Farm and Ranch Real Estate | Featured Property: 139.837± Acres Mayfield Ranch
3777 Middle Creek Road, Blanco County, Blanco TX
A scenic winding road takes you to the entrance of this impressive Hill Country ranch that has been finely improved to provide luxury with great privacy, just minutes south of Dripping Springs and US 290. Centermost is the incredible, ultra custom home that is set on a hillside overlooking a lake. The unique timber frame structure features over 3000 mortise & tendon joints in red oak trees that were logged in Ohio by Amish, and shipped to Texas Timber Frames for joinery. Reflecting the heritage of European settlers to the area, the exterior includes a galvanized standing seam roof with lightning rod system and copper gutters with brass hangers. Cabinetry was milled on site from solid cherry and maple woods by furniture maker Charles Weidman, and finished with hand blown glass inserts and solid brass, period reproduction hardware by ‘Ball & Ball’. Complementary trim is solid oak by Weidman also. Floors are a pleasing blend of 2” thick limestone slab and long leaf pine. Long leaf pine is also featured for double front and back doors. Energy conservation was a major factor with first floor walls 15” thick stone and Marvin double pane windows. The interior has subtle quality details evident with lighting, with dining room chandeliers & sconces candle-burning reproductions also by Ball & Ball. Although historic in its atmosphere, the home features state of the art living with THX sound system for theatre and music with speakers indoors and out. The outdoor entertainment area enjoys scenic sunset views that features a fire ring, custom stainless steel grill & tools and lighting for atmosphere.
139.837± Acres Mayfield Ranch | 3777 Middle Creek Road, Blanco County, Blanco TX
The 5,270± s.f. home design is executed for excellent flow, with main entrance off the full length front porch and equally pleasing casual entrance near the carport and parking court. The front foyer separates the living and dining rooms, each with an authentic Count Rumford design fireplace with Rumford flues. Off the living room is a built in bar and powder bath, and off the dining room is an office/ butler’s pantry. Centermost to both is an exquisite kitchen with grand island, and professional grade appliances including an 8 burner with griddle Wolf range and Traulsen 2 door refrigerator. Near the kitchen are the back entrance doors and foyer that separate a mudroom with half bath and utility room with link to the office. A family bedroom wing is accessed by a staircase off the kitchen that ascends to a central living/media room with generous full bath, two bedrooms and storage loft. Perfect for privacy, the first floor master retreat is in a wing off the dining room, introduced by a sitting room, dramatic ‘tower’ bedroom with mitered beam ceiling and sitting area, and sumptuous bath with shower, spa tub, dual vanities and walk-in wardrobe storage. A staircase in the sitting room ascends to an upper wing with media room, full bath and office or guest bedroom with auxiliary staircase for outdoor access. Improvements to the immediate grounds provide seamless detail from the home to the terrain, with a paved parking court, stone cistern for the well and dry stack rock accent walls.
Ranch improvements include a dry stack rock entrance wall with metal gate and low perimeter fencing. The rolling terrain has been selectively cleared of cedar and brush for horses and cattle and feature Red Oak trees,k Madrone trees and Mountain Laurel. Taxes have an agricultural exemption.
Listing Agent: John Tarrillion
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Real estate activity in San Antonio is increasing and so are home sale prices. The San Antonio Business Journal recently revealed in an article that the local housing market is experiencing significant improvement with San Antonio home prices rising over 5 percent in March compared to last year.
The numbers came from CoreLogic’s home price index for March which showed that home prices in the San Antonio/New Braunfels metropolitan areas rose 5.4 percent from March 2012 to March 2013.
As a state, Texas exhibited a rise of 6.6 percent over the last 12 months and nationwide the increase was 10.5 percent. This last figure marks the largest increase in home prices since March 2006.
Experts credit the increase with a more limited supply of homes for sale with a higher demand among investors and home buyers.
Click here to read more about rising San Antonio home prices in the San Antonio Business Journal.
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San Antonio Real Estate - Featured Property - 24718 Faraday San Antonio, TX 78257
This exceptional estate radiates class with infinite upgrades and chic accents throughout! The immaculate layout features 3 huge living areas, soaring ceilings and an exquisite chef's kitchen with top grade stainless steel appliances and crisp custom cabinetry. Find the master down with an impressive bath and custom built closet.
Other key details of the residence include an ideal exercise room with picturesque views, large bedrooms with walk in closets and an extremely private outdoor paradise that provides tranquil vistas, a sparkling pool and spa, swim-up bar, soothing waterfall, full outdoor kitchen and a pool bath. This estate is unsurpassed in value and is a must see!
