Carly Gonzalez - Carstin Realty - Austin Texas R

Click on Photo for Virtual Tour Adorable with a Touch of Vintage Charm in Central Austin $157,900 7701 Eastcrest Drive Austin, TX 78752 Holiday Hills 3 Bed, 1 Bath 7701 Eastcrest Drive in Austin, Texas is on the market!  This adorable home has been well-maintained and is move-in ready.  Newer ca...

Getting a loan to buy a house can be overwhelming and confusing for many buyers.  It is important to understand the basic types of loans available to you and then find an experienced, knowledgeable mortgage professional to assist you through the loan process.  Your REALTOR® can provide you with t...

This weekend, January 30th and January 31st, is the 12th Annual Austin Home and Garden Show at the Austin Convention Center.  This is a great event to attend to find the latest products for your home and landscape projects.  Admission is $7.50 for adults 17+, $5.00 for ages 65+, and children 16 a...

 It's everywhere, that shiny brass!  You see it on doorknobs, light fixtures, cabinet pulls, faucets and more.  When I do staging consults, recommending that people update their fixtures and doorknobs is one of my key points.  Nothing says, "lowball me" or "this house hasn't been updated" like a ...

Keller Williams Realty's eight steps to buying a home... 1. Decide to Buy Although there are many good reasons for you to buy a home, wealth building ranks among the top of the list. We call home ownership the best "accidental investment" most people ever make. But, we believe when it is done rig...

Below are the market statistics for single family homes sold in December 2009 in the Austin area. Austin Number of Homes Sold: 527 Average Sale Price: $316,958 ($140/square foot) Median Sale Price: $245,000 Average Days on Market: 73 Most Expensive Home Sold: $2,958,500 in Harrison (134 days on m...

Even though some form of the home buyer tax credit has been around for awhile now, I'm still getting lots of questions from people about it.  Here is a summary of the tax credit and some answers to frequently asked questions.  The Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 has ext...

I was at a Keller Williams Realty conference recently where a very successful agent from Chicago that specializes in condos said he only does one "Power" open house for each listing when it first goes on the market.  He usually does them on Thursday evenings for 30 minutes.  He said there is less...

For a small suburb just east of Austin, Manor, Texas has some really great restaurants to choose from.  Manor may not seem to have much yet in the way of chain stores and retail shopping, but if you venture off Highway 290 that passes through Manor, you will find a number of places to eat that of...

In a conversation with my youngest sister yesterday, she told me I need to start Tweeting more to get new clients.  She is a social media assistant, so of course, she's a huge believer in Twitter (along with a jillion other sites most people have never even heard of).  I have a Twitter account, b...