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By Dorie Dillard Austin TX, NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones
(Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899)
Many ask the question, do home sellers and home buyers really use real estate agents? Well the numbers are in! The overwhelming majority of home buyers and sellers choose to work with a real estate agent. Why is that? Real estate agents help consumers successfully navigate one of life’s most expensive and impactful transactions—providing invaluable advocacy, support, and expertise.Sellers need an agent who can market their property to the widest range of buyers available and work tireless in their best interest. A buyer broker is needed for success in a transaction with their fiduciary responsibility aligned with the buyer. Fair Housing is important and both sides need representation to be in compliance for a home purchase transaction.Prioritizing my client’s needs is my utmost commitme...
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By Dorie Dillard Austin TX, NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones
(Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899)
Join Rebecca Kemp with Coldwell Banker for an exclusive Open House from 11 am - 1pm Saturday, April 27th, showcasing my condo listing at 8200 Nelly Dr. #130 in Neely's Canyon, in the heart of NW Hills.  This two-story condominium complex features unparalleled views of the picturesque hill country, canyons, panoramic landscapes, majestic trees, greenbelts, all in a tranquil wooded surrounding. Rebecca is ready to take you on a tour of this charming 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo. If you can't make it reach out to Rebecca at 443-994-3524 to schedule a private preview.This comfy condo exudes a sense of spaciousness and openness, accentuated by its high living room ceiling opening to a covered patio, affording breathtaking views of the lush canopy of trees and canyon below, all without the hassle...
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By Dorie Dillard Austin TX, NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones
(Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899)
Like so many across the world, we are celebrating Earth Day at our office building, “Plaza One” at the Arboretum from 9 am - 11am. This annual event held today on April 22, 2024 demonstrates support for environmental protection. Vendors will be on hand to accept recycled items.This year the theme for World Earth day centers on Planet vs. Plastics to bring thoughtfulness to the serious issue of plastic pollution and how it harms our environment. World Earth Day is both a grim reminder of the work that must be done and also a celebration for the progress we have made when it comes to climate change efforts. It’s amazing to me the wide range of events coordinated globally by 1 billion people in more than 193 countries!Check out Earth.org to become more informed. Their vision proclamation i...
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By Dorie Dillard Austin TX, NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones
(Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899)
Yesterday Beckett’s team, the Smurfs played despite a storm that was descending on Austin. The temperature fell to 60 degrees, the wind picked up; and at first started drizzling. With 30 minutes left in the game it started raining, the field became muddy, and the balls were slick so they called the game! Beckett took first base because she accidently was hit by a ball from the pitcher! It happens, the wind was up.Hudson and I huddled under a blanket and thank goodness he brought it! The good news is they all played well and hung in there until the game was called! It’s all just part of sports, you learn to persevere!“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.”  Lou Holtz
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By Garreth Wilcock, Sherlock Homes Frisco
(Sherlock Homes Frisco)
Mueller Austin home sales may see a boost in these turbulent economic times due to the local emergency. The local emergency room that is. Dell's Children's Medical Center of Central Texas is one of the employers at the mixed-use development - it has a 32-acre campus in the Northwest Quadrant of the old airport redevelopment, part of the potential 4.2m sqft of non-residential real estate. The hospital announced an expansion of its Emergency Department by ten beds, bringing the total to 44 beds. Along with the new beds come new physicians and nurses according to the press release. The Mueller Home Depot is also opening the doors to its new store at Mueller on October 30th. Jobs are being created at Mueller as businesses move in or grow. Job growth means more demand for residential real es...
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By Garreth Wilcock, Sherlock Homes Frisco
(Sherlock Homes Frisco)
Foreclosure homes in Austin: as economic news runs rampant, investors are looking to the foreclosure market in Austin to find deals. There are many misconceptions which  separate the curious dabblers from those prepared to take advantage of discounted Austin real estate. In this blog I'll look at the basics of the Travis County Foreclosure Auctions - What, Where and When. What is available at the foreclosure auctions? Homes that are being foreclosed upon due to unpaid taxes, or liens in default. There are a mass of sites promising foreclosure lists, but I don't rely on any of them for up to date information. Preparation and research are key to making any progress at the auction. Read more about foreclosure homes in Austin Texas... Garreth Wilcock is a real estate consultant at Keller Wi...
