About Hood County, TX

Those of us that love fresh produce and who among doesn't? will be glad to learn that a Farmer's Market is coming to Lake Granbury and will be located in the parking lot of the new HEB on the eastern side of the city. The Granbury City County approved a Specific Use Permit to allow a farmer's market on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays between May 1 and August 31 for the next three years. This will allow area growers to bring their freshly picked produce to a central area and sell it to consumers every weekend of the summer.

The Permit does not permit sale of any meat, fish, eggs, refrigerated dairy products or home canned or packaged items to be sold. The fresh produce that will be available for sale will be uncut so there will be no health concerns for the consumer. The local HEB will provide plenty of parking for customers of the market and they will also provide the booths for the farmers to display their goods. This is such a wonderful opportunity for our area growers to make extra income selling their produce and also introduce the community to all the different growers that will be offering produce for sale. It looks like a good eating summer is ahead for the residents of Hood County and we can thank HEB for making it possible.

Summer is the sweetest time for living or visting Granbury, Tx with its historic square and the miles of lake offering up all kinds of fun for fishing, water sports or just lazing around and enjoying the day. THere are many beautiful homes overlooking Lake Granbury on the market right now and with interest rates at an all time low, now is the time to consider investing in real estate. Gardner Real Estate, LLC is always available to help with any real estate need that may arise and we are glad to show you properties even if you are looking at the area for the first time. Give us a call today and let us show you why so many wonderful people call Lake Granbury home. You can also check out our all the available listings at our website at www.granbury-real-estate.com. Look forward to visiting with you soon.

All of us in Granbury are excited that spring is around the corner and March is springing out with a couple of fun celebrations on the historic square of Lake Granbury Tx" where Texas history lives" during this month. On Friday March 2, 2012, we will celebrate TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY with fun activities beginning at 5:00 PM at Granbury Square Plaza at the corner of Crockett St. and Pearl Street. There will be lots of live music, living history presentations, fun, food, and a street dance to wind up the evening. All of these activities are sponsored by the Historic Granbury Merchants Association.

Master of Ceremonies will be General Sam Houston portrayed by Boots Hubbard with appearances by David Crockett (Rich Merrill) and Col. William B. Travis (Cullen Crisp). The Great,Great,Great,Grandson of David Crockett Mr Ken Hendricks will also be presented during the evening along with the Davy Crockett Chapter of the Sons of the Republic of Texas represented by Mr. James Veale.

Also during March is the hugely anticipated festival celebrating General Granbury's Birthday will will be held on the historic square March 16-17, 2012. General Granbury’s Birthday Celebration is celebrated each year with a birthday cake and ice cream in honor of the General. The General’s Annual Bean, Rib and Brisket Cook-off is a huge part of the celebration with contestants from the local area and visiting teams alike. Can't you just imagine spending a beautiful Saturday afternoon listening to great music, eating too many goodies and buying great offerings from all the vendors? The Arts and Craft vendors offer a variety of good and gifts that will delight any any group, food vendors round out the gastric offerings, and there are many bean games for the kids, a bean eating contest, a bike and trike parade which usually starts Saturday morning and many more activities.

Lake Granbury is beautiful and completely full for water sports which usually begin around March and April for hardy souls and the beach that is so popular is waiting and ready for the sun worshipers to come and enjoy their hour in the sun. With all the food and fun you could wish for and plenty of hotel rooms available, this is a perfect spot to enjoy a spring break weekend with the family. You can visit http://bit.ly/zT3bKn to view all the available accomodations.

While you are in town if you should decide that Granbury or the lake is the perfect place for a retirement or vacation home, don't hesitate to call us at Gardner Real Estate,LLC and let us show you some beautiful properties while these low interest rates are available. You can also check out all the available listings on our website at http://www.granbury-real-estate.com. We look forward to being of service to you in any way we can and we can't wait to show you why we love living in Granbury.

I know you are inundated with data these days but it is time for my MARKET REPORT FOR LAKE GRANBURY SINGLE FAMILY HOMES FOR 2011. If you are like me it's getting harder and harder to watch the news media these days. Between the coming election, the wars waging around the world and the rising gas prices there seems to be hardly any good news anywhere. And---it is easy to find lots of conflicting data wherever you turn about the state of the real estate market in our area or in the US in general. One thing to remember, however, it really doesn't matter what real estate sales are doing in Chicago or New York as long as they are doing well in our area that is all we have to worry about and the numbers are looking up all across Texas for 2012.

According to ActiveRain.com, the largest real estate social network on the web, which surveyed almost 2000 American real estate agents and brokers, and found that low real estate values, low interest rates, and a recovering economy should create a perfect time in 2012 to purchase both single family and multi-family homes and rental properties. Even though in most of the country increased loan qualifications are preventing first time home buyers from purchasing homes and current home owners from trading up into new homes, our Buyers under $250,000 in Granbury, Tx are able to take advantage of a government loan program for rural counties known as USDA. This program allows Buyers to borrow 100% of the value of the home and sometimes even closing costs as long as the Buyer's FICA score is at least 620.

Some of the top 10 markets in the nations currently are found in Texas: Austin, San Antonio, DFW Metroplex, and Houston. Texas is trending upwards because of several factors. low cost of living, retirement buyers, international buyers, job growth, no state income tax, growing technology and energy companies and great weather. Out local market in Granbury is seeing new construction starts both in the commercial sector and in the residential housing sector for the first time since 2008. This is good news for all of us.

Below you will find the data regarding real estate sales for of Lake Granbury single family homes on lots under 2 acres for 2011. The current inventory of single family homes under 2 acres is 521 homes with an average value of $249,096, and an average square footage price of $97, an average size of 2445 square feet, and these homes have been on the market an average of 176 days. The under contract price is trending upwards which is a good sign.

