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Positive Real Estate News from Houston-Area Residential Home Front: Firethorne Celebrates Third Anniversary with 772 Home Sales to Date

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Katy/Fulshear – June 11, 2009. . . . With 772 home sales in its first three years, including 92 in 2009 (to date), Firethorne celebrated its third anniversary in May with some positive residential real estate news from the Houston-area home front. The 1,400-acre master-designed community is located in Katy/Fulshear, 15 miles west of Houston’s Energy Corridor.

“Firethorne has been holding its own in today’s real estate market thanks to continued growth in the Katy and Fulshear areas and for being part of one of the greatest school districts in the state. There are three major Houston hospitals expanding in this area — two under construction and one on the drawing board — plus BP America and Conoco/Phillips relocating employees here,” said Firethorne General Manager Wayne Meyer.

Thanks to this business activity, Firethorne continues to lay the infrastructure for new home sections and has begun work on the North Firethorne Road extension. In addition, Firethorne builders Perry Homes, David Weekley Homes, Coventry Homes and Partners In Building are building a total of four new homes for the new Model Park I set to open in September 2009. Highland Homes currently has a model in Model Park I.

“The Katy area in general is running counter to what the rest of the city and nation is doing (in home sales),” observed Partners In Building-Firethorne Sales Consultant Scott Wilson, based at Firethorne since June 2007. “While one may think the (sales) numbers should be down, the reality is, we’re picking up a larger portion of the market share compared to other areas of town because of what value Firethorne offers.  This year Partners In Building came out of January with a bang at Firethorne,” he said. He notes an influx of relocation buyers, from out-of-town and from more seasoned Katy area residents looking to escape the traffic congestion of Mason and Fry Roads.  “Interest rates will never be as low as they are now and homebuyers are finding their monthly house payments won’t go up that much,” he explained.

Firethorne sold 204 homes in 2008 and 218 homes in 2007. According to Plantation Homes-Firethorne sales consultant Charlie Russo, his office is on pace to meet or exceed 2008 sales. “Business has been brisk this spring,” said Russo, who has sold 17 homes this year. The homes, priced from the $170,000s to the $270,000s, are attracting more first-time homebuyers thanks to the tax credits available, he said.

“I believe Firethorne is just now coming of age,” said David Weekley Homes-Firethorne Sales Consultant Sandee Horton, awarded David Weekley Homes Sales Consultant of the Year in 2007 and 2008. Horton also is seeing activity from top oil company executives relocating to the area.  “I have clients who have referred me to friends and family, which speaks volumes about Firethorne,” she said, noting one David Weekley Homes homeowner who transferred here from Brazil, referred her two other Brazilian families who bought homes in Firethorne.

Firethorne blends with the best nature has to offer: 150 acres devoted to parks and recreational amenities, a 12-acre lake with surrounding greenbelt, hike/bike trails, parks and playgrounds, discovery-rich wildlife observation area and a natural bird habitat. Firethorne combines the vibrancy of West Houston with the small-town charm of Katy/Fulshear. Served by the award-winning Katy Independent School District, the community is strategically located on FM 1463 near the crossroads of the 1-10 West corridor, the Westpark Tollway and the Grand Parkway. To tour Firethorne, take I-10 West and exit Pin Oak to FM 1463, call 281-395-1440 or visit www.firethorne.info.

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Two Local Families Touched by Autoimmune Disease That Causes Severe Hair Loss. Katy Residents Head Up “Tortoise & Hair” 5K & 1 Mile Run/Walk Benefiting National Alopecia Areata Foundation

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Katy, TX – June 2, 2009. . . .Two Katy families touched by an autoimmune disease that causes severe hair loss have teamed up to chair Houston’s first-ever “Tortoise & Hair” 5K & 1 Mile Run/Walk benefiting the National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF.)  Set for Saturday, June 27, 8 a.m., for the one-mile walk and 8:30 a.m. for the 5K, the event will begin at Wortham Center’s Ray C. Fish Plaza, 500 Texas Avenue, downtown.

“Alopecia areata is a poorly understood autoimmune disease that affects more than five million Americans with the severe loss of hair on one’s head, as well as facial and body hair,” said Beverly Tucker, event co-chair with her husband, Jonathan, and Jennifer and Jeff Magee. “It occurs in both sexes and all races and ages, but children are most commonly affected. Currently there is no cure,” Tucker explained. The Tucker’s 9-year-old son, Jonathan, Jr., was diagnosed with alopecia areata at age 7 and the Magee’s daughter, Elizabeth, 10, was diagnosed at age 4. Jonathan, Jr. and his father plan to run the 5K together. Younger brother, Christopher, 8, will walk the one-mile race with his grandfather, Dr. Garrett Tucker.

The “Tortoise & Hair” coincides with the 24th Annual National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF) International Conference in Houston. Race proceeds will benefit the NAAF, a 501c(3) organization, to fund research to help find a cure or effective treatment for the unpredictable, emotionally disabling disease. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston serves as a national registry for alopecia areata patients in its support of research.“As parents, we find ourselves challenged daily with helping our children maintain their dignity and self-confidence,” explained Jeff Magee. While we cannot grow hair for Elizabeth or Jonathan, we can raise funds to foster research needed.”

