Cheryl Marchand-Charles Pool Real Estate, Inc., Nacogdoches, Tx

At last, residents in Alvin, Tx will have a local hospital.  It's been a long time!  According to Fox News in Houston, the new hospital will be built on Highway 35 North between Alvin and Pearland.  It will be managed by CHRISTUS Health, an international Catholic Health system.  According to the ...

The waiting is finally over.  This afternoon President Obama is scheduled to sign a bill passed by the Senate that will extend and expand the Home Buyer Tax Credit.  First Time Home Buyers will have until April 30 to have a home under contract and until June 30 for the transaction to close.  In a...

The vote is in!  The Alvin ISD bond election has passed.   Early voting showed 60% of voters in favor of the bond, which will provide funds for a third elementary school in Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland.  Alvin ISD has also purchased land for a third high school to be built near the Pearland Towne...

The table below shows the October 1-October 31 market statistics for Alvin, Tx.  This includes some properties outside the city limits but within the 77511 (Alvin) zip code.  ACTIVE LISTINGS                              154AVERAGE LIST PRICE                        $173,846 HIGH                   ...

I hate to be the bearer of not-so-great news, but it's time for those pesky property tax bills again.  For those of you living in Brazoria, Galveston and Harris Counties, you may have received yours already.   Home owners in Alvin, Manvel and Pearland will receive one bill which includes all of t...

What in the world do all of these things have in common?  The answer:  details.   At my house, we're nearing the end of a master bath update/remodel.  (When you live in a house that was built in 1961, remodeling is a way of life!)  A contractor has taken care of the major items.    We now have ne...

I frequently have buyers ask the question "How is the commute from Pearland to the Medical Center in Houston?"  To be more specific, "How good or bad is it?"  If you're familiar with Houston, you know that we have little in the way of mass transportion from suburbs such as Pearland or Friendswood...

The answer is definitely, although it all depends on the upcoming bond election. A bond election will be held on Nov. 3, 2009 for residents of Shadow Creek Ranch and all of Alvin ISD. Even with the current economic situation the Alvin/Pearland area is still growing, which means more students enro...