Lakeway, TX

Geronimo Park - Apache Shores - Lakeway TX is a quaint little park that has a lot to do. We didn't even know this park was back here. We were just driving around looking for more boat ramp options to launch our boat on Lake Austin or Lake Travis.

This cute bridge goes over a stream to get to Geronimo Park. It must have been built by some short people because my husband had to duck under the signs on either end, and he's barely six feet tall.

You can sit by the stream that runs through it and just watch all the water bugs scurry around. The water was completely clear, which is unusual, so we could see to the bottom. Also, because of the rain we've had the last couple of weeks, the water is moving pretty fast, and the little water falls within the stream are flowing nicely.

There is a typical playscape at the park, but they have two things that most parks don't have. Remember back in the day when you would get on a car or animal or whatever shape, and there was a huge spring at the bottom and you would go back and forth, front to back? They had a modern-day version of one of those!

They also had this little thing that simulated a dump truck. There were two handles, and one operated the scoop back and forth and the other moved the scoop up and down, and then the entire thing swiveled so you could dump the gravel wherever. My engineer husband loved this!! Toys for the adults at a park is always a plus!!

We'll definitely keep Geronimo Park - Apache Shores in Lakeway TX in mind on hot days next summer as it has a cover over the playscape which you don't find very often.

**Are You Packed Yet?**

Donna Harris, REALTOR®
RE/MAX Austin Skyline
www.DonnaHomes.com
Donna@DonnaHomes.com

Austin TX Real Estate and the surrounding areas of Lakeway, Bee Cave, West Lake Hills, Cedar Park, Round Rock, Spicewood, Circle-C, Steiner Ranch, and everywhere in between... Hill Country Austin TX Real Estate and beyond. Whether you're buying or selling an Austin home, I'll be with you every step of the way.

For real time Apache Shores Lakeway TX listings, click here.

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My Keller Williams office is hosting a Halloween carnival at our office in Lakeway. We will have booths with Halloween activities in the parking garage blow the building. There will also be trick or treating in halls of the building. Most agents with offices have done a great job decorating doors and the office looks great.

This will be a great alternative or addition to traditional Lakeway area trick or treating. The event will be on Thursday, October 29th from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. The address is 1921 Lohman's Crossing, Lakeway, TX 78734. We're right next to The Summit.

The City of Lakeway TX had their annual Halloween Goblin Glow last night at the Lakeway City Park on Hurst Creek.

This was our first time to go, so I didn't know what to expect. There were five hot air balloons and every so often, they would light their fire and make the balloons glow. You could go right up to the baskets of the balloons and trick-or-treat. They gave out lots of candy.

There was also face painting, hair spraying with colors, people on stilts, and a balloon artist. Alyssa got her hair sprayed Orange to go with her LongHorn Cheerleader outfit.

And, of course, you can't forget the Live Music. There was a great band, whose name has slipped my mind, but there was lots of dancing from the little ones.

Here are some pictures I took of the Goblin Glow balloons lighting up.

There are always Austin TX Activities with some Austin TX Entertainment for all ages and areas in and surrounding Austin.

**Are You Packed Yet?**

Donna Harris, REALTOR®
RE/MAX Austin Skyline
www.DonnaHomes.com
Donna@DonnaHomes.com

Austin TX Real Estate and the surrounding areas of Lakeway, Bee Cave, West Lake Hills, Cedar Park, Round Rock, Spicewood, Circle-C, Steiner Ranch, and everywhere in between... Hill Country Austin TX Real Estate and beyond. Whether you're buying or selling an Austin home, I'll be with you every step of the way.

For real time Austin MLS listings, click here.

** #1 Agent in my Office for all of 2008 **

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Lakeway has many gorgeous waterfront homes for sale. This Market Report shows you the current information on recent listings and home sales for Lakeway. The homes used in this report have at least 3 bedrooms and two bathrooms and are true Lake Travis waterfront properties.

11 Homes Actively listed for sale:

Average Year Built 1986 Average SF 3812 Average Price Per SF $346.09

Average List Price $1,334,545. Average number of days on market before selling 235.

1 Home Sold in July 2009:

Year Built 1965 3860SF 4 bedrooms 3 bathrooms on .85 acre lot List Price $1,399,000. (Sold Price not disclosed due to Texas laws)

Since Lakeway used to be a sleepy, bedroom community an hour from Austin there are still a few lakefront homes that were built in the 1940's-1970's. Occasionally one of these older homes is listed for sale. Right now there is an older waterfront home built in 1970 for sale for only $599K. This home has been updated somewhat and has four bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1673 square feet. The lot is very large with .49 of an acre and a new 9x25 dock. It is on a finger of the lake that has water at 659 feet. If your interested in this lake property or any other please give me a call.

Betina Foreman Realtor

Keller Williams Realty Austin and Lake Travis

BetinaForemanREALTRO@yahoo.com Betina@KW.com 512-771-6318 www.BetinaForeman.com

Lakeway TX Homes for Sale are telling an interesting story in our current Austin Texas market.  I pulled up sales history for the past 37 days, that's September 1st through today.  I wanted to make sure I captured any sales data from closings that were held over from August into the first week of September.

Currently, there are 178 houses for sale in Lakeway TX.  This does not include condos, only houses.

The houses range from a 1232 sqft 3 bedroom home listed at $164,900 to a 6964 sqft 5 bedroom home listed at $3,495,000.  There are many price ranges in between, but they average $563,038 for a 4 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath, 3112 sqft home built in 1994 with an average days on market (DOM) of 179 days.

18 of the currently active properties are over $1 Million.  That's a very small percentage, 10%, but helps put the average into perspective.

In the past month, there are currently 19 properties that are Contract Pending.  Only one of those is over $1M, which is 5%.  The average pending property is a smaller, older home, built in 1991 with 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths and 2549 sqft.  The average asking price of these pending properties is $379,778, and I'll be watching for their sold prices.

The SOLDS is what is most important... there have been 16 sales in the past month which is a very small percentage of what is currently active on the market.  Not much of a dent in the inventory.  What's interesting to note is that the sold properties have higher prices than the currently pending properties. You don't see that very often.

However, the Sold properties took an average of 205 days to sell whereas the pendings took 151 days.  Could the 2 months time motivate home owners that much to lower their prices to not sit on the market any longer?

For further perspective, the Sold properties averaged a 2718 sqft, 3 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath home built in 1994. And even with being on the market for 205 days, the average asking price to sales price was a high 96%!!  Sellers are definitely waiting for their prices!

More things to note:  Under the pendings, properties went under contract at 14 days, 18 days, 6 days, and 4 days.  Under the Solds, properties went under contract at 31 days, 19 days, 12 days, 10 days, and 8 days.  Even though the averages were significantly higher, properties priced well that showed well are still selling rather quickly!!

If you live in Lakeway TX and need a professional to show you how to price well in addition to staging well, contact me today!  If you're a buyer looking for Lakeway TX Homes for Sale to move into the area, let me put my market knowledge to work for you.

**Are You Packed Yet?** 

Donna Harris, REALTOR®
RE/MAX Austin Skyline
www.DonnaHomes.com
Donna@DonnaHomes.com

Austin TX Real Estate and the
surrounding
areas of Lakeway, Bee Cave, West Lake Hills, Cedar Park, Round Rock, Spicewood, Circle-C, Steiner Ranch, and everywhere in between... Hill Country Austin TX Real Estate and beyond. Whether you're buying or selling an Austin home, I'll be with you every step of the way. 

For real time Austin MLS listings, click here.

** #1 Agent in my Office for all of 2008 **

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