Fort Worth Real Estate Online

There is a brand new neighborhood of gorgeous single family homes that is going to be open in North Fort Worth in the next 30 days.  There will be seven differnt models... with pricing from the low 100's to the low 140's.

Pictured below is one of the mid-sized homes in the group.  It had three bedrooms, two full baths and one living area.  The family room is huge... 21 x 16... and is open to the kitchen and the breakfast nook.

The master bedroom is also very large... 15'6" x 12' and has a huge walk-in closet with lots and lots of rod space.

The great home is 1511 sq ft in size... perfect for a young couple or a single person just starting out.  Or... it would also be great for empty-nester parents who still want a home... but don't want anything very large.

This home is priced at $118,990... and if you hurry... you should qualify for some pre-construction goodies, discounts, or other fun stuff.

If you are ready to go from "just looking" to "Let's Get Serious"... call the New Home Hotline at (817) 929-3400 and talk with our new home experts.  Or... just leave a message, mention the home you're calling on, and one of our New Home Experts will get back to you as soon as possible.

You might also check out www.NewHomeHuntersDFW.com for more information on these great homes.

                                                             SNEAK PEEK ! 

There is a brand new neighborhood of gorgeous single family homes that is going to be open in North Fort Worth in the next 30 days.  There will be seven differnt models... with pricing from the low 100's to the low 140's.

Pictured below is the least expensive home in the group.  It had three bedrooms, two full baths and one living area.

The great first-home is 1261 sq ft in size... perfect for a young couple or a single person just starting out.  Or... it would also be great for empty-nester parents who still want a home... but don't want anything very large.

This home is priced at $109,990... and if you hurry... you should qualify for some pre-construction goodies, discounts, or other fun stuff.

If you are ready to go from "just looking" to "Let's Get Serious"... call the New Home Hotline at (817) 929-3400 and talk with our new home experts.  Or... just leave a message, mention the home you're calling on, and one of our New Home Experts will get back to you as soon as possible.

You might also check out www.NewHomeHuntersDFW.com for more information on these great homes.

In an attempt to make sure that the survivors and evacuees of hurricane Gustav who have been hospitalized have a place to go... Fort Worth... with it's excellent public and private hospital system... has been made the Western Focal Point for incoming hospital patients being air-lifted from New Orleans.

Right now it appears that New Orleans may once again bear much of the brunt of the hurricane winds... and the crushing tidal surge that accompanies hurricanes of such magnitude.

Right now the plans are for hospital-bound patients to be airlifted by the National Guard (I'm glad there are still some here).  They will be flown here using the giant C-130 cargo planes into DFW International Airport... and then taken by ambulance to the many area hospitals awaiting their arrival.

Fort Worth is most fortunate to have such a great hospital system... and our great city willingly and gladly awaits the arrival of those who otherwise would be trapped by Gustav's onslaught.

New Orleans... Fort Worth is Here For You !

There are many things about Fort Worth, Texas that make it a great place to live and to work.  Low unemployment, great jobs market, one of the best "hospital districts" in the state, and a vibrant housing market with plenty of affordable homes... all add to Fort Worth's liveability !

The recently-discovered Barnett Shale natural gas field is proving to be one of the largest gas fields in the entire country... and as such, is providing a great source of both jobs and income to the city of Fort Worth and its surrounding suburbs.

But... up until now... something's been missing.  Even among the great mix of jobs, wonderful hospitable people, a great housing market, one of the country's finest cultural centers with its prominent museums... something has been missing.  But... that has all changed now. 

                                     Fort Worth Now Has It's Own Apple Store !

The store actually opened one week ago today... on Saturday, August 23, 2008.  I drove over to the store last weekend to take pictures... but with the traffic jam, and the hundreds and hundreds of people just surrounding the store... I could not get close enough to even take a picture.

Out in front of the store there were either two employees, or two fire marshalls... who would not allow anyone to enter the store... until someone else left the store.  The lines came out the front door, and down the sidewalk to the right... passing by every single store front in the block... and then wrapped itself around the end store... and disappeared into the back.

The Apple Store is located on South University Drive... just south of I-30... which passes horizontally through the middle of Fort Worth.  Also... just a little jog further south on South University... is TCU... that fabulous university that Fort Worthians have enjoyed for many, many years.

             The Great City of Fort Worth welcomes the Apple Store.  We're So Glad You're Here !

