deeinaustin: New 'Austin Real Estate Today' Community Website to Launch in April. We're Moving! - 04/02/08 07:46 AM
We're excited to announce big changes to the Texas Realty Blog website!
Upgrades will occur within the next few weeks and completed by end of April. Planning has been in the works since last Fall to create an interactive Austin Real Estate community.
You spoke. We listened. Here is the … (1 comments)
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deeinaustin: Top 10 Ways Find the Best Off-Market Deals in Your Area - 03/28/08 08:21 AM
Use this guide to learn how to find the best off-market deals in Austin or any U.S city by using common online and offline methods.
"Off-market" homes or investments are those not already listed in your area's Multiple Listing Service (MLS), which is provided by your local Board of REALTORS®.
If … (5 comments)
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deeinaustin: $2.5 Billion Villa Muse Takes Titanic Downturn after Critical Austin City Council Vote - 03/21/08 07:57 AM
By DeeinAustin™
The Titanic-sized Villa Muse development is in trouble and sinking fast.The viability of the project in Austin took a controversial downturn after Austin City Council narrowly denied their request to release acreage in East Travis County.
As a result, News 8 Austin reported that developers are seeking bids from … (2 comments)
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deeinaustin: Woohoo, It's 2008! The Real Estate Market Better Improve! - 01/03/08 09:30 AM
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of our readers! Texas Realty Blog was started March 2006, the heyday of the Texas real estate market. I'm looking forward to a great 2008 since the real estate market should improve as mortgage lenders ease borrower requirements.
This year, we plan to provide more … (4 comments)
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deeinaustin: Texas Real Estate Broker Spotlight: Castle Hill Investments and Crossland Team - 01/03/08 09:11 AM
I normally post a community or builder spotlight each Friday, but the short week led me to try something different. This week's spotlight is about two real estate investment rock stars in Austin, Castle Hill Investments and the Crossland Team.
Both Texas real estate brokers specialize in single and multi-family investment property. … (0 comments)
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deeinaustin: Quick! Grandma is Snatching Up the Downtown Austin Condos - 11/14/07 07:48 AM
Here's a quick rundown of where the Downtown Austin condos are in the development and sales process.
So who is buying all of these condos? ANSWER: Downtown condo buyers are typically young professionals and empty nesters in any city. Boomers often buy second homes here to be near their grandchildren … (2 comments)
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deeinaustin: Gotcha Guide™: What to do when you need to fire your agent - 11/07/07 03:42 PM
NOTE: This article is part of the forthcoming book, the Gotcha GuideTM to Buying or Investing in Real Estate.Being a real estate agent can be tough. Some clients think agents drive people around, show houses all day, and make easy cash so they can buy fancy cars or clothes and spend … (1 comments)
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deeinaustin: Austin Market Update: The Trends are In! - 11/01/07 08:46 AM
By DeeinAustin
You may already know that I was a Global Project Manager at Apple, Inc. back in "the day". When you're analyzing a business or managing projects, Microsoft Excel is your friend because you can use it to understand long-range and short-term trends. I decided to dust off my old … (0 comments)
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deeinaustin: Mobile Technology to Change How We Communicate Real Estate - 10/24/07 11:09 AM
By DeeinAustin
I'm old enough to remember when computers first hit the consumer shelves. Personal computers revolutionized the way the business world worked and the way human beings communicate with each other. Then came cell phones, video chat and conferencing, and broadband internet, which further connected far ends of the continent.
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deeinaustin: Texas Realty Blog's Top Real Estate Investor Articles - 10/19/07 11:59 AM
We get a lot of questions from Texas real estate investors. They often want to know where to start, how to grow their current investment business, what the market is doing, etc.
I answered many of these questions in my recent interview with Jay Papasan, co-author of three New York … (0 comments)
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deeinaustin: Think Your Offer Won't Be Rejected? We do it nicely here in Texas - 10/16/07 12:26 PM
My seller clients were negotiating with a cash buyer this weekend who made a seriously low offer
For background, their home is back on the market because the previous buyer backed out the day before closing. This new buyer made a cash offer that's $35k below the September appraised value. I gave … (0 comments)
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deeinaustin: Buying and Investing During the Mortgage Meltdown - 10/10/07 02:17 PM
I've been focusing on the mortgage market heavily this month because August and September were very tough for many Texas real estate buyers, agents and sellers. Inventory is up, home sales are down and the ability to obtain a mortgage has been tougher.
GOOD NEWS THAT "SOUNDS" BADAs expected, a great deal … (0 comments)
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deeinaustin: Dallas Commercial Real Estate Continues Growth - 10/08/07 11:24 AM
Dallas, Texas is a pretty attractive real estate market. Like Austin and Houston, it has steady job and population growth although residential home prices have decreased about 1.4% since last year.
When I was on Austin Business District's radio hour, I noted that residential investors, home buyers and real estate agents … (0 comments)
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deeinaustin: Spotlight: Chestnut Commons Provides Hip Urban Living Near Central Austin - 10/08/07 11:12 AM
Each week, we're going to try to spotlight a builder or community in Texas. Over time, we hope to have a vast database of the Texas communities and why residents choose to live there.
Chestnut Commons is a "hip" urban bungalow community in East Austin that's entering it's final build phases. … (0 comments)
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deeinaustin: Seniors Get $93M in Upgrades in Houston, Dallas Projects - 10/02/07 01:43 PM
There's a lot of investors and commercial construction experts looking for senior housing projects in Texas. The Baby Boomer Generation has started to retire. Many look to Texas for affordable living space in a warm climate.
Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio are some of the most popular Texas cities for second homes … (0 comments)
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deeinaustin: Austin Agents Rally..."Buy Here!" - 10/01/07 01:51 PM
The real estate industry is making a backlash against the national news media for "overblown" hype around the supposed "real estate bust" for 2007. Texas REALTORS® have especially been trying to make it clear that, while the national market has cooled, Texas has always been considered one of the best places … (0 comments)
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deeinaustin: Just a Few of Our Top Rehabbing Tips - 09/28/07 01:07 PM
REHABBING HOUSES IN TODAY'S MARKET
My investor isn't a beginner, but he's putting about $50k into each project. My job is to make sure he makes the right choices and saves much money as possible. Keep these tips in mind BEFORE you buy:
Always know your final sales price. Base your final sales … (2 comments)
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deeinaustin: IRS Resources: Business Entertainment Expenses - 09/10/07 08:21 AM
I'm a member of several business groups. The topic was raised on how to handle business entertainment expenses, so I linked to the IRS site, which is pretty clear in explaining rules to avoid a tax audit. Although tax season has passed for many of us, it's good to be on … (5 comments)
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deeinaustin: Leadership Essay: Painting With Passion - 09/09/07 02:21 AM
I was accepted to an extraordinary group called Leadership Austin. They nurture current and future leaders who serve the public. As part of the 9-month class commitment, we were asked to write a This I Believe essay, which are 300-500 word stories that convey what you believe about the world and … (4 comments)
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deeinaustin: TexasRealtyBlog Favorite: How to Spot Mortgage Fraud - 09/06/07 09:16 AM
You'd be surprised at some of the clever ways that you can become involved in a fraudulent transaction without your knowledge. Knowledgeable or not, if you're involved in fraud, you may still pay for the wrongdoing.
EXAMPLES OF MORTGAGE FRAUD
Fraudulent appraisals. The lender may be in cahoots with … (0 comments)
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