Local housing scarce as ‘sellers market’ thrives

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New construction, renovations progress at break neck pace

  • Realtors Brad and Kristi Goebel are pictured here on March 23 at a home they found for a buyer with ‘contract pending’ in the 100 block of Silver Spur in Horshoe Bay. The team offered their persepective to The Highlander on the trends in the area property market post COVID-19 restrictions. Photos by Connie Swinney/The Highlander
    Realtors Brad and Kristi Goebel are pictured here on March 23 at a home they found for a buyer with ‘contract pending’ in the 100 block of Silver Spur in Horshoe Bay. The team offered their persepective to The Highlander on the trends in the area property market post COVID-19 restrictions. Photos by Connie Swinney/The Highlander
  • A number of buyers are snatching up homes quickly which are then being renovated or refurbished to suit the needs of the new homeowners. Pictured here is L&R Roofing on March 23 in the 500 block of Firedance in Horseshoe Bay.
    A number of buyers are snatching up homes quickly which are then being renovated or refurbished to suit the needs of the new homeowners. Pictured here is L&R Roofing on March 23 in the 500 block of Firedance in Horseshoe Bay.
  • Horseshoe Bay Resort Realty’s Kristi and Brad Goebel, pictured here at a house March 23 they’re offering to a buyer on Silver Spur in Horseshoe Bay, shared how those with cash in hand are snatching up property fast in the current market. Photos by Connie Swinney/The Highlander
    Horseshoe Bay Resort Realty’s Kristi and Brad Goebel, pictured here at a house March 23 they’re offering to a buyer on Silver Spur in Horseshoe Bay, shared how those with cash in hand are snatching up property fast in the current market. Photos by Connie Swinney/The Highlander
  • A crew worked feverishly March 23 at a house on Rio in Horseshoe Bay – a sight which is becoming more common place as the property market heats up.
    A crew worked feverishly March 23 at a house on Rio in Horseshoe Bay – a sight which is becoming more common place as the property market heats up.
  • Kristi Goebel of Horseshoe Bay Resort Realty described how more and more transplants are buying houses tailored to fit their needs with amenities and features for those working from home.
    Kristi Goebel of Horseshoe Bay Resort Realty described how more and more transplants are buying houses tailored to fit their needs with amenities and features for those working from home.
Finding a home in the Hill Country may be a bit of strain lately for potential buyers, however the proposition has become somewhat lucrative for sellers and those in the real estate market. “We have a lot more buyers than we do sellers, so we’re having to work harder to find product out there,” said Brad Goebel, who is with Horseshoe Bay Resort Realty – Team Goebel. Brad and his wife Kristi…

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