Shirley's San Antonio Real Estate Blog: March 2010

Free Homebuying Seminars ~ March 25 & April 1

The Greater San Antonio Builders Association will host Homebuying Seminars March 25th & April 1st

Learn how homebuyers can receive the tax incentive this year; how to get prequalified for a mortgage; and about the City of San Antonio down payment assistance program. 

A translator will be available for spanish-speaking guests.

The seminars will be held at the Greater San Antonio Builders Association Ray Ellison Auditorium 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on March 25th and April 1st.

Please feel free to call me for more information. 

 

 

 

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Shirley Parks

Broker

Sands Realty

Serving San Antonio and surrounding areas, including North San Antonio, Alamo Heights, Boerne, Bulverde, Castle Hills, Champions, Fair Oaks Ranch, Garden Ridge, Helotes, Hill Country Village, Hollywood Park, Inwood, Olmos Park, Shavano Park, Stone Oak.

210-414-0966

www.shirleyparks.com

mysahomes@gmail.com

4 comments • Shirley Parks, REALTOR® - SRES • March 25 2010 11:50AM

Free Homebuying Seminars ~ March 25 & April 1

The Greater San Antonio Builders Association will host Homebuying Seminars March 25th & April 1st

Learn how homebuyers can receive the tax incentive this year; how to get prequalified for a mortgage; and about the City of San Antonio down payment assistance program. 

A translator will be available for spanish-speaking guests.

The seminars will be held at the Greater San Antonio Builders Association Ray Ellison Auditorium 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on March 25th and April 1st.

Please feel free to call me for more information. 

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Shirley Parks

Broker

Sands Realty

Serving San Antonio and surrounding areas, including North San Antonio, Alamo Heights, Boerne, Bulverde, Castle Hills, Champions, Fair Oaks Ranch, Garden Ridge, Helotes, Hill Country Village, Hollywood Park, Inwood, Olmos Park, Shavano Park, Stone Oak.

210-414-0966

www.shirleyparks.com

mysahomes@gmail.com

0 comments • Shirley Parks, REALTOR® - SRES • March 25 2010 11:50AM

Don't Forget to Stage the Patio ~ We Staged this one for HGTV!

I love the way Maureen staged this patio for HGTV.  The results are beautiful!

Via Maureen Bray ~ Home Stager Portland OR ~ Room Solutions Staging ~ Portland Oregon (Staging that Sells Portland Homes):

Don't Forget to Stage the Patio ~ we Staged this one for HGTV's "My First Place"

Sellers, remember that when your home is on the market, all outdoor spaces have the potential to expand your "living space" ~ and you need to "show" buyers how the outdoor spaces can be used.

Our company was selected to provide patio furnishings for a young first-time homebuying couple in Portland Oregon for an episode of HGTV's hit show "My First Place" that was aired today (it will be aired again on April 12th -- check your local listings for air time).

Our goal was to provide this cute young couple with fun, colorful patio furniture that they wanted, to expand the actual living space of their small bungalow.  During our interview before filming, we determined that they wanted a table & chairs, two loungers for sunning, and a barbeque and refrigerator for entertaining their friends.  Here are some Before & After photos of our project ...

Here is the space we were given to work with ... a small concrete patio off the kitchen.  (The budget was for furnishings only.)

Portland oregon home staging and redesign

Our goal was to add color, flowers, and a dining set along with a barbeque (this one had a built-in refrigerator for keeping drinks cold) and a pair of lounge chairs ~ to add "life" to this small patio area.

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Here's a photo of Jeff and Jocelyn, the young couple in front of their first place ~ they seemed pretty happy with their housewarming gift from HGTV!

Portland OR home stagers

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Staging That Sells Portland Homes!

Room Solutions Staging was selected to do the design work for multiple episodes of HGTV's hit show, "My First Place"  ~ check our website for air dates!

HGTV My First Place

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12 comments • Shirley Parks, REALTOR® - SRES • March 18 2010 11:00PM

Cafe des Artistes on the Riverwalk

Now you can enjoy a visit to The San Antonio Museum of Art and then enjoy the atmosphere and cuisine of SAMA's new restaurant on the Riverwalk at the same time.  The cafe, aptly named Café des Artistes, features a cafe terrace for outdoor dining.

The restaurant is under the creative supervision of Chef Damien Watel who plans to serve casual French bistro fare with an emphasis on fresh soups, salads and sandwiches.  Homemade French pastries and croissants will also be served. 

Hours for the museum are: Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Wednesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. To coincide with the museum's extended hours "Free Tuesday" program, the café will be open until 9 p.m. on Tuesday nights.

photo courtesy SAMA

 

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Shirley Parks

Broker

Sands Realty

 

Serving San Antonio and surrounding areas, including North San Antonio, Alamo Heights, Boerne, Bulverde, Castle Hills, Champions, Fair Oaks Ranch, Garden Ridge, Helotes, Hill Country Village, Hollywood Park, Inwood, Olmos Park, Shavano Park, Stone Oak

 

210-414-0966

www.shirleyparks.com

mysahomes@gmail.com

9 comments • Shirley Parks, REALTOR® - SRES • March 16 2010 12:04PM

Cute House in Converse ~ Near Randolph AFB, Ft. Sam Houston

Cute house on quiet street in small neighborhood of Meadow Ridge.

*Mature Trees. *Open Floor Plan, *Ceramic Tile in Living Area, *Fireplace, *Window Seat in Breakfast Area, *French Doors open to Covered Back Porch, *Ceiling Fans. *New: *interior paint and molding, *kitchen lighting, *bathroom lighting, cabinet w/granite countertop *faux wood blinds. *Refrigerator, Washer & Dryer Convey! *Near Randolph AFB, convenient to Ft. Sam Houston, BAMC.

*Ask about $8,000 tax credit.

6 comments • Shirley Parks, REALTOR® - SRES • March 10 2010 12:04PM

Don't miss ABC World News tonight!

Don't Miss ABC World News tonight!

This morning on ABC's Good Morning America Diane Sawyer gave a brief tease for a news story that will be on tonight's broadcast of ABC World News.  I have a feeling that the story will be about San Antonio's own Gordon Hartman and his wonderful new amusement park, Morgan's Wonderland, that is designed for special needs kids.  Mr. Hartman's own special needs daughter, Morgan, is the inspiration for Morgan's Wonderland.

ABC World News airs at 5:30 on KSAT, channel 12, here in San Antonio.  If you have someone with special needs in your life or even if you don't, this should be a great story to watch.

www.morganswonderland.com

If you are interested in attending a meeting of CBC Caregivers Support Group, please contact me at 210-414-0966.  Meetings are free and everyone is welcome!

9 comments • Shirley Parks, REALTOR® - SRES • March 09 2010 10:18AM

Ft. Sam Houston Medical Training Campus Progress

The first of three dorms has been completed at the new Medical Training Campus located on Ft. Sam Houston.  Students will start arriving at the facility in May.

The campus is part of the Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission's (BRAC) plan to bring all armed forces enlisted medical training to Fort Sam.  When completed the campus will have three dorm buildings, five instructional facilities, a headquarters and administrative building, a fitness center and a dining hall.  The dining hall has already has been completed.

The dorm units were constructed at a plant in Belton and the building was assembled on Fort Sam Houston.

Completed dorm is shown in lower right of photo.

 

 

0 comments • Shirley Parks, REALTOR® - SRES • March 09 2010 09:26AM