Gun Barrel City, TX

East of Dallas are many great communities; Garland, Mesquite, Sunnyvale, Heath, Rockwall and the one we will talk about today is Forney!

Forney is made up mainly of single family homes, set mostly between I20 and HWY80 it is a direct route into Dallas and Shreveport, for those quick weekend getaways! Forney has a great mixture of HOA homes, 1 acre lots and country living. Some of the communities most sought after in the area are:

Devonshire

Grayhawk

Travis Ranch

Windmill Farms

Heartland

McKellar Home Place

Trails of Chestnut Meadow

Fox Hollow

Lone Star Estates

Grandview Estates

Fireside Estates

Shamrock Ridge

Winners Circle

And many many others….for the first time home buyer, the investor, the moving up to the next home buyer and the downsizer, with all of the available homes in Forney there is something for everyone.

Currently Forney is made up of around 12,000 households and a population of approximately 35,000. (data taken from Forney Texas EDC as of Dec 2, 2011) It is a place made up of the Community Park and weekend Softball, baseball, football and soccer games, the quick pick up volleyball game or basketball game or just a run through the splash pad for the young at heart. There are shopping venues for home improvement, daily necessities, groceries and clothing as well as specialty shops that are unique to Forney and highlight the small business heart of small town America! Restaurants, coffee and donut shops as well as a Starplex Cinema help make Forney home.

Community involvement is everywhere…...from school fundraisers, such as Donkey Basketball, to city and business sponsored events such as Forney hometown Christmas truly make Forney an incredible place to live and do business.

Cedar Creek Lake Real Estate - 250 Commander Lane, Gun Barrel City, Texas $859,000, 3bdrm 2.1 Bath, This private paradise is on open water and sits on a point overlooking Cedar Creek Lake. Wall of Windows, Enormous stone fireplace, boathouse and a boat dock.>

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133 Colonial, Mabank, Texas. Sprawling one story home right on the Pinnacle Club Golf Course. 3 large oversized bedrooms, 2.5 baths. Enclosed Porch looking right at the fifth hole. Babbling brook alongside the backyard. Golf Cart Parking.

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Call us for your showing today! Carl Thomas and Associates Real Estate, Kaufman, Texas www. CTAagency.com.

As Cedar Creek Lake's water level continues to drop during the worst drought in Texas since the 1800s, many of the boat ramps are becoming difficult to use. We've received phone calls from home owners asking where they can still launch or take their boats out of the lake.

Don's Port / Tiki Hut, in Tool, TX, is in good shape. The water along the east side of the docks is about 7-8 feet deep today. While you're at Don's Port, buy some gas without ethanol. Your boat will thank you, and it's good to support the marina in this tough year for business.

We hear frequently from our clients that they'd like to wait until the summer months to sell their homes. They believe homes just don't sell during the "r" months.

Sometimes we have the opportunity to re-learn the old adage "Don't believe what you think." This may be the case for some folks...

For the past 3 years, 49% of the Cedar Creek Lake area waterfront homes sold from May-August. 24% sold from January to April and the remaining 27% sold from September to December.

Seven homes priced above $1 million have sold from January of 2009 to today. Only 1 of those sold in the summer months.

To see some of these gorgeous homes, please visit our website: www.cclake.biz.