If you visit this site regularly, then you’ve already heard me preach that the economy in Texas (and in its largest 4 cities) continues to buck national trends. I have so many frazzled buyers asking me “Why are all the crazy sellers in Austin trying to sell their home without slashing the price in half?” [...]
Rumors aren’t facts and you need facts. The National Assocation of Home Buiders wants to help you understand the new legislation. Here are the basics of the up to $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers: Only “first time home buyers” are eligible, but if you or your spouse haven’t owned a home (“principal residence”) [...]
It happens to the best of us, we all get bummed out from time to time. I literally grew up in this business. I spent my first 7 years in the first Corias home ever built, my family survived the 80s and the tech bust and everything inbetween. And we’re set up to survive this [...]
The Austin Business Journal published a piece on Austin’s value in the international real estate market. Austin IS holding strong, and international investors are capitalizing on what local investors are shying away from: opportunity. With steady growth and real estate appreciation rates, Austin is stable. With the real estate world crashing in on itself all [...]
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And they’re not the first. Mercedes Homes is the newest member of the Bankrupt Builder Club. The Austin Buisiness Journal broke the news Monday, but what does this mean to those in a Mercedes home? Well, Meredes is not going away, they are (for now) reorganizing. Mercedes Homes is continuing to operate! We hear “historically [...]
The Austin City Council recently amended the Restricted Parking Area Map for Austin neighborhoods. On May 5th, these neighborhoods were added to the Restricted Parking Area Map …which prohibits the parking of motorized vehicles in the front yard and side yard of single-family residences, except in a driveway or paved parking space. So if you [...]
I’ve had an influx of emails from other local Realtors® lately asking why I use one service or another. First of all, I’m a very frugal person. Stay tuned for Monday’s post for more on that topic. I search high and low for the best resources to use on my site that will provide you, [...]
Renters have a different view of real estate economy than homeowners. Source: PEW Research Center It seems that renters are much more pessimistic about rising home prices. I’m not sure of the participants in this study were planning on buying a home in the near future, but this study does show something interesting about how [...]
For those of you interested in the project at 4113 Avenue G in Hyde Park, Austin, Texas, the plans are available publicly: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/agenda/2008/downloads/d3nrd20080088.pdf It is my opinion that objecting to this project based only on the fact that an old house that is being removed (probably torn down, possibly moved) and being replaced by a [...]
