Lot Sales Statistics in Horseshoe Bay Texas Year-To-Date~October 2013

Lot Sales Statistics in Horseshoe Bay Texas Year-To-Date~October 2013

Lot sales in Horseshoe Bay continue to be slow duirng 2013 with many years of inventory  This year's sales have been stronger in the $10K-$25K catgory for the first time in many years.  Waterfront Lake LBJ Lot inventory in Horseshoe Bay also continues to lag with only a few sales year-to-date. 

Some buyers are currently looking for lots that are being sold with a waiver of initiation to the Horseshoe Bay Resort.  Few of these lots remain, but if you own a lot in Applehead West, you may have a waiver attached to your lot.  While the price you receive may not be higher, you have a better shot at getting your lot sold in a shorter time period.    

Buyers of lots in Horseshoe Bay continue to get good deals and likely will for some time to come given the high inventory levels.  If you are a buyer, there will never be a better time than now to purchase your little piece of paradise in the Horseshoe Bay area.  

Horseshoe Bay is located in the Central Texas Hill Country just 1 hour from Austin and 1-1/2 hours from San Antonio.  Lake LBj is adjacent and it is just a short drive to historic Main Street in Marble Falls for shopping and restaurants.   World-Class Golf, Tennis, Boating and more await you here in the Horseshoe Bay Resort.    

by Sue Ellett

1-Story Custom Move-in Ready Lake Buchanan Access under $200K

1-Story Custom Move-in Ready Lake Buchanan Access under $200K

Lake Buchanan Access Home for Sale Under $200,000Move-in Ready 3/2/2 Low Maintenance Exterior Burnet County

Looking for a Central Texas Hill Country low-maintenance home with easy lake access?  This home is located in a neighborhood on Lake Buchanan with community lake access.  Perfect as a full-time residence or a second home, this one is move-in ready.   Contact us for a personal visit today! 

Virtual Tour - 106 Oleander, Buchanan Dam Home for Sale 

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2012 Texas Monthly 5-Star Realtor Award
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Lake Buchanan Access 1-Story Custom Home for Sale Under $200,000!

Lake Buchanan Access 1-Story Custom Home for Sale Under $200,000!

Lake Buchanan Access Home for Sale for Under $200K  Move-In Ready!

3 Bedrooms/2 Bathrooms, 2 Car Garage

Looking for a home to call our own with Lake Access in the Central Texas Hill Country?   Want a 1-story custom just waiting for your special touch?   This home is move-in ready.  Plenty of storage and an easy care stone exterior with a metal roof, so this home is perfect as either a full-time residence or second home.    Don't let this Lake Buchanan home pass you by!   Contact us for a private showing of 106 Oleander 

Halloween Events, Pumpkin Patches, Haunted Houses & More - Austin 2013

Halloween Events, Pumpkin Patches, Haunted Houses & More - Austin 2013

Halloween Events Pumpkin Patches, Haunted Houses, Corn Mazes & More!
Austin & Central Texas 2013

Looking for something fun to do this Halloween season?  You can dress up and trick-or-treat around your neighborhood or you can check out some of these fun events below for something different.  Many events are Free.  Don't forget to wear your constumes!   I need to take a look and see if I can still wear that Catwoman costume in my closet.... (maybe not...:)  Enjoy!  

Austin

October 5-31  - MUMC Pumpkin Patch,  Manchaca United Methodist Church. 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.  Festival includes family fun, a hay ride, children's games, a moon jump, food, a cakewalk, crafts, prizes, clowns, music and more!  FREE. (1011 FM 1626 at Manchaca Rd)

October  25 & 26 - Boo at the Zoo, 6:30 - 9 p.m., Austin Zoo & Animal Sanctuary. Austin Zoo's annual fall fundraiser benefiting rescued animals. Haunted train ride, haunted house, and spooky lights all throughout the zoo. Call 512-288-1490 to purchase tickets for a specific date and train ride time. 48 hou4 cancellation. Admission is $12.50 per person and includes train ticket. (10808 Rawhide Trai)

