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Alice Donahue Featured in the Tierra Grande
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Alice Donahue Featured in The October Texas Real Estate Center Tierra Grande
The Tierra Grande, published quarterly by the Texas Real Estate Center, is known as one of the most respected publications regarding real estate nationwide.
[AliceDonahue.com and TexasGulfCoastOnline.com are bringing national attention to South Padre Island and the Texas Gulf Coast on an unprecedented scale]
 In the October-December issue, editor Bryan Pope discusses life on the Texas coast. The article mentions that "the Texas coast, a region that is finally catching the nation's attention after years of going virtually unnoticed, and a region that more than a few developers are now referring to as the last frontier in beach development."
The article also references that "the data supports it - the Texas coast's regional market analysis site: TexasGulfCoastOnline.com reports that the median price for a single-family beachside home is $160,000 on the Bolivar Peninsula and $230,000 in Port Aransas."
Clearly, the Texas coast's surge in popularity can easily be attributed to the still reasonable property prices and the state's robust economy, but builders and city officials also give credit to the coast's natural appeal.
"According to Alice Donahue, co-owner of TexasGulfCoast-Online.com, 60 percent of the people buying along the Texas coast are investors, 30 percent are second-home owners and 10 percent are retirees. Almost all are baby boomers."
TexasGulfCoastOnline.com Reaches 1/4 Million Wannabe Texas Coast Homeowners
The voice for the Texas Coast real estate market served its 4 millionth page to over a quarter million unique visitors in less than 1 year.
Texas Gulf Coast, TX (PRWEB) November 7, 2007 -- "TexasGulfCoastOnline.com has become the top destination for second home and vacation home buyers looking at the increasingly popular Texas Coast region," said Michael Stuart, CEO. "We offer consumers what they need to make an educated decision about one their largest and most intimate investments."
TexasGulfCoastOnline.com's success can be attributed to providing all the information consumers need in one place, in an Ad free, easy to navigate portal with 100's of categorized links to Government and other resources that aide the consumer's decision making process.
Some of the services provided on the portal include:
-A view of all the major coastal MLS's - a consumer can literally see every property for sale on the Texas coast.
-An overview of every new major development on the Texas Gulf Coast with real and objective consumer commentary.
-Complete and interactive sales and market analysis charts and graphs
-A magazine-like news blog that covers local and national real estate related topics with interactive consumer comments.
TexasGulfCoastOnline.com market analysis and opinion was cited in a recent article published by the nationally respected Tierra Grande.
According to the Real Estate Center report, the Texas Gulf Coast has been discovered - referred to as the "last frontier", the region has been getting national attention from developers and baby boomer retirees for affordable oceanfront property.
Bryan Pope, an editor with the popular Tierra Grande, a magazine published quarterly by the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, has written an article regarding the discovery of the Texas Gulf Coast. He points out how developers and restaurant franchises have realized that the Gulf Coast is the last frontier when it comes to affordable beachfront property. The article mentions how "earlier this year, Texas was proclaimed the second most popular retirement spot in the country by the North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement."
The Texas Coast is attracting visitors from all over the country. It is no surprise since oceanfront property values on the Eastern and Western coasts have skyrocketed in the past years and it is also now increasingly difficult to find land available for developments in these areas.
The Texas Coast, on the other hand, still has large amounts of undeveloped oceanfront property at affordable prices. This fact is attracting attention from developers, investors and baby boomers throughout the country. With East and West Coast prices being almost unattainable, the Texas Gulf Coast still offers affordable beachfront property and second home buyers are taking notice.
TexasGulfCoastOnline.com provides real estate information and analysis for the Bolivar Peninsula, Crystal Beach, Galveston, Corpus Christi, Port Aransas, Rockport, South Padre Island, Port O'Connor and McAllen Texas.
Click here for more Texas Gulf Coast Press Coverage
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Saturday, November 10, 2007 8:07 AM |
80 percent of home searchers conduct research on the Internet” (National Association of Realtors) is one of the most commonly quoted statistics today in residential real estate. Yet, despite this compelling data point supporting the value of online advertising, many brokers report a hesitancy to shift more advertising dollars online-largely due to agent pressure to focus on print media and other more traditional marketing.
Why? Because many agents are unfamiliar (and therefore, uncomfortable) with explaining the benefits of online marketing to homeowners so they can win the listing presentation. In addition, some real estate professionals indicate that they face the challenge of having to successfully “market” the benefits of online advertising to seller clients, who are less accustomed to online advertising being a key marketing driver that attracts home buyers.
The irony is that the vast majority of home sellers are jumping onto the Internet to conduct their own home research, given the robust broker, agent and third-party property listing resources now available for consumers to search online. |
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