List Agent: Binkan Cinaroglu
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Unique Hill Country Contemporary Home: Knopp School Road | Listing Agent: Joe Salinas
What’s a nice guy from Iceland doing in San Antonio, Texas? It’s the classic boy meets girl in Thailand, boy falls head over heels, follows her to San Francisco, then she follows him to Iceland, Love finally prevails and they live happily ever after in Texas. Siggi’s wife, Ana, is originally from Lubbock so they decided to raise their family here in San Antonio, Texas. They have two kids, daughter that is 13 and a son who is 9. Siggi commented, “Like the bumper-sticker said, I was not born in Texas but got here as fast as I could.”
Unique Hill Country Contemporary Home: Knopp School Road | Listing Agent: Joe Salinas
Siggi’s been an avid photographer since he as a child, starting out with traditional film during his middle school and continuing throughout his education. Some of his talents were shared with him by his father who was a photographer, filmmaker and videographer for the Icelandic TV. “Cameras were always around.” While at the University he studied architecture, interior design and furniture making. Also an avid diver at the beginning of his career he taught scuba diving which he naturally combined his love of diving and photography.
Unique Hill Country Contemporary Home: Knopp School Road | Listing Agent: Joe Salinas
Upon moving to San Antonio, which is not known for its large bodies of water, he started his business by shooting a lot of theater and performance art, theatre, dance, musicals, portraits, headshots and the occasional wedding. While accomplished in these areas, he is always being drawn back to the architectural context that he began feeding during his days at University.
Unique Hill Country Contemporary Home: Knopp School Road | Listing Agent: Joe Salinas
Unique Hill Country Contemporary Home: Knopp School Road | Listing Agent: Joe Salinas
There are multitudes of professional photographers but very few with the same sublime architectural sensibilities that Siggi has. One of the hardest aspects of doing real estate photography is to capture images that stir emotion from the viewer. How many ways can you take an image of an empty room? Let’s take that further, how many ways can you take an image of an empty room and elicit an emotional connection which generates enough interest to get that person to reach out and want more information? I’d safely say very few ever manage that level of skill and talent.
Unique Hill Country Contemporary Home: Knopp School Road | Listing Agent: Joe Salinas
It’s not simply a matter of high quality equipment and post-processing skill, a real estate photographer has to be able to grasp the fundamental core of each and every home. A home full of possessions can be just as tricky as one that is empty. The images have to give the viewer the ability to see themselves living in the space, see their lives unfold within the walls. People are visual creatures; we interpret visual information far more perceptively than the written word. In today’s modern lifestyle everyone is on information overload. Everyone has Smartphones, tables, the internet and we are constantly receiving, analyzing, sharing and creating new information at an exponential rate. Today’s first impression for selling real estate is online, according to NAR, 80% of buyer’s shop online first. How do you represent your client’s best interests to get their property noticed? By creating compelling visual images that can make a home really stick out from all of the other noise of modern day-to-day life. Siggi stated, “ There is no such thing as curb appeal anymore, it is all web appeal and it is becoming more and more important that the realtor of the future realizes the best way to take advantage of tying together the imagination and imaging for their marketing.” “I hope that when people look at my images they can imagine themselves in their future home, dream, smell and feel the home before even stepping foot in there. That when they then go with the agent to look at the property they will feel like they came ‘home’.”
Timeless Masterpiece: 310 Huntington Place | Listing Agent: Binkan Cinaroglu
‘Siggi Style’, is what our agent’s call his stylized personal touch to all of his photography. It’s no wonder his photography has a signature style, his favorite artists are Picasso and Jarvis. Combining his education, training and artistic architectural interpretation with his skillful talents in processing digital imaging Siggi achieves grandeur from simplicity. Most real estate photography is closer to documentary and simply is a photo of inanimate space or objects. Siggi’s composition skills combined with his knowledge and skill with image processing programs (Photoshop, Lightroom and Photomax) gives his style its signature look and feel.
Timeless Masterpiece: 310 Huntington Place | Listing Agent: Binkan Cinaroglu
Professional real estate photography attracts more attention to your property which will result in more traffic, leads and potential buyers. Redfin found that “listings with nicer photos get more online attention” and The Wall Street Journal agree that “listings with nicer photos gain anywhere between $934 and $116,076–as measured by the difference between asking and final price”. Redfin, Wall Street Journal and National Association of Realtors agree that using a professional real estate photographer could be ”worth a $1,000”.
Homes that have professional real estate photography were found to be viewed 61% more online than homes of similar price range. Using a professional real estate photographer gives you a distinguishing edge from other properties and having a talented professional photographer will showcase your property to its best advantage and dramatically increase your chances of selling.