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By Garreth Wilcock, Sherlock Homes Frisco
(Sherlock Homes Frisco)
Central Austin real estate is not a homogenous market, and it's important to consider local factors when pricing a home that you want to sell, or when analyzing the market value of a home that you are considering buying. Investors are keen to know what the trends are in a specific area. Many may say it's a great time to buy due to the following factors: Low (although volatile!) mortgage rates. For more information and analysis of local mortgage rates, check out John Schutze's Austin mortgage blog. Around 20% less sales in Greater Austin than last year and rising inventory. Increased pressure on homeowners with unfavourable loans to sell It pays to heed the area that you're looking at. The Austin Board of Realtors splits up Austin into MLS areas for analysis and reporting purposes, and I...
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By Garreth Wilcock, Sherlock Homes Frisco
(Sherlock Homes Frisco)
What's a good way to find out what life in a new development is like? Ask a resident! Imagine you're thinking of buying a home in a community like Agave in Austin. As a Realtor® serving the Agave community, I can give some input, but what I advise is to drive the area at different times, and get out and meet your prospective new neighbors. For those out of town, I have gathered some neighbor blogs: In this two part series on living in Agave Austin homes, I present some blogs.   Read more about Agave Homes in Austin...   Garreth Wilcock is a Realtor® who can expertly represent buyers of Agave Homes in Austin. He specializes in Central and East Austin Real Estate. Call 512 694 8873 if you want to learn more or contact Garreth. At his website you can search the Austin MLS.
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By Robin Scott, Broker, REALTOR® - Austin Texas
(Robin Scott, REALTOR®)
With upscale cuisine. Recently I wrote about my friends who opened a used book store on North Lamar in Austin - Frugal Media. So now I want to tell you about the restaurant my son-in-law's sister opened in South Austin - Olivia. Named after their adorable daughter, Olivia, James and Cristina Holmeshave opened a beautiful restaurant with an exotic menu created by Chef James himself. Olivia is located at 2043 South Lamar so stop in for dinner and tell Christina that Robin Scott sent you. It's really good and worth the drive if you are coming from Frugal Media. This is for you Jason.      If you are interested in finding out more about Austin, living in Austin, real estate or buying or selling a home, I want to be your REALTOR. Call or email to find out how I can help you. 512.589.7988 or ...
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By Betina Foreman, Realtor, C.N.E., with WJK REALTY
(WJK Realty)
Location, Location, Location! This great house in Travis Country is for sale and its just minutes from everything! The home has a grand two story entry which has art niches facing the formal living and dining. The floor plan is open and flows well for entertaining. Huge gourmet kitchen with granite counter tops. Oversized master suite with high coffered ceiling and a morning kitchen. The garage is finished out with epoxy floors and full of cabinets. Pleas join me this Sunday from 1-4pm. If you need directions please call my cell 512-771-6318 or scroll below photos. Sincerely, Betina               Driving Directions: Southwest Parkway to Travis Country West turn Right, to Fort Benton turn Right,  go to Medicine Creek and turn Left. If you are in the market for a new home and are not pres...
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By Russell Lewis, Broker,CLHMS,GRI
(Realty Austin, Austin Texas Real Estate)
The final installment of the Architecture at the Umlauf Series season is coming and will take place Thursday, November 6th. The monthly series was founded and is produced by two of my associates at AvenueOne properties; Scott Harvey and Carla Umlauf (granddaughter of the esteemed sculptor) and is sponsored by our firm, AvenueOne Properties. The lectures take place at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and the series is now wrapping up its highly successful second season.  Mell Lawrence, FAIA is the featured speaker. There is a minimal charge of $5.00 for the event but is free to museum members. Thanks again for your continued interest and support!  
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By Krisstina Wise
(The GoodLife Team)
there continues to be a lot of negative commentary in the media about the state of our economy and the national housing 'crisis'. i thought it would be a good time to interject some grounded facts about the austin market and economy. I would also like to re-iterate something we say regularly on our main blog - real estate is local. don't allow yourself to be swayed by negative statistics about what is happening on a national level. as you will see from the facts below, the austin economy and real estate market are still strong and there has never been a better time to buy. 1. interest rates are highly attractive, hanging at 6% or below. more importantly, the national economic news and situation is causing interest rates to fluctuate radically. in the last month they have gone from 6.75%...