October 24 Spooky Snacks & Creepy Crafts, 6 - 7:30 p.m., YMCA North Austin Branch. Make healthy, Halloween-themed snacks and crafts. Admission is $5 for an individual child or $10 for the whole family. (1000 W. Rundberg Ln)

October 24 Ghostbusters, 7:30 p.m., Republic Square Park. Alamo Drafthouse and Austin Parks Foundation present Ghostbusters (1989 | PG). Details at Alamo Drafthouse website. (422 Guadalupe)

October 25 Spooktacular,  6 - 9 p.m., Bullock Texas State History Museum.  Discover terror-ific tales of Texas through games, storytelling, costumes and more! (1800 N. Congress Avenue)

October 26 Halloween Bash, 12 - 3 p.m., Whole Foods Gateway. Enjoy music, food, face painting and Halloween crafts & games. Wear Your Costume!  FREE. (9607 Research Blvd)

October 27 Fright at the Museum, 1 - 4:45 p.m., Texas Memorial Museum. Dress up  to celebrate Halloween at Austin's very own dinosaur graveyard! . FREE. (2400 Trinity Street)

October 27 Austin Symphony Halloween Children's Concert, 2 p.m., Long Center.  Austin Symphony presents its annual Halloween Children’s Concert with entertainment for all ages! Tickets are $8 for children; $12 for adults. (701 W. Riverside Drive)

October 27 Goblins in the Garden, 4 - 7 p.m., Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.  Face Painting, Scavenger Hunt, Costume parade, Trick or Treat at candy stations.  Dress up.! Admission is $9 for adults, $7 for seniors and students, $3 for children 5 through 12, and free for Center members and children under 5.

October 31 Pumpkin Parade, 10:30 a.m., Lake Travis Community Library. Dress up in your Halloween best and visit the library for the annual Pumpkin Parade. Story time. FREE. (1938 Lohman's Crossing)

October 31 Trunk or Treat, 6 - 9 p.m., Wells Branch Community Center Parking Lot FREE. (2106 Klattenhoff Dr)


Bastrop

September 28-November 10 Fall Festival & Corn Maze, Saturdays & Sundays,  Barton Hill Farms. Corn maze, train rides,and more. General admission is $7 per person for ages 3-10 and $10 for ages 11 and up. Ages 2 and under are FREE. (1115 FM 969, Bastrop)

October 31 HalloweenFest, 5 - 9 p.m., Downtown Bastrop. Historic main street in downtown Bastrop Annual Halloween Festival. FREE.

Buda

October 26 11th Annual Boo-da Halloween, 5 - 9 p.m., Downtown Buda. Downtown Buda and Buda Public Library. FREE.

Cedar Park 

October 26 Fall Festival, 12 - 4 p.m., Lakeline Mall JC Penney court. Costume contest, Halloween crafts, prize giveaways!  Admission is FREE, but activities may have a fee. (11200 Lakeline Mall Dr, Cedar Park)

Free Fall Fest, Saturday, October 26, 4 - 7 p.m. FREE Family festival complete with food, games, petting zoo, pony rides, hay ride, bounce houses,trunk or treat, a rock wall and MORE!(1775 E Whitestone Blvd, Cedar Park)

Elgin

October weekends Pumpkin Hunt, Evergreen Farm FREE but some activities cost $2.50 to $5. (Directions)

Georgetown

October 24 19th annual Halloween Hayride and Carnival, from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m., Georgetown Community Center. Halloween themed hayrides. Carnival inside the Community Center.  Trick-or-treat Village and Movie in the Park. See Casper (PG) at 6:45 p.m. at the Gazebo in San Gabriel Park. (445 E Morrow St, in San Gabriel Park)

 