When new home buyers in Fort Worth and Dallas... and Frisco, McKinney, Carrollton, and all the surrounding new home hotspots... want the best choice of Brand New Homes... they know that New Home Hunters DFW is where to go !  They will find new homes there that may not be available anywhere else.

Being represented by a Realtor when purchasing does not cost you, the buyer, any additional costs whatsoever.  Each New Home Builder already has an overall marketing budget, so there is no charge to the Buyer.  And... when having Karen Anne represent you in your new home purchase, you have the added advantage of working with a Realtor who also has over ten years of experience previously working for new home builders.  Karen Anne knows the "inside scoop" which can save you thousands of dollars in your New Home Purchase.

Karen Anne constantly surveys all of Tarrant County for the latest New Homes, and shares the "cream of the crop" on her website.  Many homes have already been completed.  Karen Anne is ready to wrap up your favorite New Home with a Big Red Bow... just for you.

                                                   http://www.NewHomeHuntersDFW.com

This is not just a website for one particular builder.  Karen Anne's "picks" for the prettiest, coolest, absolute best values available in Today's New Home Market are from all the New Home Builders throughout Tarrant and southern Denton County... and the entire DFW Metroplex.  Come see what the excitement is all about.

In Many Cases, new home financing is available for all types of buyers.  Even with the current mortgage situation, zero-down financing is still available, and with many of the mortgage financing plans, the Builder will pay most if not all of the Buyer's Closing Costs.

Make sure when you talk with Karen Anne... that you ask her about her new "Buyer Relocation Benefits" program.  If you live out of state and are relocating to Fort Worth... help may be available.

Even though each of the new homes pictured on Karen Anne's "New Home Hunters DFW" website is built in a specific area that is mentioned in the home information, many of the homes can be built "just for you" in many other areas throughout the Greater Fort Worth area... so if the area listed does not work for you, other areas are available.  Please call the New Homes Hotline at (817) 929-3400.

One of the things I enjoy doing... is snooping... or maybe "scouting" is a better word... scouting around all the new home neighborhoods that are pretty well sprinkled all around the Fort Worth area.

Today I came upon a really great new model.   It is a pretty exciting "find"... in my opinion.  I've got a preliminary picture that I want to share.  The model isn't quite finished yet... that's why you see a lovely dirt lawn in front of this model... but I was so excited... I wanted to get online as soon as I could.

     (Unfinished model !)

Also... I have included below a picture of this same home... which is currently a "finished model" in a different DFW neighborhood... just to see what it will look like in about three weeks.

Here is a "walking-thru" description of this model home.  This looks like it is really going to be a great one story home.  I really like the way it is set up inside.  It's a great floor plan arrangement.

As you enter, there is a cool room at the left of the entryway... great for a den or office... and great for someone who works a lot from home.

Just a little further in ... there's a great area that will be set up in the model as a dining room.  If it were my home... I think I would probably use it as a second living area... rather than a formal dining.

The kitchen set-up is quite spacious.  Lots of cabinets and counter space, an island for food prep... and a nice breakfast area that should pretty well take care of all of your dining needs... should you want to use the formal dining area as a second living area.

Off the kitchen area is a very nice family room with a great stone-accented wood burning fireplace.  The home has a split-master arrangement with the master at the back, and also two additional bedrooms.

If you wanted... and have a need for a fourth bedroom... the front den/office room could easily be a fourth bedroom.  It has been more of a tendency recently, I have seen, that many buyers would use the fourth bedroom as a den/office anyway... so this home works out great for that.  Pricing-wise... since the model is not yet open... I think this home is going to end up in the mid-130's price range... perhaps $135,990 or so.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

When you're ready to go from "just browsing" to "let's get serious"... give Karen Anne Stone a call at her New Home Hotline at (817) 929-3400.  Also... when I get some interior photos... I will put this on my website at www.NewHomeHuntersDFW.com .  Please come take a look... you'll be glad you did !

If you have been looking for a new home in the Dallas/Fort Worth area for awhile, and are waiting for the interest rates to go down even further... I have something that should really interest you.  Don't wait any longer !

One of the many New Home Builders I work with has just come up with a special financing plan (hot of the press just yesterday) that is really fabulous.

The current interest rates out on the open market are hovering right around the mid-sixes... six and one half per cent to six and five-eighths percent.