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By Jason Crouch, Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (512-796-7653)
(Austin Texas Homes, LLC)
I get asked this question quite a bit.  It comes from friends, acquaintances, clients, potential buyers, sellers, random strangers (well, maybe those those as much).  Everyone wants to know how the market is doing. Last night, while I was at church, I was speaking to three people who seemed enthralled with my response to the following: "Jason, how's business for you?  Is it pretty tough right now?" First, let me explain that I can't bring myself to use an easy canned response with the current economic climate.  When things were truly great, I said so.  Now that things are....well, less great, I have a far longer answer, and it goes something like this: The market here is okay, but it's not as strong as it was two or three years ago.  We are still making a good living, but not as much mo...
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By Sam Wigginton
(Sam Wigginton)
Having been in the real estate industry for close to twenty years I have seen many ups and downs in this business. One thing I can say that has worked is real estate investments. My Father bought his 1st home for $1500. and put it on some land that cost him $150. per acre. He probably spent another $3000. renovating the house he bought and it still stands today.  My first home cost $42000. and had a garage apartmant with it that leased for $200. per month and my payment $352. per month.  This home was walking distance to all the schools and grocery stores. Wow how thngs have changed.  The one thing that has not changed is the price of homes has continuously gone up.  If i would have bought 5 homes in 1972 and kept them rented and used the profit to keep an account for repairs and rental...
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By Robin Scott, Broker, REALTOR® - Austin Texas
(Robin Scott, REALTOR®)
1. Get at least three written estimates. 2. Check references. If possible, view earlier jobs the contractor completed. 3. Check with the local Chamber of Commerce or Better Business Bureau for complaints. 4. Be sure the contract states exactly what is to be done and how change orders will be handled. 5. Make as small of a down payment as possible so you won’t lose a lot if the contractor fails to complete the job and he has the incentive to finish. 6. Be sure that the contractor has the necessary permits, licenses and insurance. 7. Check that the contract states when the work will be completed and what recourse you have if it isn’t. Also, remember that in many instances you can cancel a contract within three business days of signing it. 8. Ask if the contractor’s workers will do the en...
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By Robin Scott, Broker, REALTOR® - Austin Texas
(Robin Scott, REALTOR®)
FrugalMedia is the largest on-line used bookstore and owned by my friends Rob Canuelle and Erik Franks. They have a fantastic system and if you have bought used books on-line you have probably purchased from FrugalMedia. They have sold over 800,000 items on-line in the last 5 years. Now they have opened a retail store on Austin at 5400 N.Lamar. In addition to the great selection of used books, my husband John's paintings decorate the walls. The Austin American Statesman published an article about FrigalMedia you may find of interest. If you are in the Austin area, swing by and say hello to Rob and Erik. If you don't live in the Austin area, you may want to visit FrugalMedia on line.Below are photos from the Grand Opening Party.
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Travis Heights is one of the most eclectic neighborhoods in Austin, and has a rich history. The neighborhood was originally an exclusive suburb south of the Colorado River, now known as Lady Bird Lake, and the neighborhood was established in 1913 by the Newning and Swisher families, along with General Stacy, for whom the parks in the area are named. The neighborhood was actually originally settled in the late 1900s, informally, but did not really expand or become fashionable until the early twentieth century, when it grew rapidly. The neighborhood's borders are generally considered to be I.H. 35 to the east and the lake to the north, and Oltorf to the south and Congress Avenue to the west, so the area is very accessible to the downtown area and the freeway, as well as the recently devel...
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By Jason Crouch, Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (512-796-7653)
(Austin Texas Homes, LLC)
I showed four homes this afternoon in the Round Rock area.  Thankfully, the buyers really liked the last one, so they may end up writing an offer very soon.  We had just increased the price range about $20,000 in order to open it up a bit so that they would have more choices, since the initial round of properties were...less than desirable. One of the properties today was pretty exciting at first glance: Good price Great curb appeal Solid location Then, we started to notice some cracks in the otherwise perfect veneer.  In this case, unfortunately, they were literal cracks - drywall cracks.  There was one above a window in the bedroom: "Well, it's hard to know if that is anything problematic.  An inspector could tell us for sure." I said. Then, we saw another crack under the window, and ...
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By TIM MONCRIEF, Over 2,000 homes sold…..