The “Tortoise & Hair” is 100 percent produced by volunteers, noted Tucker, whose family lives in Firethorne, a 1,400-acre master designed community in Katy/Fulshear. Firethorne, and Infinity Investments are lead sponsors of “Tortoise & Hair.” To register for the “Tortoise & Hair,” visit www.houstonaaf5k.org and www.active.com. The pre-registration fee, $20 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under, ($25 for Race Day registration), includes a T-shirt and post-race refreshments. There will be overall awards to the first male and female race winners and top three per age group, make and female. For off-line registration, checks should be made out to National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF) and mailed with entry forms to: “Tortoise & Hair” ™, 1422 Three Forks Drive, Katy, TX  77450. For further information, contact jjmagee@earthlink.net or 281-395-9064.

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Katy Resident Named David Weekley Homes Top Sales Consultant of Year in Houston for Second Consecutive Year

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Katy/Fulshear – March 19, 2009. . . . Katy resident Sandee Horton, Senior Sales Consultant for David Weekley Homes in Firethorne, was named Top Sales Consultant of the Year in Houston for David Weekley Homes for the second consecutive year. Firethorne is a 1,400-acre master-designed community in Katy/Fulshear.

“Sandee Horton does a top-notch job at Firethorne and we are very proud she has earned this city-wide David Weekley Homes award for the second year in a row,” said Firethorne Marketing Director Janet Burkett. “Her efforts to cultivate relationships in the Realtor and business communities have certainly paid off this past year,” Burkett added.

In addition to David Weekley Homes, the Firethorne builder team includes Coventry Homes, Highland Homes, Partners in Building, Perry Homes and Plantation Homes.Firethorne has achieved 767 housing starts in its Katy/Fulshear community in three years of development.  Located in the acclaimed Katy I.S.D., Firethorne features 150 acres devoted to parks and recreational amenities, a sparkling 12-acre lake with surrounding greenbelt, sports fields, hike/bike trails, parks and playgrounds, discovery-rich wildlife observation area and a natural bird habitat. It’s where the vibrancy of West Houston meets the small-town charm of Katy/Fulshear.  Take I-10 West and exit Pin Oak to FM 1463, go to www.firethorne.info, or call 281-395-1440.

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Firethorne Resident Spearheads PTA Fundraising Campaign: Shade Structure Dedicated at Woodcreek Elementary in Katy/Fulshear

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Katy/Fulshear, TX – February 23, 2009. . . . Thanks to the PTA, industrious Firethorne mom Beverly Tucker and generous donors, Katy/Fulshear-area students at WoodCreek Elementary School now can play outside and still be protected from the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays. According to the school’s 2008-009 PTA President Diane Pharr, Tucker spearheaded the PTA’s campaign to raise $28,500 to construct a shade structure to cover the school’s playground at 1155 WoodCreek Bend Lane in Katy.

“This shade not only shields our students from the sun, but it adds value to our campus,” said WoodCreek Elementary School Principal Ronnie Mosher. “And the kids absolutely love it!” Mosher lead the morning dedication of the new structure Friday, February 20, with the 1,100-member student body wearing “shades” (sunglasses and caps), PTA President Pharr, several Katy-area project donors and Ms. Tucker on hand.

“Our mission is to enhance our children’s education, their lives and the lives of the school staff,” said Pharr. “With the intensity of the UV rays we get in Texas, we thought it would be a good idea to have this sun shade on our children’s school playground.” Tucker, who has two sons at the school, responded to then-PTA President Beth Toot’s request for a volunteer to write a grant for the American Academy of Dermatology’s Shade Structure Program in March 2007. The Academy grants awards of $8,000 to purchase permanent shade structures to non-profit organizations that serve children and teenagers, ages 18 and under.

The Firethorne full-time mom was the perfect grant writer and advocate for the school’s shade structure project. Not only had Tucker worked as a professional fundraiser, but she has a son who has an autoimmune disease, Alopecia Areata, which causes severe hair loss and therefore makes him susceptible to overexposure to the sun, noted Pharr. Local dermatologist Kelly H. Duncan, M.D., who has extensive dermatologic cancer training at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Dept. of Dermatology, provided the required Academy member sponsorship for the grant, which was awarded in May 2007. ”I am thrilled that Woodcreek Elementary has an appropriate shade structure for the children while at recess. Early and consistent photo protection early in life can significantly reduce or eliminate a child’s risk for developing skin cancer or malignant melanoma in adulthood,” said Dr. Duncan. The PTA then gave $7,000 toward the project, which left Tucker another $20,500 to raise.

As a new homeowner in the Firethorne master-designed community, Tucker approached Firethorne General Manager Wayne Meyer to support the neighborhood project.  Firethorne agreed to donate $4,000, as did WoodCreek Reserve and Pine Mill Ranch residential communities in Katy/Fulshear. BP-Fabric of America and Montreaux Luxury Homes contributed $1,000 and $500, respectively. The American Academy of Dermatology provides a permanent sign to be displayed near the shade structure promoting the importance of sun safety. The Academy receives support for this program from Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company.

Firethorne is a 1,400-acre master-designed community that combines the vibrancy of West Houston with the small-town charm of Katy/Fulshear. It is strategically located on FM 1463 near the crossroads of the 1-10 West corridor, Westpark Tollway and the Grand Parkway. For info, go to www.firethorne.info, or call 281-395-1440, ext. 115.

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