Boyd's 75th Birthday

This past weekend I prepared 16 dozen cookies for the Bradfield Properties Relocation Celebration, a cookie swap at my dear friend Pam Braha's and my father's birthday. He loves chocolate so I baked a chocolate version of my favorite Mexican wedding cookies. He turned 75 this year and I am so thankful for the leadership he has given both me and this company. Boyd always says "All our assets wear shoes" and his size 9 1/2s are one of this company's greatest assets.












Happy Birthday Boyd Bradfield
December 16, 2009








Kristy Bradfield Petlin
Chief Operations Officer

Congratulations Yvonne Hoffmann

Bradfield Properties would like to congratulate Yvonne Hoffmann (from our New Braunfels Office). She has been elected the 2010 President of the New Braunfels Canyon Lake Area Association of Realtors.

Behind Bars for Muscular Dystrophy

Reagan Greer, Bradfield Properties' Broker of Record, has been arrested and thrown in jail... to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy research through the Muscular Dystrophy Association. He's already raised over $1,300 and the number continues to grow. Click here for more information and to donate "bail money".

The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) was founded in 1950 to combat muscular dystrophy and diseases of the nervous system and muscular system by funding research, providing medical and community services, and educating both health professionals and the general public.

Top Funded Realtors

Top Funded Realtors

Year to Date 3rd Quarter 2009

Realtors:

1. Connie Ramirez
   
2. Karen Trueblood
3. Diana Lucas
   
4. Laurie Hawkins
   
5. Brigitte Perkins
   
6. Geraldine Sherrod
   
7. Yvonne Hoffmann
8. Irma Hernandez
   
9. Sandy Valladares
   
10. Scarlet Fritz
11. Guy Sensiba
12. Dilek Parr
13. Marilyn Wish
14. Sara Baird
15. Terri Margozewitz
16. Janice Tisdale
17. Jeanine Schuchardt
18. James Bromley
19. Jilla Sayyadi

Partners:

1. Joan DeLouis & DJ Stricklen
   
2. Ruth & Allen Cole
3. Peggy & Polly Orf
   
4. BJ Burton & Pete Peters
5. Clark & Casey Tilley
6. Susan & Ross Jones
7. Fay & Phil Kelley
   
8. Sally & Jeff Romo

Teams:

1. Mike Hermes - The Hermes Team
2. Sherry Outlaw - The Outlaw Gang
   
3. Kathy Moore Cloud - The Cloud Group

Time on Home Buyer Tax Credit Stimulus Running Out

submitted by: Reagan Greer - Broker of Record


Home purchasers thinking about utilizing the $8,000 tax credit needs to step up soon, as the IRS cut off date for the program is December 1st, 2009.
Here are the key qualification requirements:

• 1st time home buyers or haven't owned a home the last 3 years
• Home can not be bought from "related person"
• Home can not be through inheritance or gift
• Income requirements do exist and you need to check with a CPA or Accountant to clarify

Potential buyers need to start by getting with a lender and getting pre-approved for a loan then start looking soon. The program is an added bonus to assist you in defraying costs, giving you the option to use the money to remodel/upgrade the property or purchase that something special for the home.

San Antonio and the surrounding areas has some great homes to look at both new and preowned. Interest rates are great right now, in the 5 - 6% range, and values are holding strong. The time to begin looking is now; but keep in mind that 30 to 45 days are generally required to close a property.

The Bradfield Properties, Inc. professional team of Realtors® stand ready to assist you. Call or email any of us today or visit bradfieldproperties.com

We Remember

The Ever-Changing Face of Bulverde

submitted by: Sandy Hancock


Sitterle homes hosted the Bradfield Properties Bulverde office on August 13, 2009, for the first Realtor® introduction to Kinder Ranch, located in the new 1000 acre Denton Communities development, in Bulverde. Denton is taking its Roger’s Ranch concept to the Hill Country. Our realtors® in the Bulverde office know the area well as most of them live as well as work here. Those of us who have been in Bulverde for years remember when no one knew where it was. Over time it has become one of those “destination spots” to move to, now known as Bulverde-Spring Branch. The original neighborhoods, opened in the late 60’s and early 70’s, were developed with acreage lots for sale, requiring a custom home builder. Spec homes have only become readily available in Bulverde in the last decade, and now Sitterle is one of the first to introduce a neighborhood of homes available for sale. Sitterle’s first neighborhood in Kinder Ranch is Prospect Creek. The lots average 65 feet X 130 feet, a change from the typical acreage lots in Bulverde. This offers the home buyer a chance to have the benefits of rural-suburban living and the great schools in the area, without having to commit to that acreage life style. Home prices in this gated neighborhood start at $280,000. The neighborhood will have a 7.5 acre amenities center. Comal ISD has purchased property within Kinder Ranch for an elementary school and middle school. Peppergrass Estates, coming in 2010 will be a section of estate homes in Kinder Ranch. An even bigger change for Bulverde is coming in the fall of 2010 when Sitterle starts building garden homes in the Willis Ranch section. Sitterle is the first to break ground in the neighborhood, with a luxurious model home open, one house already occupied, and one more under construction. In addition, Denton is working with David Weekly and Wilshire Homes as builders in Kinder Ranch. Denton is definitely working to make this a quality planned community of 2700 home sites. Call 830-980-5944 to get an informed Bulverde Bradfield Properties realtor® to give you a tour.

