DeeinAustin

Dallas City Council just approved a 45-acre planned development district (mixed-use) at the foot of the Trinity River Corridor a few weeks ago. Today's spotlight is on this mixed-use development along the hot Trinity River Corridor in Dallas. Just about every major city in Texas has had a surge i...

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of our readers! Texas Realty Blog was started March 2006, the heyday of the Texas real estate market. I'm looking forward to a great 2008 since the real estate market should improve as mortgage lenders ease borrower requirements. This year, we plan to provide more interviews...

 I normally post a community or builder spotlight each Friday, but the short week led me to try something different. This week's spotlight is about two real estate investment rock stars in Austin, Castle Hill Investments and the Crossland Team. Both Texas real estate brokers specialize in single ...

Last week, I wrote a much talked-about article about the controversy surrounding the Austin Board of REALTOR®'s late launch of the new MLS tool, MLXchange. Top issues included:Numerous kinks and flaws set members back during these last few weeks of the holiday season. Mac users could not access a...

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...