Cinco Ranch Katy Definitive Source and Market Information
Cinco RanchKaty homes for sale is the focus neighborhood for this Definitive Source report. Cinco Ranch is a master planned community in the Katy area that many call the premier community in this if not the whole Houston area and beyond. Cinco Ranch is being developed by Newland Community and there are still 14 builders constructing new homes in Cinco Ranch with most having model home(s) in various parts in the numerous separate neighborhoods comprising Cinco Ranch.
Cinco Ranch per se is running out of land for the building of new homes. Don’t wait if you want to own a new home in Cinco Ranch. All neighborhood discussions concerning Katy would not be complete without including Cinco Ranch in the mix. In my opinion, the majority of the master planned communities in the Katy and surrounding areas except for maybe Grand Lakes owe their creation and success in many ways to Newland for starting Cinco Ranch back in the early 1990’s and the development has flourished ever since.
See my blog concerning Katy and Houston dominating the sales of new homes in Master Planned Communities across the United States with Cinco Ranch is number 3 on the list for 2013.
Cinco Ranch encompasses a huge geographical area in South Katy with numerous separate neighborhoods all being part of the Cinco Ranch family of communities. The total land Cinco Ranch covers is estimated at over 8,100 acres and it is the largest development of its kind throughout the Houston Metro area. The early sections of Cinco Ranch, I believe, were built during early 1990’s and are all located east of Highway 99. Today, Cinco Ranch is actively building at the far western edge of Katy along FM 1463. There are over 11,500 completed homes in all of these areas. When someone mentions in the generic state Cinco Ranch you have to be careful to figure out where they are actually referring to as the size is almost mind boggling. See the Cinco Ranch area maphere.
Every neighborhood in Cinco Ranch offers its own unique range of home styles, price ranges and square footage sizes. The prices range from a low of approximately $200,000 to over $1.0 million. Frankly there are not very many homes priced at less than $300,000 available. One can find twin villas, single family homes, patio homes, senior’s housing and gated custom estate homes in these various neighborhoods scattered throughout South Katy. South Katy referring to the fact the neighborhoods are all located South of Interstate I-10.
Recreation is never an issue to even think about when you live in any Cinco Ranch neighborhood. Cinco Ranch has ten recreation/pool centers (includes the original beach center), the Golf Club at Cinco Ranch, hike and bike trails along the numerous lakes, wooded natural preserves, paddle and sail boats, 15 lighted tennis courts, several parks, a YMCA (Westheimer Parkway and Peek Road), a Lifetime Fitness Center (Cinco Ranch Blvd. just east of Highway 99; We are members), Children’s Garden and many other items which add up to absolutely full list amenities for all to enjoy. Cinco Ranch has five swim teams for children to join during the summer. The golf club features an 18 hole course with daily fee play.
All residents get a discount on green fees. All residents have their own intranet site for information beingwww.mycincoranch.com.
Children attend 21 different Katy ISD schools and several of those schools are exemplary rated by the State of Texas. One new High School opened during during this past fall school year 2013 being Tompkins.
Since this whole community is so immense in size and diversification I have decided to do a quick market report of the Cinco Ranch neighborhoods that are West of Highway 99 or the Grand Parkway. These neighborhoods are newer than those Cinco Ranch neighborhoods east of Highway 99. Reading this type of market report one has to realize this is a generalized report and uses median or average figures. Every home has to be evaluated by itself and requires a Comparative Market Analysis ( CMA) be prepared by a local Real Estate expert such as myself. The generalized nature of the below market numbers are good to establish trends and let folks know generalizing how much it might cost to buy a home in the western section of Cinco Ranch.
Normally there are over 200 homes plus available in the numerous neighborhoods comprising Cinco Ranch West. Currently in Cinco Ranch West there are only 87 homes for sale Prices range from $199,000 for 2,165 sq.ft 4 bedroom home to $975,000 for 5,485 sq. ft. 4 bedroom with 4 full and 2 half baths home. Bottom line is that there is a shortage of available homes in Cinco Ranch West right now and this has been and this I do not believe will change unless interest rates jump higher. The median price list price per square foot is $125.85 for a 3,454 sq.ft.home with median list price of $415,000 and the median days on the market is only 65 days.
If you want more data on Cinco Ranch or would like to actually tour the Cinco Ranch areas contact me and I will arrange to assist you and give you a tour of this wonderful family community.
If you or someone you know are looking for or need a Katy, Sugar Land or Cypress TX area REALTOR® to help you with the purchase or sale or lease of a home please consider contacting me as you will not be disappointed. I am positive if you interview me you will be very happy. I am a Professional Realtor working for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices - Anderson Properties in Katy and I have several years of successful corporate and real estate experience. I would love to hear from you and start working on finding your dream home. My cell number is 281-904-6772 and my Email is bobgilbert2003@msn.com. Please check out my web site at www.katyhomefinder.com and it actually works! Contact me at your earliest convenience so we can get started with the process of finding a home while interest rates are still low.
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Cinco Ranch Katy Definitive Source and Market Information
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