South Austin Real Estate Blog - Sky Realty

As I was wandering through the Hobby Lobby recently I saw this little wall plaque, it was sitting on a display rack all alone, I am not sure if the store was rearranging that shelfing or if all the related items had already been sold but this little plaque was all alone and so it was calling to m...

OK, this is Texas, it is a place known of the hot summers and this year the summer sun is out in full force, at 8:00am yesterday it was over 80 degrees, I had appointments to show homes at 11:00 am til 2:00... if you have lived around these parts you know we are walking down the streets and aroun...

ALTHOUGH I WASN'T BORN IN TEXAS IT IS MY ADOPTED HOME NOW AND I TRULY LOVE IT HERE, I CAN ATTEST THAT THESE ARE FACTUAL STATEMENTS.  THINGS I LEARNED FROM BEING RAISED IN TEXAS Armadillos sleep in the middle of the roadwith their feet in the air. There are 5,000 types of snakes on earth and 4,998...

Zillow is engaged in conversation with Sky Realty Austin, President, Curtis Reddehase about the fact that Sky Realty office is no longer syndicating listings to Zillow and like minded sites.   Following is the letter that a Zillow representative wrote to Curtis and then Curtis'  reply.  This all ...

Something to share with everyone at the end of this fine June day .. as a reflection.  As many of you know I have 3 delightful grandsons.  Of course I am extremely proud of each one of them, but here today, I have to brag on my oldest grandson, Nick...  I was going thru his end of the school year...

What is selling in Circle C Ranch?  How much is the price per square foot? These are a couple of questions I will attempt to answer here, the data related is from the Austin MLS system, for the Month of May 2009, obtained, June 8, 2009. Sold Units:  (residential homes)   sold units  29 in May 200...

The Village at Western Oaks is a sprawling part of Southwest Austin, its families, business people, singles, everyone can and does live in this tree lined community, home to many great parks, like Dick Nichols public park and pool. Here are some of the details of what has been going on in the Rea...

To those Communities who are contemplating a cancellation of the 4th of July celebration, fireworks.. here is my plea to you.   Think of what you are giving up.  sure times are tough in many areas now, but doesn't that mean we may need a glimpse and glimmer of hope in an evening of fun.   What th...

We have a visitor at our house, a cute little half grown raccoon.  Unfortunately he appears to be stuck or at a loss of what to do.. this afternoon we brought him some water in a small bowl, i think he is afraid to move and drink it.  We have now put a 2x6 board from the top of the post to the gr...

In my area, Austin Texas we overwhelmingly use the Supra Lockbox.  Its safe, sturdy, easy to open, did you hear that.. EASY TO OPEN. Let me repeat that EASY TO OPEN.  Last weekend I was showing some lease property to a very nice young couple and the parents.  In many situations we have holdouts t...