All Blog Entries by Lianne Thomas

This Port Aransas beachfront condo is definitely something you want to see.

 Sea Gull #809 is a recently remodeled 8th floor condominium that overlooks the Gulf of Mexico. Features include recently purchased modern furniture, appliances, A/V electronics, LED lighting, millwork & decor. Feel comfortable and safe with WinDoor hurricane resistant floor to ceiling sliding glass doors, windows, & entry door. The open kitchen is fully equipped w/Whirlpool appliances, built in USB ports, granite counter tops, & rift white oak cabinets.

The living and dining area offers a 55-in wall mount smart TV, wifi & blue tooth stereo w/Bose speakers. Comfortably seat six at the dining room table and an additional two at the island. Panoramic Gulf views are enjoyed on…

We sat down with one of our real estate agents, Angie Huckabay and did a short little Q&A with her. Read on!

1. How long have you been a REALTOR?? 3 years

2. How long have you lived on the island? 30 years

3. What your dream job was as a child? To own my own business and wear cute clothes

4. How did you get into real estate? Right after high school, I went to college and then got my license to sell real estate.

5. Best kept local secret about North Padre/Port Aransas? The Phoenix restaurant’s fried green tomatoes

6. Your favorite thing about Real Estate? Helping make dreams come true

Contact Info: Email – angie@mustangislandrealty.com

Phone – 361-500-7642

Facebook – Angie Huckabay, Realtor @angiehuckabay22

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Times have changed – and we are all adapting as the Covid-19 pandemic has swept across the nation. Texas Association of Realtors Chairman, Cindi Bulla said, “I am hearing stories throughout the state of our members rolling up their sleeves and doing everything humanly possible to ensure the health and safety of our fellow Texans. Most will cite food and shelter as the most important things of their lives. As Texas Realtors, we are the shelter experts.”

Our agents are using the CDC guidelines for showing homes and using innovative technology such as Zoom meetings, virtual tours and more to serve clients over the next few months. Our agent Melissa Hladyniuk said, “Business in the vacation market has certainly slowed a little but Real Estate will always…

Plenty of “ups” in the February Port Aransas market report. The report indicates the median home price is up 26.9% from last year, at $405,000. Active listings are up 3.3%, with a total of 249 listings for the month of February. Homes priced in the $400K - $499,999K price range along with homes/condos priced in the $200K-$299K take the lead as the largest group of homes on the market (47% total). Days on market only changed slightly from February 2019, totaling 120 days on market. Our agents are continuing to have deals in the pipeline that plan to close in the coming days and weeks.

The January 2020 Port Aransas market report indicates the median home price has increased by 10.4% from last year, at $387,500. Active listings are up 1.3%, with a total of 230 homes on the market. Closed sales are down 33.3%. Days on market at 89 which is 14 days more than January 2019. Homes priced on the lower end for Port Aransas at $200K-$299K made up almost a third of sales at 31.3%.

If you're in the market to purchase or sell a home, contact our expert agents today at 361.749.4000.

Our Mustang Island and Port Aransas Realty agents braved the cold 57 degree weather yesterday to take a tour of Cinnamon Shore. Yes, we live on an island and when we have to pull out the scarves and boots in place of flip flops, we just aren't used to it!

Cinnamon Shore is a luxury beachfront community located on Mustang Island. Cinnamon Shore broke ground in 2006 and is comprised of about 200+ homes, townhomes and condos. This master-planned community was developed by Sea Oats Group out of Georgia and was intricately and carefully designed by Mark Schnell, who lives on 30-A in Florida, and adheres to “New Urbanism.” If you aren’t familiar with that term, new urbanism is a planning/development approach based on the principles of walkable blocks and…

Our teams at Mustang Island Realty and Port Aransas Realty enjoyed a fun evening out at Tortuga’s in Port Aransas for our Brokers holiday party last week. All of the agents came out to the saltwater grill and mingled, enjoyed some tasty food and drinks and enjoyed each other’s company. Several members of our team received an award, and we all celebrated a successful year of real estate.

These four outstanding real estate agents were recognized for their hard work and dedication:

Melissa Hlaydiuk, Mustang Island Realty – awarded “Rising Star 2019”

Stacy Clardy, Port Aransas Realty - awarded “Rising Star 2019”

Julie Reupke, Mustang Island Realty – awarded “Top Producing Agent 2019”

Michele Lorette, Port Aransas Realty – awarded “Top Producing…

Welcome 2020! The December 2019 Port Aransas market report indicates the median home price has increased by 9.9% from last year, at $384,000. Active listings are up 13.3%, with a total of 205 listings for the month of December, down only slightly from November (225.) Homes priced in the $500K - $749,999K price take the lead as the largest group of homes on the market (21.1%) compared to November when 400K-499K and 500K-749K were equally 25% of the market’s price distribution. Days on market dropped from 137 days to 121 days from November to December 2019.

For more information, current market trends or reports, contact our office at 361.749.4000.

The Mercer Village Cottages: Construction is still under way on these beautiful new homes in Old Town Port Aransas, and they should be completed just in time for the busy season and bulk of summer. The entire boutique development consists of twelve unit developments. These 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom cottages have a spacious feel. Buyers looking for rental investments, listen up. The potential rental earning income on a 3 bed, 2 bath is projected to be $45,000…ask for details. These units are priced in the low $400’s.

If you are interested in Port Aransas real estate, Contact one of our agents today for more information on Mercer Village. 361.749.4000.

Several years ago we searched to find the best websites available for our industry.  A Canadian company, Real Estate Webmasters (REW) was the obvious choice and we’ve been seeing amazing results since both sites launched in late 2016. As we begin 2020 we have completed site upgrades to the newest technology available from REW.  The sites are fast and very user-friendly whether you are on a computer, phone or tablet.  It should be noted that two-thirds of our web traffic is now on a mobile device and that trend is quickly increasing. For current and future clients this means that our sites will be easily found by prospective buyers searching for island homes and condos. 

We invest a great deal of time and money to ensure that we maximize web traffic by…