Port Aransas Real Estate

PORT ARANSAS, Texas - Birders from across the country will flock to Port Aransas this Thursday for the 14th Annual Whooping Crane Festival.  Local birding expert and enthusiast Phyllis Yochem wrote a great story about the festival for the Corpus Christi Caller Times.

Additional details are available at the Port Aransas Whooping Crane Festival website.

PORT ARANSAS, Texas - The Newport Dunes Golf Course has been open for over a year and has been a popular addition to our community.  Cybergolf.com has just published a a great review of the course.

"It's also the perfect spot for a true links-style course, a vision that Arnold Palmer Design Group turned into reality with Newport Dunes Golf Club. Weighing in at 6,821 wind-swept yards from the tips, the par-71 track meanders through sweeping, untamed native dunes and offers spectacular views of both the Gulf of Mexico and Corpus Christi Bay." 

Read the entire review here.

PORT ARANSAS, Texas - I must confess that I have been remiss in posting updates in recent weeks.  With that in mind, here are a few highlights:

• The Port Aransas real estate market performed far better than most last year.  Total 2009 sales were 8% below 2008 levels.  Many of the sales were in new developments such as Cinnamon Shore and Village Walk.
• Overall condo and home pricing appears to be flat, but that is in part due to numerous high-end properties that have somewhat skewed the average pricing numbers.
• Commercial and residential lot pricing continues to fall and in some cases has returned to 2003 levels.
• Local property management companies report early indicators of another very strong year for tourism and vacation rentals.
• Our Winter Texan friends are here in great numbers.  Unfortunately, we are in the midst of a typical "El Nino" Winter with wet conditions.  Alas, it will be hot and sunny in no time.
• In 2010 residents and visitors will enjoy the Port Aransas Nature Preserve that opened late last year.  The new Port Aransas Skate Park will be opening in a few weeks and will be a popular new addition to our community.
• The first big Spring Break Weekend is March 13th (only a few weeks away).