We at Gardner Real Estate,LLC are very optimistic about our market here in Granbury and look forward to all the wonderful homes that will come on the market and the opportunities for Buyers to purchase their dream homes and Sellers to move on to other dreams. I hope you have gotten some good information out of the MARKET REPORT FOR LAKE GRANBURY SINGLE FAMILY HOMES FOR 2011 and we look forward to sending this information out again in the next few months.

Call us today at 817-219-6606 or check out all the great waterfront properties at http://www.granbury-real-estate.com. We look forward to being of service to you.

It is time for a Lake Granbury Waterfront Homes Market Report 2011 and a little perspective on the real estate transactions of 2011 with regard to waterfront properties in Granbury, Tx. It is always good to look back over the year just past and see what has transpired and draw some conclusions about our waterfront market and where it is headed. It is necessary to look at waterfront properties as a separate category from other single family homes since the cost of the lots are considerably more than lots with no water exposure.

As with the rest of the nation, our real estate market here in Hood County has suffered from a lack of qualified buyers for all our real estate since 2009 and as a result we have more homes on the market than we normally would. Sellers have had to discount their prices to entice Buyers to make offers and have driven the overall price of waterfront homes down probably around 20%-25% from their high in 2008. The Lake Granbury waterfront home market for 2011 was further crippled by the lack of normal rainfall and the falling lake levels. Luckily for all of Hood County, the last few weeks have brought inches of blessed rain--enough to fill Lake Granbury to its brim and tanks and ponds all over the county.

A survey of almost 2000 American real estate agents and brokers reveals that most believe that our real estate market is poised on the brink of recovery in 2012. They expect some markets to be flat but there are markets across the nation that are booming and 5 of them are in Texas. Austin, San Antonio, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Midland-Odessa and Houston and are trending upward with diminishing inventories of available housing. Hopefully this upward trend will spread all over our great state and the nation.

Our own market for Lake Granbury waterfront homes currently shows that there are 140 waterfront homes available with an average price of $367,546.00 and an average square footage price of $157. An over supply of homes available versus willing Buyers should make this an unique opportunity for Buyers to take advantage of the historically low interest rates and buy a waterfront home at a really great price.

Below is a spreadsheet of all the data from sales of waterfront homes on Lake Granbury for 2011 and well as more detailed information on current active listings.

You will see lots of data in the news media telling you how the real estate market is doing but it really doesn't matter what is happening in Denver or Pittsburgh. Many factors affect our market and Texas seems to be poised to be at the forefront of a uptick in the economy and the real estate market. The data above is what has actually happened in the Lake Granbury waterfront market over the last 12 months.

We at Gardner Real Estate,LLC are very optimistic about our market here in Granbury and look forward to all the wonderful homes that will come on the market and the opportunities for Buyers to purchase their dream homes and Sellers to move on to other dreams.

Call us today at 817-219-6606 or check out all the great waterfront properties at http://www.granbury-real-estate.com. We look forward to being of service to you.

Hood County Texas Real Estate Sales were down 16% in December 2011 over the same month last year with 43 homes selling this month! For the 2011 year to date, overall home sales were at 717 homes sold, a -1% change from last year. Hood County Texas Real Estate total dollar volume of homes sold this month was $7,086,916 which is a -32% change from this month last year. For the 2011 year to date, the total dollar sales were at $137,683,359, which is a 2% change.

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New Hood County Texas Real Estate listings experienced a -10% change for the same period last year with 73 homes listed this month. For the 2011 year to date, overall home listings underwent a -8% change with 1,551 homes listed this year. Listings pending sales this month underwent a -11% change, with 40 homes contracted. Listings under contract for 2011 year to date experienced a -3% change, with 642 homes under contract for this month.

The average sales price of a home in this area was $164,812, a -20% change from this month last year. Overall, for 2011, the average sales price was $192,027, a 4% change. Sellers received 97% of their asking price this month, which is a 1% change from last year. For 2011 year to date, sellers received 95% of their asking price, which is a 0% change. This month, homes spent an average of 77 days on the market until sold, which was a -25% change from last year. For the 2011 year to date, the average number of days on the market was 122, an overall change of 11%.

The current supply of active listings on the market this month was 581 homes. This is a change of -6% from the same month last year. For the 2011 year to date, the supply of active listings on the market was 667, which is a -6% change. This month there was a 9.7 months’ supply of homes on the market; this was a -5% change from last year. For the 2011 year to date, there was a 11.2 months’ supply of homes on the market, which is a -4% change from the same period last year. The average price per square foot was $87 this month; a -9% change from last year. For the 2011 year to date, the average price per square foot was $92, a change of -2% .

Hood County Real Estate sales is known as area 73 in the North Texas Real Estate Information System. Information is believed reliable but is only as accurate as reported by the system in the month of December 2011. DFW Team Realty provides month reports on Hood County Real Estate Sales as well as Hood County Foreclosures, Hood County Short Sales, and Home in Hood County. Please visit our website at DFWTeamRealty.com for the latest information on Hood County homes by price range and community.

The DFW Metroplex is also known as Dallas Fort Worth Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area, a title designated by the U.S. Census which encompasses 12 counties within the U.S. state of Texas. The area is divided into two metropolitan divisions: Dallas Plano Irving and Fort Worth Arlington and is comprised of over 70 area cities both incorporated and unincorporated.

The DFW Metroplex is, by population, the largest metropolitan area in Texas, the largest in the South, the fourth-largest in the United States, and the tenth-largest in the Americas. The DFW Metroplex encompasses over 9,000 square miles of total area, making it larger in area than the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Connecticut combined. It is also the sixth largest gross metropolitan product (GMP) in the United States, and approximately tenth largest by GMP in the world.