Marble Falls

September 28-November 8 Fall Fun at Sweet Berry Farm,  Corn mazes, Berry Bouncers, pumpkin painting, stuff your own scarecrow, hay rides, train rides and more.  (1801 FM 1980, Marble Falls)

 

Octoer 24 Moonlight Madness Businessess offer sales and other promotions throughout the day (Main Street Marble Falls)

Pflugerville

October 25-26  Halls of Horror Haunted House,  7 p.m. - 11 p.m., Green Red Barn at Heritage Park. Halls of Horror Haunted House. (901 Old Austin Hutto Road, Pflugerville)

Round Rock

October 25 Trick or Treat Scavenger Hunt, 5:30 - 8 p.m., IKEA (1 IKEA Way, Round Rock)

Halloween at the Y, Saturday, October 26, 4 - 10 p.m., Old Settlers Association. One of the largest Halloween events throughout Central Texas, this festival will include carnival games, inflatables, rides, climbing walls, Halloween candy, music, prizes, concessions, a costume contest, and more. Admission is $5, and parking is free at the Dell Diamond. (3300 E Palm Valley Blvd, across from the Dell Diamond)

October 31 Fall Fun Fest, 9 - 11:30 a.m., Lakeview Pavilion festival area of Old Settlers Park.  (3300 Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock) 

 

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Changes to National Flood Insurance Program Affect Central Texas Homes

Changes to National Flood Insurance Program Affect Central Texas Homes

Here in the Austin and the Highland Lakes areas of the Central Texas Hill Country, we have a significant number of lakes, rivers and streams.  Many of our home buyers, especially second home buyers and retirees, are interested in these types of recreational homes.   The changes to the National Flood Insurance Program will have an effect on these buyers and, even sellers, of thse types of properties.  

As of October 1, 2013, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) instituted changes to the National Flood Insurance Program. These changes will impact homeonwers whose homes lie in a floodplain risk area such as by a lake, stream or other waterway.  And, these changes will affect potential buyers looking at properties in these types of locations.    

Information about the changes can be found in this NFIP Article.  

In the Central Texas Hill Country, we work with many buyers looking at lakefront or riverside homes.  In addition, there have been recent changes to the FEMA floodplain maps.   You can look up your property or a property you are considering purchasing on the FEMA site where you can search by address.  

Changes to the National Flood Insurance Program include: 

• An average 10% premium increase for policies written or renewed on or after October 1, 2013
• The Federal Policy Fee has been increased from $40 to $44 for Non-Preferred Risk policies and from $20 to $22 for Preferred Risk policies.   
• No extension of subsidy to new policies or lapsed policies for Pre-Firm properties in special flood hazard areas and Zone D

These are just a few of the modifications, so I strongly recommend that you contact your local insurance agent for full informaiton on how these changes will affect your property or a property you are considering purchasing.  

If you are looking to purchase a lakefront, creekfront or other property here in the Austin and Central Texas Hill Country area including the Highland Lakes, contact the Paragon Property Group Team .  

Sue Ellett, Broker-Associate
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2012 Texas Monthly 5-Star Realtor Award
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October News, Events & Information~Austin/Lake Travis & Highland Lakes

October News, Events & Information~Austin/Lake Travis & Highland Lakes

October News and Information Austin/Highland Lakes

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GENERAL NEWS & INFORMATION/PARAGON PROPERTY GROUP TEAM

October is here and fall approaches.  The Autumn season is one of the nicest in the Texas Hill Country.  Daily temperatures are comfortable and nights are cool. Halloween will be here before you know it.   We'd love to see photos of you, your friends, family or pets dressed up for the occasion - send them to us at info@ppgtx.com and we would love to post them on our blog!  

We are hoping for a bit of rain this fall to help fill our lakes which are still at below optimal levels, especially Lake Travis and Lake Buchanan.  For more information about current Highland Lakes levels, visit the LCRA website.  

Changes to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) were effective October 1, 2013.  A summary of the NFIP changes is available here. If you currently own a property near a lake, stream or other waterway, you can check the FEMA Floodplain Maps by Address to check where it lies in the floodplain.  