(Tim Monciref)
7116 Barefoot CoveAustin, TX Price:   Bedrooms: 4 Square Feet: 4205 Bathrooms: 3.5 Company: Bartlett Real Estate Group of Keller Williams   Nestled on the banks of Lake Austin, Greenshores is a gallery for Austin's custom home builders' finest works of art, and 7116 Barefoot Cove is no exception. Showcased on the 2004 Parade of Homes, this custom Russell Eppright home is reminiscent of a private retreat in the Colorado Rockies. This home features rustic architecture and casual living, impressively complemented by sophisticated style & design. The building footprint of the home is intelligently positioned to capture the dramatic hill country views, while still maintaining peace and privacy. As you stroll down the pathway towards this home, you immediately notice a well manicured estate ...
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By Perry Henderson, Your Austin REALTOR
(The Perry Henderson Group at Berkshire Hathaway Texas Realty)
If you are looking for a deal at Agave this was done for a client of mine who bought a great deal at the 969 community. She's never seen the home so I took this video to show why I think she got a great deal. I’ve sold many homes in the 969 neighborhood. They have several communities in the 969. They consist of the Bergstoms (middle), Sendero Homes, (middle), The villas (upper middle), Agave design modern contemporary (modern upper middle), Fiore (SUPER GREEN upper ETA 2010), & Agave (upper). It really is a great community and I even own one there myself. Do you want to own one too? Click here to search for a green home in Agave click here Or, click here to see more poorly produced videos of green homes and downtown Austin condos in Austin click here
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By Perry Henderson, Your Austin REALTOR
(The Perry Henderson Group at Berkshire Hathaway Texas Realty)
Only blocks from the Bel Air lofts, the Soco Lofts has all the new cool shopping you need to live your 78704 lifestyle. You can run to get coffee at a local Austin favorite, enjoy a new restaurant, or get something cute to wear for that evening’s events. I’m not sure you can call this an amenity at the Bel Air lofts, but it is pretty cool to have a place like this so close to where you live. The Bel Air Lofts is exclusively represented by Urbanspace realtors and I’m not sure who is representing the Soco lofts (but its not us). We can help you get a place and would like to represent you as a buyer’s agent. Click here to search for a home at the Bel Air lofts or Soco Lofts click here
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By Perry Henderson, Your Austin REALTOR
(The Perry Henderson Group at Berkshire Hathaway Texas Realty)
Only blocks from the Bel Air lofts, the Metro Regional Transit station is the new transportation hub for the Metro in south Austin. This park like setting is on the southwest corner of South Congress Ave and Ben White (78704 or 78745 coverge). From here you can be downtown, at the airport or in front of Barton Creek Mall in minutes. I’m not sure you can call this an amenity, but it is pretty cool to have a place like this so close to where you live. The Bel Air lofts is only a few short stoplights away. The Bel Air Lofts is exclusively represented by Urbanspace realtors and the Live Well Team would like to represent you as a buyer’s agent. Click here to search for a home at the Bel Air lofts click here
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By Perry Henderson, Your Austin REALTOR
(The Perry Henderson Group at Berkshire Hathaway Texas Realty)
Well, I actually do somthing else in my life other than real estate. In this case, I like sparring and competing in local tournaments. Somebody sent me these videos of my sparring class. I practice a form under Grand Master Yi called Tukong Moosul. You can see it at http://www.masteryi.com. His theory is based on distance and using single large strikes to eliminate the threat. 2 steps - kick, 1 step - punch, 1/2 step - elbow or throw. I'm a Pum Dan which is a black belt candidate/ jr black belt in other forms. Don't laugh too hard. This fine sporting event sponsored by the The Live Well team at Prudential Texas Realty. You get knock-out real estate marketing for green homes, live work lofts and condos in Austin when you select the Live Well Team. Click here to see how we use technology ...
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By Debbie Barrera, Your Austin Texas Connection
(REALTY AUSTIN-Austin, TX www.RealtyAustin.com)
Mmmm!!! Texas, BBQ and Football...Just got home from dinner and tried a "new" restaurant at 900 E. 11th called J. Kelly's Barbeque. I say "new" with quotations marks because it's actually an "old" restaurant with a new makeover. Ben's Longbranch Barbeque was an East Austin landmark just off I-35 and E. 11th (behind the CVS Pharmacy). Not to be confused with the Longbranch Bar down the street. The very nice, helpful, and knowledgeable woman behind the counter said that Ben still comes in and that they use his original recipes. And that we can catch him down the street at Gene's Original Po-Boys one day (cause he frequents there too.) The dry rub ribs were awesome!  Sausage was very meaty and the brisket was yummy too. Mustard potato salad, nice and cold just like I like it. The beans wer...
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