DeeinAustin

Let's face it. Non-Texans sometimes perceived our state as being behind on the times. Lately, Texas is being recognized for being forward-thinking when it comes to green practices and sustainability. Texas is not just growing a green thumb, we're passing laws that put a "green" boot in the backsi...

If you haven't already heard, the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABOR®) upset agents this month when they switched over from the TEMPO MLS system to the new MLXchange. The perception is that the switch was mishandled, causing frustration from licensed members, their assistants and consumers. The #1 r...

I was in a Leadership Austin class on all day Wednesday. We discussed some interesting updates on new urbanism, transit-oriented development, commuter rails, and other changes to Austin and Texas that I'll share in upcoming weeks and months. A variety of infrastructure and development tools are b...

NOTE: This article is part of the forthcoming book, the Gotcha GuideTM to Buying or Investing in Real Estate. Email us to join the mailing list for the release date.by DeeinAustinTM Today's post is a follow-up from the yesterday's article on home buyer safety tips. We typically cover Texas real e...

NOTE: This article is part of the forthcoming book, the Gotcha GuideTM to Buying or Investing in Real Estate. Email us to join the mailing list for the release date.by DeeinAustinTMWith the holidays fast approaching, it's time to celebrate with our closest friends and family. While some of us are...

This week was pretty exciting for our team. First, we were featured on MSNBC for KXAN's story on mobile marketing in real estate. Then, we learned Keller Williams Realty will likely write about the use of mobile technology in small business in an upcoming article for their national magazine, Outf...

I have a small beef with the national real estate news media. I was reading an article from CoStar Group about the 2008 real estate outlook. I like Costar because they're pretty straightforward and reliable. The article, entitled "Housing Outlook Dims for 2008", reminded me of the same doom and g...

Austin entrepreneur, Dylan Schleppe created Drive Buy Technology to offer mobile marketing solutions to real estate professionals and other owners of service or sales businesses. I've been covering his mobile applications because I believe 2008 to be the year mobile technology takes off. Mobile t...

So here's some great news. The national real estate community is still highly interested in Texas! Need proof? REALTOR.com featured more of our posts yesterday. We were previously featured for an article on the Mueller Austin new urbanist community. Yesterday's feature was for our updates on Hous...

Here's one for you sports or hockey fans. I recently spoke to Buffalo Sabers fan who attended the Stanley Cup finals between the Sabers and the Dallas Stars years ago. She said it had been easier and cheaper to fly from New York to Texas, and get a ticket for the games held in Dallas than to go ...