150-Day Market Update - Southlake, TX Real Estate. As of this report, there are currently 325 homes listed as active in Southlake, Texas Multiple Listing Service (MLS).  That is 56 more homes available for sale in Southlake MLS compared to 150 days ago.

90-Day Market Update - Southlake, TX Real Estate. As of this report, there are currently 269 homes listed as active in Southlake, Texas Multiple Listing Service (MLS).  That is 24 less homes available for sale in Southlake MLS compared to 90 days ago (-8.9%), and 77 less homes available for sale in Southlake MLS compared to 180 days ago (-13.7%).

Day Out with Thomas is a family event that offers children and their grownups the opportunity to ride with classic storybook friend Thomas the Tank Engine™ at heritage railroads throughout the United States and Canada. Parents, grandparents and siblings join their aspiring engineers in the fun. The Day Out with Thomas experience will engineer miles of smiles for the whole family! The classic storybook engine chugs into Grapevine, Texas - March 5-7 and March 12-14, 2010.

The World Villages of Grapevine (Texas) will soon begin construction on a $70 million indoor ski slope called Texas Alps, between State Highways 121 and 2499, adjacent to the Grapevine Mills Mall.

The slope, 175 feet tall, 600 feet long and 328 feet wide, will feature extreme skiing, snowboarding, tubing, skiing for beginners and snow play. It will also feature a indoor ice wall for climbing, luge track as well as two outdoor mountain climbing courses on artificial mountains standing as much as 100 feet tall.

Texas Alps is being built by Snow Sport Entertainment which has successfully built three indoor courses in the U.K.. Construction on the project begins soon, with the target opening slated for July, 2011.

Southlake, Texas, the fifth largest city in Tarrant County at just over 22 square miles, is a prosperous suburb of about 26,000 residents. Conveniently located between Dallas and Fort Worth, it is just minutes from the DFW International Airport. Southlake has a beautiful year round climate, with summers generally in the high 90’s and winters averaging in the 40’s.

Southlake Activities

Southlake boasts many outdoor activities, and is a golf-lovers dream. Southlake is home to the Timarron Country Club, a course well-renowned in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. The city boasts several parks, miles of walking trails, community centers, tennis centers, and numerous ball fields.

Southlake Shopping

The Southlake Town Square is a highly popular outdoor shopping center shopping and activities center in Southlake, renowned across the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex. Town Square hosts several entertainment activities year-round, and also features several national retailers, and highlights several local retailers as well. Its state of the art Harkin’s Theater has the largest movie screen in Texas, and features 14 stadium seat theaters. Southlake also is host to food and dining like no other in the DFW Metroplex, with endless amounts of choices of superior dining like The Cheesecake Factory, Rockfish Seafood Grill, and Truluck’s Seafood and Crabhouse just to name a few.

Southlake, TX Education

Southlake is state recognized for their education. For 7 years in a row, Southlake’s Carroll Independent School District has received exemplary status recognition from the State of Texas, the largest school district in the state to do so. Carroll ISD has a zero percent drop out rate coupled with almost a 100 percent attendance rate. Several schools in the district, including Carroll High School, have been named National Blue-Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education. Southlake has nationally recognized Accounting, Robotics, and Forensics High School teams. Furthermore, Southlake is minutes from Tarrant County Community College, the University of North Texas, the University of Texas at Arlington, and several more institutions of higher learning.

Southlake’s great academics is coupled with a great high school football team, the Southlake Carroll Dragons. The Carroll Dragons were ranked #1 in the nation in 2004-2005, and has won state championships in Division 5A-I in 2002, 2004, and 2005, the highest division in Texas High School Football. The Dragons achieved perfect 16-0 seasons in each of their championship years, an amazing accomplishment for Texas High School Football.

Businesses and Corporations in Southlake, TX

Southlake is home to Fortune 500 company Sabre, the parent company of Travelocity. Southlake is also host to a large branch of Verizon Wireless. Southlake’s economy is well diversified in technology and energy and is just minutes from the downtown Fort Worth business centers.

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90-Day Market Update - Southlake, TX Real Estate. As of this report, there are currently 293 homes listed as active in Southlake, Texas Multiple Listing Service (MLS).  That is 53 less homes available for sale in Southlake MLS compared to 90 days ago (-15.3%), and 106 less homes available for sale in Southlake MLS compared to 180 days ago (-26,5%).

As of this report, there are only 19 additional homes available for sale in the MLS in Southlake compared to 2 months ago (.05% increase).  The Southlake market appears to be remaining healthy, with a strong potential for great deals for both buyers and sellers.

View an easy to read list of all homes currently available for sale in the Southlake, Texas, MLS (Multiple Listing Service), as of 6/2/2009. Click here to view a complete list of the 399 homes available for sale in Southlake, Texas, MLS.

Narrow your search, click the price ranges below to view smaller groups of available Southlake, TX homes.

Brenda Magness, Brenda Blaser & Pam Yoakum Realty Group serves buyers and sellers of real estate in North Texas, including the cities of Grapevine, Southlake, Colleyville, Westlake and Keller.

We have learned from buyer feedback, that lists can be very helpful in the process of searching for a new home.  Use the link below to view a list of all homes currently listed in the MLS (Multiple Listing Service), in Southlake, Texas, as of 3/30/2009:
Click here to view a complete list of the 380 homes available for sale in Southlake, Texas, MLS.

Narrow your search, click the price ranges below to view smaller groups of available Southlake, TX homes.

Brenda Magness, Brenda Blaser & Pam Yoakum Realty Group serves buyers and sellers of real estate in North Texas, including the cities of Grapevine, Southlake, Colleyville, Westlake and Keller. 

Southlake Texas Real Estate Report, 2008. The following information is based upon 2008 and 2007 NTREIS (North Texas Real Estate Inforamtion Systems) MLS activity data for Southlake, Texas.

Number of Homes Sold
2008 - 485 (-19%)
2007 - 600

Average Sale Price
2008 - $635,000 (+3%)
2007 - $617,000

Average DOM (Days on Market)
2008 - 78 (+7 Days)
2007 - 71

Southlake finished the year with a moderate decrease in number of homes sold. While the average sale price for a home increased slightly, it took about one week longer to sell the home.

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