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Tips, guides, and insights on buying, selling, financing, and relocating across New Braunfels, Schertz, Cibolo, and greater San Antonio.
21st Century ROAD To Housing Act: What San Antonio Buyers And Sellers Need To Know
The new federal housing law explained for San Antonio buyers and sellers: investor limits, supply programs, financing updates, and honest timing expectations.
Selma, TX and the Retama Corridor: Homes, Taxes, Utilities
Selma is a small city on I-35 in three counties. Its Bexar County side, around Retama Parkway and Lookout Road, holds about 2,200 homes, all in Judson ISD.
County lines, subdivisions by build year, mapped tax-unit codes to check by address, utilities, the flood map, the I-35 work, and the September 2026 market.
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San Antonio-Area MUD & PID Tax Rates by New-Construction Community (2025)
Many new communities around San Antonio sit inside a special taxing district that adds a rate on top of county, city and school taxes.
Oct 16, 2026Pricing Your San Antonio Home: Comps, the First Weeks, and When to Adjust
Texas sale prices are not public record, so a San Antonio list price is built from MLS closed sales and checked against the homes it competes with.
Oct 14, 2026Esperanza in Boerne: District, 2026 Taxes, Schools, HOA and Amenities
Esperanza sits in Boerne's ETJ, gets city water and sewer through Kendall County WCID No. 2A or 2B, and pays that district's tax.