Professional real estate photography has always been an fundamental part of how Kuper Sotheby’s International Reatly does business. In today’s market clients have high expectations on how their property should be marketed and delivering exceptional results is the driving goal of using professional real estate photographers like Siggi Ragnar.
San Antonio Real Estate - Featured Property - 11 Royal Cv., San Antonio, TX 78248
An elegant but warm and inviting two story English Country home sits angled on a lushly landscaped lot in a very private gated neighborhood. A key feature of the estate is the large screened porch with outdoor kitchen and fireplace.
This lovely space is adjoined to a gorgeous pool/spa with lagoon entry. Several updates can be found throughout the home including the fabulous kitchen with many new appliances. Don't miss the chance to live in this elegant English Country home!
List Agent: Mary Carter
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Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty ranked #1 in the San Antonio Business Journal for the average price of homes sold which was just over $400,000. Have you ever wondered what kind of property you can get for around $400,000 in different areas of San Antonio? Check out these homes for sale in San Antonio, all priced at about $400,000 and located in different areas of the city.
Alamo Heights - $399,500
A delightful 1950's cottage, this Alamo Heights gem offers three bedrooms, two bathrooms and has been completely renovated from top to bottom! Beautiful refinished wood floors are found throughout the home except for neutral ceramic tile in all wet areas. The elegant and large eat-in kitchen boasts granite counter tops and brand new stainless steel appliances including a GSCK refrigerator. The residence showcases oversized bedrooms and numerous storage closets to accommodate any family! Enjoy your mornings in the charming sun room off the master suite or easily convert the area to an office. Outside, the property features a new privacy fence.
Rogers Ranch - $425,000
As one of Sitterle's popular one-story floor plans, this gorgeous home offers three bedrooms, three bathrooms and a study. The interior of this residence spares no attention to detail with decorative tile throughout, high ceilings, plantation shutters, surround sound and an ideal floor plan. The entertainer's kitchen showcases granite counters, stainless appliances, magnificent cabinets, double ovens and a bar sink in the island. Relax in the master suite that exudes spa luxury with granite counters, an over sized shower, spa tub, and huge walk-in closet. Outside, the covered patio features extensive custom decking and a wonderful hot tub. The property also includes a full sprinkler system.
Deerfield - $409,000
Find this beautiful home on one of the most desirable streets in Deerfield. The residence features a great floorplan, four bedrooms, three and one half baths, master down with updated bath including travertine counters. Also enjoy the large gameroom upstairs.
Other updates include a new roof in 2012, interior and exterior paint, granite counters with an island, custom cabinets with glass front doors, an abundance of drawers, Thermador gas cooktop, Asko dishwasher and Sparkling River Oaks pool with spa.
Take a look at more homes for sale in this price range in San Antonio, Tx on our website.
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New Braunfels Real Estate - Featured Property - 9807 Klein Ct., New Braunfels, TX 78132
Nestled at the end of a private cul-de-sac, this custom one-story masterpiece is situated on 1.65 +/- acres. Enjoy a lifestyle of sophistication and European elegance with rich hand-scraped hardwood floors, interior rock accent walls, plantation shutters, spacious rooms and an abundance of natural light throughout the estate.
The magnificent kitchen boasts the best of the best with granite counters, stainless appliances, a gourmet island, custom cabi nets and a gas cooktop. Escape to the incredible master suite that showcases a second fireplace, sitting area, soaking tub, dual head walk-in shower and a second laundry room. Indulge in the outdoor retreat that features an outdoor kitchen, cozy fire pit and recent lush landscaping. This amazing property is convenient to Gruene, San Antonio and Austin.
List Agent: Katie Detmer
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The real estate season is here and the San Antonio real estate market is heating up! Now is the perfect time to get your home listed and sold. The goal when listing your home for sale in San Antonio should be to wow the buyers with a great first impression. This will generate urgency and make them feel that if they don’t act now then they might lose the home to another lucky buyer.
The home’s appearance, condition and price work together to create this wow experience for buyers. When they see a great value in a property is when a real interest is sparked. Here are several tips to help with this winning combination that will get the offers rolling in:
Property Appearance and Condition – It is important to highlight the positive aspects of the home by getting the property in its best possible condition. The first thing to do is to look at your home as a buyer and address all the items that you have neglected to fix or update. Deep clean and remove ALL clutter. A spotless home shows best and you want to disassociate yourself with the home and remove all personal items like photos, knickknacks, extra furniture, etc. Curb appeal helps sell a home because it is the buyer’s first impression, even if they are just viewing it online in photos. Make sure the yard is cared for and all exterior repairs and clutter are addressed.