Sue has just completed her certification as a Military Relocation Professional (MRP).  She will be blogging some great information about VA loans and special loans for disabled Vets. Remember that we are also USAAMoversAdvantage Preferred Agents and can sign USAA members up for Cash Back Bonuses when buying or selling a home, anywhere in the United States.   

We hope you enjoy reading about information and events in our Austin/Lake Travis and Highland Lakes Areas.  

Sue, Stacey, Brooke, Karen and Brooke

The Paragon Property Group Team 

HIGHLAND LAKES AREA NEWS ~ MARBLE FALLS, HORSESHOE BAY, BURNET, MEADOWLAKES & MORE

• October 12, 2013 - PEC offering look at solar options with tour
• October 12, 2013 - Burnet’s Fort Croghan comes to bygone life for annual history celebration
• October 11-13, 2013 - Cooks get fired up for benefit chuck wagon cook-off
• Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame seeks nominations
• Meadowlakes -- Celebrate Fall by Saving a Life!  FALLS Blood Drive is Tuesday, October 15, 9am-3pm, In Parking Lot Behind Super Taco Across from Administration Building, Email back or call Mike @ 830-798-3626 to make an appointment. (Or just show up!) Appointment times are every 15 minutes. Healthy? At least 115 lbs? At least 17 years old? You can do it! Spread the word!
• CASA Superhero 5K, October  19, 2013, Johnson Park, 230 Ave. J South in Marble Falls, $30 through October 18; $35 on race day; $10 for children 12 and younger; and $15 for students 13-18, TO REGISTER OR SPONSOR: Go to www.highlandlakescasa.com or call (325) 388-3440
• Bertram City Council has awarded a contract for a wastewater treatment plant expansion to support city growth. 
• Ferguson Power Plant was at 56% complete as of late August.  The plant is still on schedule to come online in 2014.  The new 540-megawatt combined cycle generating facility will be more energy efficient than its predecessor, the 420-megawatt Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant, which was built in 1974. 
• Marble Falls - Sweet Berry Farm opened Sept. 28.  “We’re very excited to be opening,” owner Dan Copeland said. “This will be our 12th year with the pumpkins. We haven’t added a lot this year, but there are still a few new things.”  Sweet Berry Farm, 1801 FM 1980 off RR 1431 between Marble Falls and Granite Shoals. Sweet Berry Farm is open 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday from Sept. 28 through Nov. 8. It’s closed Wednesday. Entrance into Sweet Berry Farm is free. There are charges for individual activities.
• Chilean winemaker at Highland Lakes vineyard says Texas could be world star
• Grant will help Burnet CISD prepare more students for college and careers
• Government shutdown closes national parks and facilities in Highland Lakes
• Marble Falls, Burnet students tap into after-school enrichment with dash of homework. Afterschool Centers of Education (ACE) program is an after-school enrichment program that entices students to participate in additional tutoring and studying knowing that, after that, they can have fun.
• ‘Dinosaur George’ brings traveling paleontology exhibit to Marble Falls. George Blasing, a self-taught paleontologist, developed a traveling exhibit called “Museum in the Classroom”.
• Mah jongg tourney raising money for Upper Highland Lakes Nature Center. The second annual mah jongg tournament is Oct. 15 at the Hidden Falls Golf Club restaurant, 220 Meadowlakes Drive.
• Trail ride offers look at historic JB Johanson Ranch, helps family crisis center. Trailer riders explored a historic Burnet County ranch on September 14^th while also supporting an organization that offers a safe haven for families in crisis.
• In its third year of educating youth, Llano Christian Academy still growing. As the Llano Christian Academy welcomed back students on September 3^rd , the non-denominational private school also was preparing to open its second campus

