Friday, July 30th, 2010

There is plenty more where this came from, check back each Friday for another Bad MLS Photo! Actual MLS photo Some of these photos are from listings in Austin, which I used to refrain from posting for obvious reasons, but some of these are just to good. Sorry if your house appears in one of [...]

There is plenty more where this came from, check back each Friday for another Bad MLS Photo! Actual MLS photo: I love the grass.  So life-like.  I did try to show this house. We drove out there to find that there was no key in the lockbox. Some of these photos are from listings in [...]

A.D. Stenger home in Ridgewood, just listed today!  3 bed, 3.5 bath, with a 2 car garage backing to a conservation easement, $685,000.  Call me if you’d like to take a look, 512/771-1776 or aria@kilpatrick.org. Listed with Moreland Properties.

Here’s information on the MOST COMMON question I’m getting this spring… Now is a GREAT time for home updates if you live in Austin (I recommend Corias Homes, Inc. if you need help, Debi 512-848-3127/deborah@coriashomes.com).  There are check-in-the-mail rebates available for qualifying homes in Austin and additional rebates were just rolled out: NEW: Texas Powerful [...]

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Contracts for the sale of existing homes rose sharply in February, the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) said Monday. In the single-biggest monthly rise since October 2001, pending home sales rose 8.2% in February. Economists were expecting a 1% decrease. It was also a 17% improvement over February last year. The [...]

The Texas Real Estate Commission Standards and Enforcement Services Division (TREC) has received complaints against a group of individuals and companies that have been doing business in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The individuals and companies named in the complaints represent themselves as real estate agents and real estate brokerage companies but do not hold Texas [...]

There is plenty more where this came from, check back each Friday for another Bad MLS Photo! Actual MLS photo: This is not an April Fools joke!  We know nothing about the property for sale, only what brand of beer the seller’s prefer and who their friends are. Some of these photos are from listings [...]

From Time Magazine… Later this year, a marketing manager will sit down for his first day of work at HomeAway, a company that helps people rent their vacation homes online. In the firm’s sleek Austin, Texas, headquarters, a glass-wrapped building decorated with travel souvenirs, the marketer will flip on his computer and do his job [...]

There is plenty more where this came from, check back each Friday for another Bad MLS Photo! Actual MLS photo: This should make you LOL!  Best bad MLS image ever! Some of these photos are from listings in Austin, which I used to refrain from posting for obvious reasons, but some of these are just [...]

The TALCB Enforcement Division regularly assists outside law enforcement and most recently provided assistance and information to the Collin County District Attorney’s Office and the FBI in connection with real estate appraisers connected to a major East Texas mortgage fraud scheme The TALCB Enforcement Division regularly assists outside law enforcement and most recently provided assistance [...]