least in April 2008 was a foreclosure off Hwy 21 which sold for $27,500.

Great news here is the average days on the market is DOWN!!!

Susan Hilton

Realtor & Sales Trainer for Century 21 Beal, Inc. #1 in Real Estate in Bryan and College Station Home Sales

Bryan College Station Is NOT LA!!!

Bryan/College Station is NOT seeing the prices fall like LA! We LOVE Bryan/College Station!!!

L.A. home prices falling, and faster by Peter Viles.

Month L.A. Index monthly % change yoy % change
April 2007 263.4 -0.5% -2.2%
May 2007 263.1 -0.1% -3.3%
June 2007 262.1 -0.4% -4.1%
July 2007 260.8 -0.5% -4.8%
Aug. 2007 258.1 -1.1% -5.7%
Sept. 2007 254.8 -1.3% -7.0%
Oct. 2007 249.5 -2.1% -8.8%
Nov. 2007 240.4 -3.6% -11.9%
Dec. 2007 233.0 -3.1% -13.7%
Jan. 2008 224.4 -3.7% -16.5%
Feb. 2008 214.8 -4.3% -19.4%

Source: Case-Shiller S&P Home Price Index

Maroon & White Texas Flag?

aggie-bluebonnet.jpgOnly a Texas Aggie would dream of changing the color of the state flower, and only an Aggie could pull it off.

Marroon bluebonnets aren't really so old that most people would consider them a Tradition but in Aggieland if we do it more than once it must be a Tradition so.... another Tradition is born and now have even prettier flowers!

Thanks to Texas naturalist and con artistist named Carroll Abbott who came up with the dream (or maybe strange idea) of using bluebonnets in the shape of a Texas flag to celebrate the 1986 Texas Sesquicentennial.

aggie-bluebonnet-250.jpgThanks to Greg Grant (of course an Aggie himself who likes the color maroon) who decided a red bluebonnet was not quite what he was looking for!

I know red, white and blue may be the colors of the Texas State Flag but as all Aggies know it should have been Maroon and White instead!

Have you seen any maroon and white Maroonbonnets around Bryan/College Station? Take a little piece of real estate and plant a few!

Susan Hilton

Lightening Prediction in College Station

lightsign.jpgLightning Prediction Systems have been installed and are now operational in many of the City's parks and schools. The purpose of this system is to further contribute to the safety of users of the outdoor facilities by complementing existing rules and practices already in place. A strobe light will begin to flash and one long 15-second audible alert will sound to indicate that conditions conducive to lightning are present. Procedures to clear fields and pools, stop or postpone athletics, and reduce exposure of personnel outside will be implemented as appropriate. Once the danger has

past, the system will sound an "All Clear" with three short audible blasts of the horn and the flashing strobe light will no longer flash.lighteningalarm.jpgLocations of Lightning Prediction Systems

PD Dispatch Central, Bee, WPC Unit on front of PD; horns at each location -
Sandstone Sandstone Unit on wood pole behind gazebo shelter
Southwood Park Park, Pool, CS Junior High Unit on wood pole on curve of road south of maintenance office
Thomas Park Park, Pool, College Hills Elem Unit on roof of shelter near pool
W.A. Tarrow Park Park, Wayne Smith Field, Lincoln Ctr Unit on roof of shelter at ball fields
AMC Consolidated Consolidated Believe unit is on roof of athletic field house
Oakwood Junior High Schools (Middle and Jr High), Anderson Park Unit on south end of Oakwood
Miller Park Park, Rock Prairie Elementary School Unit of roof of shelter
Pebble Creek Park Park, PC Elementary School Unit on wood pole east of school, in park
Northgate Garage Northgate area Somewhere on parking garage upper structure
The unit at PD is the only one where the sensing unit is located separately from the warning horns. In this case, the sensor
and horns should all be plotted geographically. Range circles will be different for this system.

Susan Hilton