Ron's Lake Conroe Real Estate Blog

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Real Estate Agent - Keller Williams - Broker Associate
A blog about real estate in Conroe and a general emphasis on the market in Montgomery County, Texas. At times assorted other thoughts about real estate, scuba, golf and life in general.
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MARKET REPORT - MONTGOMERY COUNTY MLS area 15: Oak Ridge, Shenandoah, The Woodlands and west to the county line MLS area 15, one of four MLS areas that comprise Montgomery County, is the most active MLS area in our county. It normally averages about 55% of this county's home sales. So how did it ...
07/29/2010
The local housing report for June is now out. As usual I have compiled these statistics and will, over the next several blogs, give you an update on the Montgomery County single family residence (SFR) real estate market. These blogs will be broken down by the four MLS areas that comprise our coun...
07/19/2010
The next Open Water Certification scuba class at the CONROE YMCA will be starting the first or second week of August. Give me a shout if you or someone you know is interested in becoming an open water diver. SCUBA skills update classes are also available for divers who have not been diving in a w...
07/18/2010
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Here are some websites that I have found useful in the past year. Hopefully they will help someone else. http://zipskinny.com/   Enter your zip code to see US Census data and comparisons with neighboring zip codes http://www.freddiemac.com/  Freddie Mac (or what is left of them) http://www.earthq...
07/16/2010
There is a weekly home repair column in my local newspaper that is GREAT!! It is written by Johnny Chuoke. He owns a  Not only do I use the information in this column for my personal use but I also recommend it to my listing clients. The information in this column has saved thousands of dollars a...
07/09/2010
I was finally catching up on my monthly market review today and noticed something that I considered startling. What was so startling you ask? Home prices. To be specific the RISE in home prices in Montgomery, Texas over the first five months of this year. I was pleasantly startled. In MLS area 15...
07/08/2010
Did you know that Texas has a Landowners Bill of Rights? This Landowners Bill of Rights was required by Texas House Bill 1495 as enacted by the 80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session.  It pertains to any government or private entity that attempts to take your property. This Landowners Bill of Ri...
06/22/2010
The age old question of "Should I rent or buy" recently came up again. This time a major real estate website conducted a comparison for the 50 largest cities throughout the country. This comparison looked at the total cost of homeownership versus the total cost of renting. The study compared rent...
06/21/2010
There is a ton of stuff currently going on at the Lake Conroe Conroe YMCA for both kids and adults. Let's check it out. Saturday, June 198:00pm  Event Begins8:30pm  Movie BeginsRemember to bring a Pool Noodle to float on!FREE FAMILY FUN! I have never seen a movie while floating in a swimming pool...
06/16/2010
Yes you read the title correctly. There could be a housing shortage coming believe it or not. I just finished reading an article that says that there is a good chance of a not to far in the distance future housing shortage.  You are probably telling yourself that is impossible.  No way. It is est...
06/15/2010