I closed on two properties a couple of days ago. The sellers were a referral from another RE/MAX agent in Houston. It was a small transaction so the agent didn't even want a referral fee. No problem, much appreciated. It turned out to be a very interesting situation. The two properties were vacan
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07/30/2010
Lake Travis Independent School District has just announced that they received the highest honor a school district can receive in the state of Texas, Exemplary!! Over the years, many of the schools within the district have been rated Exemplary, but the entire district as a whole has never receive
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07/30/2010
The Bee Cave Public Library at the Hill Country Galleria is holding their awards ceremony and concert with Joe McDermott on Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 1pm. I'm thinking we're going to have to not do a nap that day in order to make it. What awards? The Summer reading awards! All children in the
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07/29/2010
RE/MAX Austin Skyline swept most of the Mid-Year Awards for the entire Central Texas area. First Place in 1st Quarter for:Listing UnitsSales UnitsSales VolumeListing VolumeCommissions Paid First Place in 2nd Quarter for:Sales UnitsSales VolumeListing VolumeCommissions PaidIt's great to be assoc
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07/28/2010
Today was Cowboy/Cowgirl day at Primrose for Alyssa. The last couple of months, when you ask her what she wants to be when she grows up (besdies saying "taller") she says a "Cowgirl". However, she doesn't have boots or a hat, so we improvised! She's wearing her winter boots, a sun hat, an old ba
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07/22/2010
Austin TX Weather is very inconsistent. Last year, in the summer of 2009, we had 68 days over 100 degrees. It became the hottest summer on record, though the actual record for the number of 100+ degree days was 69 days. As of today's date last year, we had already had 35 days over 100 degrees. B
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07/21/2010
The Psychology of Real Estate - Old Dominion University just released some preliminary results of an interesting study they're conducting about the way people view homes for sale, from pictures to descriptions to the attractiveness of their agents.Something obvious is that people are less likely
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07/19/2010
**Are You Packed Yet?** Donna Harris, REALTOR®RE/MAX Austin Skylinewww.DonnaHomes.comDonna@DonnaHomes.com Austin TX Real Estate and the surrounding areas of Lakeway, Bee Cave, West Lake Hills, Cedar Park, Round Rock, Spicewood, Circle-C, Steiner Ranch, and everywhere in between... Hill Countr
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07/18/2010
Alta Vista - Lakeway Austin TX - Market Report showing some promising activity. Alta Vista is a little pocket of homes in a gate community off 620 in Lakeway TX. This chart shows the activity through the second quarter, and notice the low days on market as well as the small differences in asking
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07/16/2010
Have you ever had one of those phone calls where you're left totally and completely confused? Yesterday, I was heading to an appointment when my voicemail paged me. I checked the message and it was like someone was speaking another language to me. The message said something to the effect of, "Thi
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07/15/2010