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Old 09-07-2010, 10:05 AM
 
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I jsut moved to austin, and was looking in the area for houses. some areas ask a lot for their houses but the houses look the same as everywhere else. these neighborhoods that have the too expensive houses seem to have the word Ranch on their name every case. are these neighborhoods worth the price or are they asking too much. another silly question are they actual ranches thank you austin
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Old 09-07-2010, 10:07 AM
 
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LOL! That is hilarious! Don't forget 'estates.' Or 'country.'
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Old 09-07-2010, 11:09 AM
 
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I can only speak for Steiner Ranch - but it's worth it!!!
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Old 09-07-2010, 11:16 AM
 
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Well, a lot of the subdivisions used to be ranches... so it's not entirely false advertising (even though the homes there are def not ranches now). In fact, I'd guess 75% of Austin used to be a ranch at one time or another.

The Spanish/Mediterranean style names are also popular now. Like Ventana this, Vista that, etc. Actually "Vista Ventana" would make some sense, surprised no one has used that yet...

Seems like in the past there was a phase where subdivisions were named with "forest" or "woods" a lot. I guess because they saved a few oaks in the subdivision. I'm thinking like Balcones Woods, Tanglewood Forest, Oak forest, Sherwood forest, Forest Wood, etc. They were all from approximately the same time. I'm guessing subdivisions go through naming "trends" just like anything else.
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Old 09-07-2010, 12:04 PM
 
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I think there is a subliminal psychological attraction for homeowners who live in a "ranch" of sorts. The the word "ranch" implies wealth for the homeowner, as ranches were owned by wealthy people, and by extension, the homeowners on regular lots within these "ranches" consider themselves more wealthy as a result. The connoctation has a powerful sublimal undertow on people whether they realize it, or not. What happens when times are tough, and people scrutinize more closely what they are paying for? Does the "brand" (pun intended) carry the same value if the goods don't add up?
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Old 09-07-2010, 12:05 PM
 
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What atxcio said. Steiner Ranch, for example, WAS the Steiner Ranch until it was bought for development (sob!). So quite a few of the neighborhoods with that at the end of their name simply kept the name the area had originally, making it easier for them to be found by folks who'd been around for a while.
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Old 09-07-2010, 02:19 PM
 
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my development was a Ranch but we pre-pended to our subdivision name. And that word definitely adds at least $1 to the value of our home :-)
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Old 09-07-2010, 02:22 PM
 
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Maybe if they re-named some of the bad housing sections by appending "ranch" to their name, they would go up in value.

Like say, "Rundberg Ranch" or "Pleasant Valley Ranch" (wait, isn't that a salad dressing?)

Anyway, perhaps that's the mistake everyone made with these neighborhoods -- forgot to add the -Ranch.
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Old 09-07-2010, 02:28 PM
 
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No kidding. Are there any bad areas that have "ranch" in their names?

What if we started renaming middle-to-upper-middle class areas further out east by adding "ranch" on the end? I bet the price of houses would go up 10% within a year.

ShadowGlen Ranch, Avalon Ranch, Cedar Creek Ranch, Wells B..errr..um Ranch. Anyways, I think it would be a savvy marketing scheme if developers picked up on it. It would dilute the word a bit, though and it might lose it cache.
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Old 09-08-2010, 12:04 AM
 
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West Si-yeeeed Ghetto Ranch?
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