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San Antonio Real Estate Journal
http://sanantoniorealestatejournal.com
The San Antonio Real Estate Journal is a blog by Papa Joe Barfield. San Antonio is a great place to live. A robust job market, stable real estate values, and a wide diversity of neighborhoods, all combine to make San Antonio an ideal city to make your home. Watch this blog to learn of neighborhoods, trends and stories highlighting San Antonio homes.
- Added on: Aug 27th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
Recent Posts
Details on the Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit
I’ve received a number of inquiries from potential home buyers about the extended home buyer tax credit. First-time buyers are still eligible for up to $8,000 credit, and now existing home owners are eligible for up to $6500 credit. Go to t...
H.C. Thorman Post Script: Highland Park
In response to my last post, my friend Lettie shared a map that she has created, showing historic homes in Highland Park, on the south side of San Antonio. Highland Park, like Olmos Park and Olmos Park Terrace, depended upon the popularity of the ...
Insight about the Beauty of Owning a Thorman Cottage
For today’s post, I interview my dear friend and client, Wendy, who owns and lives in a wonderful Thorman stone cottage in Olmos Park Terrace of San Antonio. Wendy shares her fascination and love for her Thorman cottage and shares with us so...
San Antonio Landmarks: H. C. Thorman cottages
The name H. C. Thorman often appears in advertisements and listings of homes for sale in the historic neighborhoods of San Antonio. Who was H. C. Thorman? He was an oilman who evolved into a prominent real estate developer in early-twentieth-c...
The 1950s: A Time for Great Home Styles
My business card states that I am a realtor who specializes in “homes of history and character.” Some people assume that this refers simply to “old houses.” True, old houses tend to have a great deal of character. Some n...
San Antonio Landmark: The Gould-Onderdonk House
The Gould-Onderdonk House sits abandoned and in disrepair, its sad bones brightened by the blossoms of the coral vines that have taken it as their arbor. A plaque on the front of the house gives credence to the idea that the house once was a home t...
