Greg Cooper's (supercooper777) Blog

Austin Realtors know what makes closing a deal harder or easier, and although most of us may not use the term "a unique sense of civic space" on a daily basis, it's the difference between trying to sell identical house #32a in a faceless cookie-cutter real estate development and trying to sell a ...

Tradional Neighborhood Development (or Traditional Neighborhood Design- TND) creates real estate that's far different from your typical cookie-cutter development.  But how exactly does that happen?  We looked previously at some of the mechanisms through which TND operates (density, pedestrian fri...

Traditional Neighborhood Design--what's the big deal?Austin realtors know that more people--especially in progressive centers like Austin--are becoming disenchanted with suburban sprawl every day.  As old-style neighborhoods across the country are renovated, designers, developers and city planner...

Austin realtors know how much city planning can affect local real estate.  Following on the discussion of ongoing developments around Capital MetroRail's planned stations, let's take a more specific look at the city's plans for the areas that have been designated Transit-Oriented Development (TOD...

The Austin Rail SituationAustin realtors know there's been plenty of talk in the past few years (past couple of decades, really) about a commuter rail, and it's relevant to their jobs, so they should know more about it than most folk.  Now that it's finally arriving, you might want to check it ou...

BATs for downtown?Austin realtors know the value that a vibrant, world-class downtown can bring to the real estate of an area.  No matter how far out from the center, everyone benefits­-whether it's the cutting edge jobs attracted, the world-class cultural opportunities offered, or the high-tech ...

What do toll roads mean to Austin? Austin realtors know that growth in the Austin area is inextricably tied to its transportation. From the nightmare that is I-35 to the downtown congestion to increasingly long and frustrating commutes from outlying suburbs like Cedar Park, Round Rock, Bastrop an...

The Central Austin Real Estate market has seen a huge explosion in older apartment buildings being converted to condominiums. The phenomenon has allowed a lot more people afford to buy in this expensive market. In neighborhoods like Rosedale, Hyde Park, Tarrytown, and Brykerwoods, where homes sta...