Here’s a luxury travel secret that owners of luxury second homes need to know. Anyone who has a rental property and has looked into the possibility of swapping their home with other like-minded owners will be aware that there’s a plethora of home … [Read more...]
Cabin That Brings You Closer to Nature
Cabins and vacation homes in general serve the purpose of bringing us closer to nature, something that most of us still yearn for. And this glass cabin, recently completed by the Dutch firm 2by4-architects, offers just that.It is located in built … [Read more...]
Mapping The Texas Gulf Coast’s Islands – A Treasure
Mapping Texas's Coastal Islands The Texas General Land Office presents Mapping Texas: The Gulf Coast display at the Bob Bullock Museum in Austin Texas covering 252 years of Texas history.With a collection of over 36 million documents, the GLO was … [Read more...]
Owning a vacation home
Owning a vacation home is a dream; understand the market more clearly by considering these nine key factors.1. Market outlook: Is inventory plentiful? Are prices trending up or down? Is an area losing its cachet, or is it heating up? Be sure to … [Read more...]
The First Texas Monthly Gulf Coast Home is at Cinnamon Shore 2017
The Cinnamon Shore Beach Resort has partnered with Texas Monthly on the first ever Texas Monthly Gulf Coast Home at Cinnamon Shore. Cinnamon Shore is located in Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island.The multi-generational vacation home will bring … [Read more...]
75 one-liners to impress real estate clients
Sourced from Inman news social following and the real estate Facebook group Lead Gen Scripts and Objections, here are 75 one-liners that real estate pros can use to impress or motivate clients. 1. “Buyers are … [Read more...]
Age can play a significant role in what buyers want to see in a potential new ho
Age can play a significant role in what buyers want to see in a potential new home. This study presents findings not just for the average home buyer, but also highlights the housing preferences of Baby Boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) and … [Read more...]
Billion-dollar expansion of the Cinnamon Shore Resort in Port Aransas
The expansion of the Cinnamon Shore Resort in Port Aransas on Hwy 361 is estimated over a Billion dollars.The billion-dollar project is underway on Highway 361, out on Mustang Island. Developer Jeff Lamkin says the company plans to sell a thousand … [Read more...]
South Padre in Most Improved Rental Bookings Report
The HomeAway Vacation Owners ReportMore 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 and vs 54 years … [Read more...]
How to tap into the next big baby boomer wave
Baby Boomers are downsizing and freeing up inventoryMost Boomers believe they are 10-15 years younger than their parents and grandparents were at this stage of their lives.The majority of the 78 million boomers need to remodel their homes or will … [Read more...]