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 [...]

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 [...]

From CNN Money NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Americans, it seems, still have a love affair with the West. Texas and Wyoming were the big winners in the Census Bureau’s annual population estimates, which were released on Wednesday. In the year ended July 1, Texas added more people than any other state, and Wyoming had the [...]

Valentine’s Day is only 4 Sundays away.  Have you picked out a special spot in Austin to spend it with your special someone?  Here are some suggestions from one of my title partners, Texas American Title.  And have a great Valentine’s Day! PS – Don’t forget to check Restaurant.com for discounts!

Coldest Temperatures in Years Expected Winter Home Protection Tips Bursting pipes occur when frozen water causes a pressure buildup between the ice blockage and the closed faucet. Pipes in attics, crawl spaces and outside walls are particularly vulnerable to extreme cold. To keep water in your pipes from freezing: Fit exposed pipes with insulation sleeves [...]

All Stacked up ~ Where Austin Ranked in 2009 Austin Monthly published an article in their current issue that I wanted to share with you about where Austin ranked in the news over the past year.  What an amazing city we live in! No. 1 – US city for job growth (U.S. Bureau of Labor [...]

Don’t get busted with a DWT (Driving While Texting). A texting while driving ban is now in effect in Austin. Reports are showing that driving while texting is at least as dangerous as driving while drunk/intoxicated. The ban includes texting, tweeting, emailing, and internet surfing as well. If you get caught, it could cost you [...]

Sometime between late Christmas Eve and mid-day Boxing Day, our garden was pillaged for souvenirs.  The garden is well known in Austin’s gardening circles… it is the creation of KLRU’s “Central Texas Gardener” host, Tom Spencer, as well as the site of his former home.  Items that were taken were garden-related, likely taken by someone [...]

The market is surely not what is used to be despite Austin’s general resilience to national economic turbulence.  Buyers are out for amazing deals and expecting sellers to give the world.  A deal requires a happy medium from both buyer & seller. The Anatomy of a Healthy Real Estate Transaction 2 parties who are both [...]

This next article I found is from The Wall Street Journal. It shows a great long-term trend for Austin homebuilders to keep in mind. “Knowledge workers” will increasingly play a strong role in the economic health of this community. Startups and company growth depend on having a well educated work force and Austin is well [...]