This special interest rate program I am sharing with you is a thirty-year fixed interest rate program... that is fixed from years 3 through year 30 at FIVE and Seven-Eighths percent.

But... here is the really cool part.  The first two years of the mortgage plan have bee "bought down" by the builder.  So... the first year is 3.875 %.  The second year is 4.875 %.  And... as I mentioned above... years three thru thirty is fixed at 5.875 %.

This is NOT an ARM.  It is a thirty-year fixed interest rate program.

For more information about this incredible program, please call the New Home Hotline at (817) 929-3400.  Or, you may email me, Karen Anne, at KarenAnneStone@gmail.com.

If you have been looking for a new home in Frisco, Texas... and have looked in Panther Creek... you know how expensive the homes in that neighborhood are.

In my endless search for excellent values for my new home buyers, I bring to you a really great home... not inside, but just on the edge of Panther Creek. It has all the goodies listed below, and is priced at $237,000.

This great home is 3350 Sq Ft, and has four bedrooms, three and one-half baths, and two living and two dining areas.  It is in the highly sought-after Frisco ISD, too.  The front presents a pretty streetscape with its brick and stone, and the triple covered porch areas... on the left, at the entry, and over one of the garage doors.

Besides the brick and stone exterior, some of the other features include a downstairs master suite, the extended front porch in front of the living room, large secondary bedrooms, large walk-in closets in all bedrooms, over-sized game room, 42 inch kitchen cabinets in the gourmet kitchen, hard-surface counter tops, crown molding, and a stone fireplace.

For you very own personal tour of this fabulous home... call the New Homes Hotline at (817) 929-3400.  Take a look... and then Call The Movers !

I just wanted to brag just a little bit about my Honda CRV and the incredible gas mileage I am getting with it.

The Honda CRV is a "crossover" SUV that is built on the same chassis (they call it a 'platform') as the Honda Civic is.  So... that gives you a bit of an idea about how nice and roomy it is inside.  Enough headroom for my poofy Texas hair :)

Gas prices are coming down.  I passed several gas stations today and noticed that regular is selling for $3.34 a gallon.  That is like seventy cents lower than it was about a month ago.  Cool !

Anyhow... on with my brag.  I drive quite a bit... specializing in New Home Sales as I do.  So... I can easily drive between 125 and 175 miles a day... and really not go anywhere... LOL.  Just all around Tarrant County... which is the county that Fort Worth, Texas is in.

Above you will see a picture I took of my dashboard odometer today that shows my gas mileage.  Notice right in the middle... towards the top.  There it is... 30.0 miles per gallon.  Incredible.  By the way... my CRV is a 2007... and I took delivery of it on July 14, 2007.  Right now I have about 27,000 miles on it.  All that... and I never go anywhere... LOL.

Just for fun, I looked up on the Honda website to see what kind of mileage is being quoted on the current CRV's.  It quotes 22 in the city and 27 on the open road.  Somehow... with my own personal brand of non-aggressive driving... I have ended up getting 30.0 MPG.  I just felt so good about it, I wanted to share it... just in case anyone on Active Rain is looking for a crossover SUV with decent gas mileage.

Happy Car Shopping !

Open House at Saddle Club in McKinney, Texas... Sunday August 24, 2008 from 1:00pm to 6:00pm.

It's the end of the builders fiscal year, and this gorgeous home has been reduced by $17,000.  It has three spacious bedrooms, split master, two full baths, formal living and formal dining plus eat in gourmet kitchen and family room.  The builder wants this home closed by the end of September, and so had reduced it from $207,990 to an incredible price (considering it is in prime McKinney) of $190,990.

This wonderful home is totally complete and ready for move-in.  If you need down payment assistance, it is available... but only if you close by September 30, 2008.  The down payment assistance programs (DPA) expire per a recently passed bill that the House and Senate passed, and the President signed.

For more information, and to schedule a time to see this really sharp home, call Sara Braden at (817) 703-7272.  Sara will guide you to the home.  You'll really enjoy Sara.  IF you look up the words customer service in the dictionary, a picture of Sara will be in the illustration.  :)  Make sure you tell Sara you saw this home on the internet.

---------------------------------------------

Directions: From Preston and 121, take 121 east to Lake Forest, north on Lake Forest to first light.  Left on McKinney Ranch, and about a mile down McKinney Ranch will be Saddle Club on your left.  Please ask for Sara Braden... she will be waiting for you.  Sara can be reached at (817) 703-7272.