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Please feel free to browse through this site to explore the Hays, Comal and Blanco Counties including the communities of Wimberley, New Braunfels, Dripping Springs, Driftwood, San Marcos, Buda, and Kyle, as well as the towns of Lakeway, Spicewood, Canyon Lake and Blanco. This comprehensive online tool offers direct access to the latest properties for sale in your area. Featuring extensive community information, consumer links, school information, free reports, answers to commonly asked real estate questions, and more, youll find everything about real estate within one easy source.

If you currently own property and are thinking of placing it on the market, this site contains information about preparing your home for sale, selecting the right agent, pricing your home appropriately, marketing it effectively, going through the inspection processes, and receiving a timely market evaluation.

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Maureen Shanklin, Broker/Owner
Hill Country Texas Homes
PO Box 2592
Wimberley, TX  78676
Call:    (512) 517-5735
Fax:      (512) 847-9789
Email:  info@HillCountryTexasHomes.com
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The recession is over, and that’s great. But we are still waiting on businesses to hire workers. Where can you look to get an advance indicator of job growth? I look to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and … Continue reading →
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Has Houston reached the status of international gateway city? One recent commercial real estate transaction points to this possibility and demonstrates the success of Houston’s effort to redevelop its downtown district through the Discovery Green project. In December 2011, H&R … Continue reading →
Monday, February 13, 2012
A ranch owner recently asked me about the feasibility of converting a portion of his ranch into farm land, which he would lease. Here are the thoughts I shared with him. Currently, high commodity prices have inspired buyers to pay … Continue reading →
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Back in October and November, some of my audiences may have thought I was truly clairvoyant. At that point, I had started using this slide in my presentations and mentioned that there was a little economic secret that is never … Continue reading →
Monday, February 06, 2012
The current foreclosure crisis calls for a new funding vehicle to finance the transition of real estate owned (REO) properties into the rental market. The Federal Reserve, in its recent letter to Congress, identified the need for Congress to adopt … Continue reading →
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Federal Reserve data indicate that the credit health of Americans is improving in several categories. The delinquency rate on consumer loans is falling nicely. Business loan delinquency is declining in a similar fashion. However, high delinquency rates still burden real … Continue reading →
Monday, January 30, 2012
Wow! I have documented in previous posts how this low-interest-rate environment is crushing retirees and others who have accumulated savings. The Federal Reserve has just announced that they will keep interest rates at “fairy tale” levels until the end of … Continue reading →
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Why are banks making it so difficult for borrowers to get a mortgage? The recent letter from the Federal Reserve to Congress with suggestions on how to fix the housing market lays out important reasons why mortgage credit is tight. … Continue reading →
Monday, January 23, 2012
What is the Federal Reserve’s end game by suggesting ways to fix the housing market? A recent letter from the Fed to Congress suggests ways to buoy home prices and by doing so to fix the housing market. The Fed wants to increase … Continue reading →
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
The Federal Reserve has dropped interest rates to near zero for short-term investments. They have done this in an attempt to spur job growth and reduce the unemployment rate in America. Recently, they announced Operation Twist designed to bring down … Continue reading →
Thursday, January 12, 2012

 



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Broker/Owner, e-PRO
Direct: 512-517-5735 
Fax: 512-847-9789

   
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