A reminder that owners of multifamily communities have until June 1, 2011 to sent their energy audit reports to the City of Austin under the Energy Conservation Audit and Disclosure (ECAD) ordinance. By July 1, all properties affected by the ordinance will disclose results to their residents. T
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02/18/2011
In the late 1980’s the Blanton Company started development of the NW Austin community called Canyon Creek (zip code 78726) located off Hwy 620 about halfway between Hwy 2222 and Anderson Mill Rd. This area had been a hunting and ranch area but Perry Blanton envisioned a master planned community
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02/18/2011
I'm always reading about teenagers who are up to mischief, losing their communication skills because they spend all their time texting or playing video games or live on Facebook! I don't feel these naysayers have their pulse on our young people. We have 5 wonderful grandchildren and our oldest i
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02/17/2011
Last weekend my granddaughter's Volleyball team (Austin Juniors) played in Dallas at the 2011 Texas Fest Tournament. Hailey had an amazing weekend of playing volleyball. She won the coveted MVP (most valuable player) on Saturday (voted by her coaches) and her team played to the end and won the
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02/17/2011
Lately I've been on a whirlwind of listing appointments in my community and will be offering some great properties coming on the market in the next 4 weeks. Something I see in common as they are showing me through their homes is my calendar on their refrigerator. I deliver them every Thanksgivin
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02/16/2011
I was reading a blog by Connie on Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Bride and I thought oh how true! I've had an excellent listing but we are in stiff competition with the builder who is still building. Finally my seller agreed to aggressively lower his price after always being in the top three and n
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02/16/2011
Premier NW Austin Neighborhood - Canyon Creek - Enjoys Successful Open HousesThe day before Valentines Day was a perfect day to hold open houses in Canyon Creek, a premier NW Austin neighborhood. The spring-like temperatures soared to 74 degrees, the sun was out and so were buyers looking for a n
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02/14/2011
Valentine's Day is a day to celebrate those you care about and to bring some happiness in their day by letting them know how much they mean to you. Tish's post today about her precious granddaughter was very moving and made me count my blessings in life. Every year my Geno and I exchange the same
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02/14/2011
Numbers are fun and those who work on finding common denominators to numbers uncover fun and inspiring relevancies. A friend sent one the other day concerning a phenomenon that occurs once in every 823 years! During the month of July in this year 2011, July will have 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and
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02/13/2011
Thursday, February 10th I made it to a great event in Austin ~ Xplode Conference brought to us by the Texas Association of Realtors with some excellent sponsors: RPR, HomeFinder.com, Market Leader, dotloop and BH&G. A good portion of the proceeds of this event went to the featured charity: Moth
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02/12/2011