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According to the San Antonio Board of Realtors (SABOR), the median home price during February 2013 was $157,000. This represents an increase of 6.7% compared to median home prices one year ago. During Fenruary 2012, the median home price was $147,100. Home prices continue to creep upwards putting...

Mortgage rates are still at attractive lows with the 30-year fixed mortgage at 3.74% What do the experts think? According to a panel of mortgage brokers and other industry experts, 12% believe mortgage rates will rise over the next 30-45 days. Another 44% think rates will fall, and 44% of the exp...

San Antonio single-family homes sales during February 2013 were up over 10% compared to this same time one year ago and over 27% compared to 2011. During February 2013 there were 1,379 homes sold. Based on the average home sale prices, this year-over-year 10% growth represents an additional $25 m...

  This month's cover property is presented by Robin Saunders of Keller Williams Luxury Homes International. Spectacular 14.6+/- acre Texas Hill Country retreat located just minutes from IH-10 in Fair Oaks Ranch! Beautiful finish out and well-designed floor plan. Amazing & expansive views from the...

For the 20th consecutive month, San Antonio has seen an increase in year-over-year single-family homes sales. According to the San Antonio Board of REALTRORS (SABOR), January 2013 home sales were up 26% compared to home sales in January 2012. During January 2013, there were 1,249 homes that sold....

According to the San Antonio Board of REALTORS (SABOR), 2012 home sales are up over 12% compared to this same period during 2011. Over 16,700 homes have sold this year compared to 14,900 during 2011. This is very encouraging news for the San Antonio real estate market and the health of our great ...

For the 17th consecutive month, San Antonio has seen an increase in year-over-year single-family homes sales. According to the San Antonio Board of REALTORS (SABOR), October 2012 home sales were up over 22.6% compared to October 2011. During the month of October 2012, there were 1,654 homes sold....

As we wrap up another summer season of home sales, the San Antonio real estate market continues to show healthy and positive trends. During the month of August 2012, there were 2,070 homes sold. This is a 17% year-over-year increase in single-family home sales. Additionally, this was the best sin...

Last month Bernice Ross, a Realtor and one of Inman.com’s best columnists, declared that Micromarketing is the hot real estate marketing trend for 2012. Ms. Ross described micromarketing as “old-fashioned farming with a 21st Century twist.” Micromarketing means marketing to an area where the resi...

San Antonio ranked #1 on the 2011 Milken Institute “Best-Performing Cities Index” among 200 of the largest metropolitan cities. This respected index ranks cities by how well they are creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth. The components of the index include job, wage and technology gro...