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

Bradfield Properties is having an SAPD Blue Christmas!

submitted by: Rebecca Lowther - Marketing Director

BP Holiday Break"feast" Choir

Submitted by: Rebecca Lowther - Publicity Director

Jack Jones awarded the 2008 Joseph M. Cullinan Farm and Land Specialist of the Year

Submitted by: Joyce Bradfield, President & Owner

"Jack C. Jones is the 2008 recipient of the Joseph M. Cullinan Farm and Land Specialist of the Year award. A native to San Antonio, Jones spent 35 years in the information technology industry until he became a Realtor® in 2002 and joined the Boerne office of Bradfield Properties. He primarily specializes in working with buyers and sellers in residential and land transactions. In 2006, Jones recieved the People's Choice Spirit Award at Bradfield Properties and earned his GRI designation in the same year. he has also been active at SABOR where he was elected as vice-chairman of the Farm & Land Committee in 2006 and was the 2007 chairman. Jones is also a 2007 graduate of the Texas Realtors® Leadership Program. His is married and has one daughter."
-Taken from "San Antonio Board of Realtors® presents special awards", San Antonio Express News, December 11, 2008

Jack and I were childhood friends and we reconnected through our real estate careers. I am thrilled to have him on board at Bradfield Properties. Congratulations Jack and keep up the good work!

It is a Great Day for Real Estate

submitted by: Kristy Bradfield Petlin, Chief Operations Officer

It was a Great Day for Susan Jones, Bradfield Properties Stone Oak Office Realtor.
Susan was our featured host for the KENS TV Great Day SA Morning show which also had a surprise appearance from the Spurs Coyote! She promoted the open houses for Great Sunday as well as a positive forecast for the central Texas real estate market with amazing interest rates and lots of homes for sale. Thanks to Susan for representing Bradfield Properties so professionally today.