Darlene Gilley | Your Friend in Real Estate

TEXAS Realtor

Houston Single-Family Home Sales Up 3% Over Last Year

August 10, 2010

The Houston single-family real estate market is up 3% in closed sales as compared to last year.  Although the market is up from this time last year, July experienced a very sluggish home selling month

July single-family home sales declined by 25% from July 2009 and experienced 4,297 home sales.  This dramatic decline from June to July indicates that the 2010 Tax Credit, [eligibility required a fully executed contract in place by April 30th] brought home buying demand forward that may otherwise occur during the summer months. 

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Buying or Selling

 

I am committed to place the goals of our clients first and to provide the highest level of service.

For sellers:

  • To obtain the highest price possible for your home with a target marketing program designed to create competition for the property among the right buyers and to be a great negotiator on your behalf.
  • To achieve a sale in the shortest amount of time with an aggressive multi-reach marketing plan that creates exposure of your home including our print, television, Mall kiosks, and internet marketing.
  • To complete your home sale with the least inconvenience for you and your family by using my professional expertise to handle all expected and unexpected facets of the entire transaction.
For buyers:
  • To listen to your needs and expectations and to use my complete market knowledge to provide you with good advice and counsel.
  • To be your advocate in the negotiation process.
  • To take you through the home buying process with the least inconvenience by using my professional expertise to handle all expected and unexpected facets of the entire transaction.
 
Friendswood, TX

I have the joint honors both of being a Realtor and having my office located in Friendswood, TX.  I was not surprised to hear that Friendswood was named one of the Top 100 Best Places to live in the United State by CNN Money in 2007 and again in 2009.

WINNER

Top 100 rank: 32
Population: 33,500
Compare Friendswood to Top 10 Best Places
Friendswood was founded by Quakers and remains dry, but that doesn't mean its residents don't know how to have fun.

The community hosts frequent parades, summer concerts in Stevenson Park, and an opening ceremony for the baseball season. Residents can travel north to Houston, south to the Galveston beaches, or east to the Kemah boardwalk; all are less than an hour away.

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Neighborhoods

My knowledge of the area neighborhoods in Harris, Galveston and Brazoria County will make your home search a breeze.

Pearland Subdivisions: Country Place,  Cypress Village, Clear Creek Manor, Green Tee, Shadow Creek Ranch, Sivercreek, Southwyck, Southdown

Friendswood Subdivisions:  Abrahamson Estates, Autumn Creek, Camino South, Central Park, Cowards Creek, Eagle Lakes, Falcon Ridge, Fieldcreek Forest, Friendswood Oaks, Heritage Park, Pilgrims Point, Rancho Viejo, Sunset Lakes, San Joaquin Estates, Slone, The Forest, The Forest of Friendswood, Walker Estates, West Ranch, Wilderness Trails, Sterlingwood

Alvin Subdivisions:  Algoa,  Bates, Calloway Heights, Clearwood, Oak Creek Village, Coyota Trace, Hillcrest Village, Hooper & Wade, J La Flore, J. M. Shipman Survey,  Lewis, S F Austin, The Heights

League City Subdivisions:  Autumn Creek, Bay Colony, Brittany Lake, Cedar Landing, Claremont Park, Clear Creek Meadows , Greeridge, Magnolia Creek, Mar Bella, Rustic Oaks , South Shore, Tuscan Lakes, Terra Bella, Victory Lakes, Villages of Oak Creek, Waterford Harbor, Westover Park, Wickwillow

 
HOUSTON #1

The Brookings Institute ranked Houston the #1 housing market in the nation according to an article in the Dallas Morning News,” the Brookings researchers  make these claims based on the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s quarterly house price index, which tracks values of homes mortgaged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.” 
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While the national news paints a bleak economic outlook, news about Houston’s economic future continues to look positive. Most recently, the 2014 completion of the Panama Canal is predicted to triple freight tonnage at the Port of Houston, according to Moody’s Economy.com. In addition, the Canal’s expansion will make way for larger vessels that will increase not only cargo traffic along the Houston Ship Channel, but also the need for improved logistics and rail 
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