If you have an older home or are concerned with issues coming up after the buyer’s inspection then this is the time you might consider getting a prelisting inspection. Prelisting inspections reveal underlying repairs that need to be done on the home. You can choose to make the repairs before you list the property or you can disclose them and take a little off the sales price.
If the property is vacant then consider staging. Staging has been proven to get homes sold quicker and at a higher price (see our home staging checklist here). It defines the different areas throughout the home and in turn helps buyers imagine living there and how each space could be used.
Price It Right The First Time – Enlist the help of an experienced real estate agent who will help you set a price and market your home. Work with your agent to set a sales price that is fair and makes sense with the current market.
This number could mean the difference between your home selling quickly or sitting on the market for months. Your agent will look at comparable homes for sale and also ones that have recently sold. The list price should be competitive and this will help the buyer make a quick decision.
By following these tips and paying special attention to the appearance, condition and price of the property, you are sure to see eager buyers presenting their offers.
Click here to find a San Antonio real estate agent to assist you in selling your home.
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San Antonio Real Estate - Featured Property - 49 Inwood Heights Dr., San Antonio, TX 78248
This custom built home, found on a beautifully landscaped lot, has great street appeal and offers all the amenities today's buyers are searching for. Stylish and immaculately maintained, this home is move-in ready.
Buyers will love stacked rock details throughout and a chef's kitchen with a 6 burner industrial cooktop, double ovens, wine refrigerator, built-in wine racks and a butcher block island. Custom drapery is found throughout the residence. The master bedroom is exceptionally spacious with a spa bath opening to the lush backyard. All this is packaged in a great location as well!
List Agent: Yvonne Mauro
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Professional photographers are essential to effective marketing real estate photography. Their primary role is to capture the home in such a way that it entices prospective buyers to come look at the property. In today’s market its estimated that 90% of home buyers start their home search online. The National Association of Realtors states that 63% buyers ‘walked through a home viewed online’. However, it’s not simply a matter of choosing a professional photographer you have to choose a real estate professional photographer. Taking someone’s portrait and taking a real estate photo requires different skills and talents. Lori Wright is a talented real estate photographer who understands the added value she gives to a property and strives to deliver photography that showcases the unique and special features in each of the properties she shoots.
Lori started working in photography during the early 1980’s when she was a managing editor and photographer of a weekly newspaper. She started in traditional film photography including developing and processing photos in the dark room. Due to her traditional film background, Lori knows the value of each photo so despite the digital gear she uses today she makes every shot as important as possible.
Pristine Terrell Hills Estate: 301 Geneseo Rd. | Listing Agent: Mary Carter
One of the things that sets Lori apart from other photographers is her eye for design elements in a property. A key to real estate marketing is to capture those spaces and special elements in a home that speak to a potential buyer and that says ‘home’. A self-taught photographer she started out with a love for photography taking photos of family and friends then moving into taking photos for the weekly newspaper. Later she was fortunate enough to apprentice under a professional photographer, learning the principals to give real estate photography the best shots for maximizing their marketing effectiveness.
In 2009 Lori branched out starting her own real estate and commercial photography River City 360. She continually strives to educate herself to ensure that her clients are getting the most successful combination of skill and advanced techniques to exhibit the real estate property at its best.
Stunning Mediterranean Home: 20 Elton Green Circle | Listing Agent: Mary Carter
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“Lori is a fantastic photographer that goes out of her way to be accommodating to me and my clients. I am consistently pleased with her work but more important is that my clients are as well.” Mary Carter
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“Is the best and the only real estate photographer I use. She truly knows how to reveal the best attributes for each property which sells the property. Several times people have asked me if these photos were taken for a magazine. Lori knows how particular I am and she takes the time to truly provide photography that goes beyond the photos and is closer to visual staging.” Deanna Wright
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Amazing Hill Country Views: 22439 Fossil Ridge | Listing Agent: Deanna Wright
Professional real estate photography gives you an enormous edge over the competition. It’s not simply a matter of documenting a home but capturing the individuality of the space, it’s construction and how each room relates to each other and giving the potential buyer the ability to visualize living there. Buyers are busier than ever and may not have the opportunity to drive by a property unless they are seriously considering purchasing the property. This is where professional photography delivers results, that first impression and can encourage them into returning to look at the property again and again online, resulting in driving them to see the property for themselves.
Professional real estate photography has always been an fundamental part of how Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty does business. In today’s market clients have high expectations on how their property should be marketed and delivering exceptional results is the driving goal of using professional real estate photographers like Lori Wright.