Conroe News

Nowadays everyone is looking for a good price for gas. Still, with prices quickly going up, it seems that everyone is emptying their pocket books just to fill up their tanks.

Thank heavens that here in Conroe, prices are a little better! In fact, gas prices are lower in Conroe than in most of the Houston area, as well as in the rest of the nation.

Data from gasbuddy.com states that the average price of 10 polled stations listed by their site is $3.364 for regular unleaded gasoline as of March 6. This price is two cents cheaper than the average Houston area price of $3.386. The average price in Texas is $3.393 and the US Average is $3.485.

Sam’s Club at 2000 Westview Blvd is currently the cheapest fuel in town at only $3.28 for club members. The regular station’s cheapest price is $3.35 and several area stations are posting that price, too.

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Real estate professionals say a long-running rumor is now a sure thing — Exxon plans to build a large corporate campus near the town of Spring.

“Exxon Mobil’s campus is clearly happening,” according to Sanford Criner, an executive vice president with CB Richard Ellis Inc.

Criner’s declaration came during a Jan. 7 presentation at the real estate firm’s downtown offices.

He declined to disclose the source of his information concerning Exxon’s project slated for the west side of Interstate 45, where the Hardy Toll Road intersects the freeway.

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In a recent speech before the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Board of Directors, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan today unveiled new rules that will help spur the housing market by allowing consumers to use the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit to help cover the costs of closing on an FHA-insured home.

“We believe this is a real win for everyone,” said Donovan. “Today, the Obama Administration is taking another important step toward accelerating the recovery of the nation’s housing market. Families will now be able to apply their anticipated tax credit toward their home purchase right away.”
 
“With the spring home buying season in full bloom, Secretary Donovan’s move to enable buyers to access the tax credit at the time of closing could not have come at a better time,” said NAHB Chairman Joe Robson, a home builder from Tulsa, Okla. “This new rule will further encourage state housing finance agencies to develop programs to monetize the tax credit.”

source: The National Association of Home Builders 

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