Bradfield Properties Boerne office in the Winner's Circle

We are proud to announce that Bradfield Properties has been voted the #2 Real Estate company in Boerne in The Boerne Star's "Best of the Best" contest. Our Boerne office received even more accollades. Realtor Kathy Moore Cloud was voted #2 in the best agent category and secretary Lydna Bruce was voted #3 best Real Estate admin. Congratulations to all of you! (L to R): Lynda Bruce, Kathy Moore Cloud, and Carol Schultz (Boerne Office Manager)


We would also like to congratulate Boerne Realtor Jack Jones, who has been reappointed to the Farm and Ranch Board.

Homebuying 101

Bradfield Properties salutes their 2009 Scholarship winners

Bradfield Properties is proud to announce the 2009 Scholarship winners. Ashley Valladares, daughter of Sandy Valladares (IH-10 Office), is graduating from Tom C. Clark High School and will be attending the Northwest Vista College with a planned transfer to University of Texas San Antonio. Alexandra Hatfield, granddaughter of Red and Carolyn Brown (Boerne Office), is graduating from Klein Oak High School in Spring, Texas and will be attending Texas A&M University: Mays Business School. Holly Hermes, daughter of Mike Hermes Jr.(Churchill Office), is graduating from Churchill High School and will be attending University of Texas San Antonio. Congratulations to all of you!

The Bradfield Properties Scholarship Program was founded in 1992 in memory of Realtors Rita Sheehan Eaves, Betsy Meyer and Jan Newman. The company contributes a portion of every closing towards the Scholarship fund and individual agents contribute as well. Each year 3 recipients are selected by a panel of judges. Since its inception, the scholarship program has provided 54 students with the funds to further their future. This years judges were Karen Hendricks (Hendrick Properties), Jerry Ellis (Ellis Insurance) and Paula Walpole (Texas Association of Federal Credit Unions).

(L to R) Ashley Valladares, Holly Hermes, Joyce Bradfield and Alexandra Hatfield celebrate their 2009 scholarships.

The Scoop on Housing in 2009

Submitted by:Kathy Moore Cloud, Realtor, Boerne Office
What’s in store for housing in 2009?
Well, there’s oodles of good rates, that’s for sure. The best I’ve seen in years and plenty of people well able to afford to buy a home. So why aren’t they ? Fear. Plain and simple. They’ve bought into the media doomsday reports and have not looked at the local picture. Fear of making a mistake. That’s what it is. But you know what? Mistakes are made from lack of knowledge. If YOU want to get ahead of the pack, simply get informed, contact your local Realtor, check out the market firsthand. There is no better time than now to KNOW whether or not you can buy into a future for your family. Quote from an email Heidi Nereson of Trinity Mortgage’s January 5, 2009 update in Mortgage Minutes: “prices can only fall so low. We can say, with some certitude, that we are definitely closer to a bottom than to a top, which is why we will be surprised if we're not writing about a stable, likely rising, housing market this time next year. After all, people can overlook bargains for only so long, so we expect the number of bargain hunters to swell considerably in 2009.” Get in the KNOW. Now. Not later when the prices go up along with the rates! For more infomation on properties in Central Texas, contact Kathy Moore Cloud at bradfieldproperties.com/KathyMooreCloud or email her at KathyMooreCloud@bradfieldproperties.com

Homebuying 101

The current housing market is everywhere in the media these days. You hear that this is a great time for first time home buyers to get their feet wet. Interest rates are great and inventory is up...but where do you go from here?

If you’re a first time home buyer or even if you just want to know what’s new in the home buying process, we invite you to come to our debut Homebuying 101 workshop on Tuesday, April 7th from 6-7 pm. We will answer questions regarding pre-qualifying for a mortgage, the benefits and drawbacks of new vs pre-owned homes, inspection and survey reports, title policy and insurance, a BradfieldProperties.com “how to” home search, and of course the $8,000 tax credit program. We will also have Realtors® available to answer any questions you may have and get you started on the path to home ownership...deep in the heart of Texas.

For more information, call us at any of our locations or send an email to events@bradfieldproperties.com.

Locations:

San Antonio/Alamo Heights
Alamo Heights Office
5945 Broadway
828-0001

San Antonio/Fair Oaks Ranch
Fair Oaks Office
8000 Fair Oaks Parkway
210.698.0731

San Antonio/IH-10
IH-10 Office
24165 IH-10 West, Ste 202
210.698.0070

San Antonio/Stone Oak
Stone Oak Office
18830 Stone Oak Parkway
210.496.4949

Boerne
Kendall County E.D.C.
1221 S. Main
830.816.9400

Bulverde
Bulverde Office
29710 Hwy 281 North,
830.980.5944

New Braunfels
New Braunfels Office
219 E. San Antonio St
830.609.1956