From the desk of Mae Nowak, Realtor®

Tackling the misconception of "off season"

The general assumption in most markets is that spring/summer is the best time in real estate to buy or sell and the fall/winter is “off season”. Likewise, many realtors will advise clients to wait until the spring to list their home. 

The truth is, there are many advantages to buying or selling in the so called “off season”. While the market may be quieter, real estate never stops completely!

Reason #1: Less competition.

Take a look at the graph above showing new listings over the past 3 years. You can see a clear trend. The most new listings hit the market between March-June. They continue to decrease the remainder of the year

From the desk of Mae Nowak, Realtor®

Location, location, location they say! The newest development in College Station is all about LOCATION. Situated on 486 acres between Rock Prairie Road and Highway 6 will be the future Midtown City Center & Business Park.  The development is central to College Station and the major surrounding cities. 

Why College Station? CS is the #2 fastest growing city in the US, #1 for best places to live in Texas and #1 city primed for economic growth. The development is said to be a response to the urban boom and predicts more people will move to cities in the next 40 years than ever before in history. This development will present tens of millions of dollars of investment and thousands of

From the desk of Mae Nowak, Realtor®

Buying or selling a property outside of BCS?? When your needs take you outside our local market, let me help you find a professional to help.

What is Leading Real Estate Companies of the World?

LeadingRE is a network of the world's top independent residential brokerage. It encompasses more than 70 countries, 565 firms and 130,000 sales associates. Together, the network produces over 1.1 million transactions for $372 billion EVERY year. 

What began in 1997 is now a network comprised of only the best locally - and regionally- branded firms focused on raising the bar in real estate. LeadingRE leads the industry in reputation, sales, market coverage and more! The mantra is "Making

Home Buyer Tips

From the desk of Mae Nowak, Realtor®

It's easy to get swept up in excitement when you've made an offer on your dream home and it has been accepted by a seller. You're anxious and ready to move in immediately. However, there's one more thing you need to do to know exactly what you're buying - a home inspection.

A home inspection is a thorough examination of a homes systems and structures, the things you can't necessarily see when you first walk through a house. It is completed by a professional and neutral 3rd party. This examination is a crucial investment that can either warn you away from a bad purchase or provide you with a list of deficiencies you can use to negotiate with a seller. Most inspectors

Century Square

From the desk of Mae Nowak, Realtor®

If you haven’t been back to College Station in a while, A LOT has changed! The community continues to grow with exciting new developments. One of those changes is Century Square, a 60 acre development that sits adjacent to Texas A&M on University Drive. The destination is the first walkable, urban mixed use environment in the Brazos Valley.


Whether you live locally here in College Station or in the surrounding cities, this is one destination you definitely want to check out! It features retail shops, restaurants, Class-A office space, green spaces for entertainment/events, star cinema grill, a luxury apartment complex, and 2 full service hotels. 

For those coming in for

25 by 25 Initiative

From the desk of Mae Nowak, Realtor®  

Have you heard about 25 by 25 and it's effect on our real estate market? The 25 by 25 initiative began as a response to a national calling for more engineering graduates. As of Fall 2017, there were 19,378 students in the College of Engineering. 25 by 25 aims to increase the program enrollment to 25,000 by Fall of 2025. That's an increase of 5,622 students. Part of the growth will be increasing physical enrollment and the other part will be on ensuring the current students are successful and remain in the Engineering program.

So how will they do it? The graph below shows where the college intends to promote growth to reach their goals. The current retention rate

You have probably noticed the large development project along the east side of EARL RUDDER FREEWAY at Sebesta 

It has been personally confirmed with two different sources that the construction will be a Mercedes Benz Dealership as well as the new location for Brazos Valley BMW.

The site work has been developing for many weeks now.  In the past few days, steel has been erected.  Recently I spoke with Madison from the City of College Station Planning and Development Department to discover a few of the building projects going up in our neighborhood.   Madison was kind enough to share that the construction along the east side of Earl Rudder Freeway is slated to be a Mercedes Benz Dealership.  Searching online, I located an

Commute times How remote is it/how close to town? One of the best things about country living can be seclusion, but, for some, it can also be the worst. Are you a person who thrives with lots of activity around? Or do you enjoy the quiet and feel comfortable being a bit isolated? How close do you want to be to a town? What do you want out of the town? A few stores? Or are you interested in being close to decent restaurants, yoga studios, bars, golf courses and the like? There are no right answers, but be honest about what you want.

How much land do you want or need? If you’re planning to have livestock you’ll need to consider that raising chickens and rabbits requires very little land, sheep and goats require a little more

 A common question sellers ask when I’m touring their house during the home evaluation is “Why should I choose you?”.  It’s a fair question, and arguably the most important question they should ask when we’re meeting.  So why should a seller choose me?  Well let’s take a look:

-       Heavy social media presence – Between my own online profiles and those of TM5 Properties, we have a reach of more than 6,300 followers.  That’s more than any others in town!  So when I market your home, I’m not just posting the listing to a couple other websites, I’m also immediately communicating with a huge pool of potential buyers.

-       Back to back Aggie 100 recipient – This prestigious reward is given to the top 100 fastest

It’s (almost) Fall y’all! Fall doesn’t officially start for another month ~ but the Fall activities come rushing into Aggieland during the last month of Summer. Around here the end of summer is a very anticipated time of year ~ eagerly for some and with a little bit of fear for others. There’s no stopping this busy and exciting time of year in Aggieland!

New residents have arrived by the thousands! The University really starts to bustle, with students filtering in for new student conferences, Fish Camp, move in, and then the start of school on August 28th this year. Many are also students at the Bryan Campus of Blinn College. The population of Aggieland increases in size very quickly. Most locals have learned to adjust