Mary "B"'s Austin Real Estate Blog

Austin Area Market SummaryDecember 2007Review of the overall Austin Real Estate market:•-         Compared to 2006, the number of single-family homes sold dropped by 8%.  During the same time, the average sales price increased 6% to $250,552.•-         The total number of single-family listings i...

Review of the overall Austin market-         Compared to the first 9 months of last year, the number of single-family homes dropped by 5%.  During the same time, the average sales price increased 7% to $251,657.-         The total number of residential listings is up 8% compared to this time last...

I read a Inman News article today on the DOJ "Competition and Real Estate" website.  It struck me as terribly one-sided, and I wanted to share my response with you all in hopes that others will send them a comment as well.----- Original Message ----- From: Mary "B" Battaglia To: antitrust.atr@usd...

                                         Review of the overall Austin market:-         Compared to the first 8 months of last year, the number of single-family homes dropped slightly by 3%.  The average sales price increased 6% to $251,378.-         The total number of residential listings is up ...

In Windridge 5 homes sold during the first 8 months of 2007 for an average price of $380,800 which was $152.26 per square foot.  Last year through August, 7 properties sold averaging $372,521 which is $131.22 per square foot.  This represents a 2% increase in price.Currently there are 2 homes on ...

In Barrington Oaks 32 homes sold during the first 8 months of 2006 for an average price of $184,342 which was $99.81 per square foot.  This year through August, 25 properties have sold averaging $213,165 which is $115.54 per square foot.  This represents almost a 16% increase in price, which is m...

In Oak Forest, 34 homes have sold during the first 8 months of 2007 for an average sales price of $261,249.  This represents $131.61 per square foot.Last year through August there were 30 homes sold at an average sales price of $249,252 which reflected a price per square foot of $123.70.  This re...

Review of the overall Austin market:-         Compared to the first 7 months of last year, the number of single-family homes dropped slightly by 2%.  The average sales price increased 6% to $250,316.-         The total number of residential listings is up 4%.-         The months of inventory in t...

Each market presents its own challenges for us and, hopefully, these suggestions and reminders will make your career more productive and less stressful:•     Always present the Information for Brokerage Services form to your customer.  It will begin your relationship with them on firm footing; be...

You have been an agent for two years now.  If you haven't already, it's time to take a close look at where you've been and know where your business has come from.What are the top three income producing activities that you do?  Where do you spend your time daily?  Compare those two answers, what a...