A computer model may help coastal managers better understand the long-term cost and effects of storms, sea-level rise, and beach restoration activities.Coastal managers have used beach nourishment—essentially importing sand to replace sediment lost … [Read more...]
6 Ways Introverts Vacation Differently
Given that personality plays a role in forming work, social and relationship preferences, it's no surprise that it also factors into how a person enjoys vacation. This is never more true than it is for those "quiet types like me"A few ways we … [Read more...]
Is Atkins Group aware of South Padre’s Problems?
San Antonio marketing man Steve Atkins will try to convince the world to come to South Padre Island with the help of a Dallas firm. Atkins says tourism promotion today is generally geared to millennials, since older people generally have settled on … [Read more...]
Corpus Christi Housing Market on Fire En Route to Summer Selling Season
Corpus Christi was the hottest housing marketing on the Texas coast this year as the busy summer selling season approached, although the number of sales may have been held down so far this year by a lack of inventory, according to data provided by … [Read more...]
South Padre in Most Improved Rental Bookings Report
The HomeAway Vacation Owners Report for 2014More rentals, more owners and increasing rates with younger buyers and renters is the story on the Texas coast. Shows the average age at which owners purchased their vacation home was 47 years young … [Read more...]
Texas coast home prices and sales a rising tide
Inventories of homes for sale have increased 10 percent year-over-year, signaling growing seller optimism and a strong, early start to the spring home-buying season, according to realtor.com®’s latest National Housing Trend Report, which tracks 146 … [Read more...]
Texas coast bests U.S. in real estate recovery in 2013
More than 5 million existing homes were sold in the United States in 2013, the best year since the boom times of 2006, when 6.5 million were sold. The National Association of Realtors reported that single-family homes, town homes, condominiums and … [Read more...]
Why Invest in the Texas Coast?
Why Invest in the Texas Coast?Successful investors understand that real estate is a game of probabilities, not certainties, which is why you must look for converging probabilities before you buy in an area. The Texas Gulf Coast checks out on the … [Read more...]
Real Estate Market Fundamentals Defined
Real Estate Market Fundamentals DefinedReal Estate Market Fundamentals DefinedA Balanced Market In the ideal local real estate market, there should be a balance between demand for homes and the supply of … [Read more...]
Demographics of Texas Gulf Coast Buyer
Demographics of Texas Gulf Coast BuyerTexas Gulf Coast Buyer DemographicsThe NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Profile of Second-Home Owners describes the characteristic and motivations of … [Read more...]