I was chatting to an agent a few days back who was convinced that the extreme sellers’ market in Austin was coming to an end. Is it true? Do we have inventory piling up? Her claim was that we were seeing price reductions throughout the central part of the city Read more…
I read an article a few weeks back in the Wall Street Journal about selling real estate as a career, and one thing that stuck out to me was the quote from the senior vice president of a large real estate brokerage, Laura Ellis: “We do not see the part-time Read more…
We’ve given away three pairs of two tickets to ACS Flashback, but a few of our winners backed out so now you could win our last pair of Flashback tickets. One of Austin Children’s Shelters fundraising events is the retro dance party held this year on 21st February at The Read more…
Everyone keeps talking about the T-47 when I sell my house. This is why: What is a T-47? The T-47 is a Residential Real Property Affidavit. It’s a notarized document that tells the buyer of your home what you know about the home’s boundaries. Who needs the T-47? The buyer Read more…
If you’ve driven around the Mueller redevelopment in East Austin lately, you’ll have seen a massive amount of earth moving equipment in the residential areas. While much of this is providing the infrastructure and roads for new homes that will be sold in 2014, there is a new release of Read more…
There are only 2.8 months of housing inventory reported in the Austin Multiple Listing System by the Austin Board of Realtors a week ago. There are stories of stampeding buyers trampling agents at open houses. Are buyers in danger of overpaying for homes in an Austin Housing Bubble? OK, so Read more…