San Antonio TX real estate agent

February 2010 - Posts

• Six Flags Fiesta Texas

  About this time each year, my wife and I make a trip to Six Flags Fiesta Texas to renew our season passes. I don't really know how many visits we'll make to our favorite San Antonio attraction through the summer months, but at around $50 each Read More... Posted Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:58 AM by Ed Barrett | 0 Comments

• Mac & Ernie's Roadside Eatery - 5 Star Menu - 1 Star Prices

  I'm a big fan of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives on the Food Channel. My wife and I have visited one of the San Antonio restaurants to which host Guy Fieri had given rave reviews and found it to be a good, but not great place to eat. When I saw the segment Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10:07 AM by Ed Barrett | 0 Comments

• Interest Rate Changes: 1975-2010

  When someone asks me if interest rates are going up or down, my typical response is, "it depends." There are many issues which I've learned over my 34 years as a San Antonio real estate agent that are totally unpredictable and often beyond Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 09, 2010 3:50 PM by Ed Barrett | 0 Comments

• Northwest San Antonio Sales Statistics 2006-2009

  I don’t care much about statistics. For one reason: they only reflect what has happened in the past. Sure, there are economists and others who will project what will happen tomorrow based on what happened yesterday. But they are only moderately Read More... Posted Friday, February 05, 2010 12:36 PM by Ed Barrett | 0 Comments

• San Antonio's Cowboy Breakfast

  Picture this: it's 4:30 A.M., there's a forecast of heavy rain throughout the San Antonio area, and there's an open-air breakfast being offered to you, free-of-charge at a location that's probably 20 miles or more from where you reside. Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 02, 2010 2:25 PM by Ed Barrett | 0 Comments

• San Antonio Mayor Forecasts 20,000 New Jobs in 2010

  I'm not sure if it will come to fruition, but if San Antonio mayor Julian Castro's prediction of 20,000 new jobs for San Antonio in 2010 does happen, it would surely give a boost to the San Antonio real estate market, which is already doing much Read More... Posted Monday, February 01, 2010 11:35 AM by Ed Barrett | 0 Comments