AUSTIN, LAKE TRAVIS, LAKEWAY AND MORE IN THE NEWS

• September 7^th – October 26^th, Hill Country Galleria Concert Series, Bee Cave. Every Saturday night, Outdoor Amphitheater – Hill Country Galleria, 12700 Hill Country Blvd, Bee Cave. Saturdays, 7 – 9 PM, Free admission.
• October 19^th, True Grit Courthouse Gala, Blanco. Fundraising event that includes a poker tournament, silent auction, beer/wine mixer, and a dinner. Proceeds go to maintenance of the historic Old Blanco County Courthouse. (830) 833-2211.
• October 26^th, Dogtoberfest, Fredricksburg. Dog Halloween contests, races, and trick dogs. (830) 990-9085.
• November 2^nd, Dia de los Muertos Mariachi Extravaganza, Kyle. Fundraising event that will host a barbecue plate, silent auction, Mariachi music, and more. Proceeds will benefit several non-profit organizations including the Hays CISD Mariachi’s. (512) 293-0966.
• Now Open – The Lakeway Texaco Car Wash, Lakeway. Opened September 1^st. Located on the Texaco gas station site and is a self-contained unit that uses fresh water and has triple foam. 2200 Lakeway Blvd. (512) 261-6633.
• Now Open – Trader Joe’s Grocery, Bee Cave. First Austin-area location opened September 20^th at The Shops at Mira Vista, 2805 Bee Caves Road, Rollingwood. (512) 306-1032.
• Now Open – Verts Kebap, Bee Cave. Opened in the Hill Country Galleria. Fast-causual eatery that serves German-inspired food. (512) 369-3918.
• Now Open – Jersey Mike’s Subs, Bee Cave. Opened in the Hill Country Galleria. Features sub sandwiches. Online ordering available. (512) 263-4646.
• Coming Soon – Ace Hardware, Spicewood. New store opening at 20700 W. Hwy 71 in October. Owner is Dave Barker. (866) 290-5334.
• Coming Soon – The Harbor at Lakeway. Assisted-living and memory-care community will open at 300 Medical Parkway, Austin, in late 2014.(512) 402-1222.
• Relocating – Bufalo Bob’s Chalupa Wagon, Austin. Food trailer relocated from the intersection of South First and Live Streets to 3639 N. Ranch Road 620. Features all-natural, range-fed bison, chicken, and vegetarian chalupas. (512) 662-2801.
• Closed – Carlos ‘n Charlie’s Restaurant, Austin. Closed its doors on September 2^nd, 5973 Hiline Road.
• Closed – Thai Kitchen, Bee Cave. Closed its doors on September 1^st, 3437 Bee Caves Road, West Lake Hills.
• City of Bee Cave starts process to annex unincorporated land near Hwy 71. During its July 9^th meeting, Bee Cave City Council began the process to annex approximately 109 acres in its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
• Lakeway aims to hire company to develop marketing program for city. North Star Destination Strategies is proposed to develop materials for a new advertising campaign.
• Lexus of Austin set to build first service and sales facility in Lakeway. Lexus of Austin will be opening a second location, Lexus of Lakeway, on approximately 20 acres at the northwest corner of the intersection of RR 620 and Clara Van Street.
• Local developer breaks ground on new neighborhood, The Preserve at Zimmerman. The project will include nine single-family homes of about 2,500 sq ft and will be located on Zimmerman Road off RR 620 near RR 2222 in the Four Points area.
• Westlake food park hosts local trucks.  Jason and Sarah Hannon opened  the gates of Midway food Park on August 15^th. The 2-acre site at 1905 S. Capital of TX Hwy features a playscape, horseshoe pit, and a bathroom trailer along with nine food trucks and trailers. There are also future plans of including a stage and live music.
• Airpark Estates cleared for takeoff. A Lakeway subdivision of eight custom, high-end homes has been permitted for the east side of the Lakeway Airpark.
• Chili’s headed to Hill Country Galleria. The Bee Cave Planning and Zoning commission reviewed the first renderings of the new Chili’s restaurant planned for the Hill Country Galleria