buyers: Market Report for Circle C Ranch, May 2009 - 06/08/09 04:58 PM
What is selling in Circle C Ranch? How much is the price per square foot? These are a couple of questions I will attempt to answer here, the data related is from the Austin MLS system, for the Month of May 2009, obtained, June 8, 2009.
Sold Units: (residential homes) sold units
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buyers: It lives on .. and on.. and on... and on - 06/03/09 08:00 AM
Just musing today and staring at my keyboard, I was gently reminded by my friend Betina that I have not written a post in a week. Why? I don't really have an excuse, reason or can not put my finger on one. Just haven't had the heart?
So I am determined
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buyers: Southwest Austin Homes last 12 months of Sales - 03/26/09 05:43 PM
Just some new Information about the Southwest area of Austin stats from 2/1/2008 to 1/31/2009. This area includes, Circle C, Lewis Mountain, Westcreek, Village at Western Oaks, Legend Oaks, Beckett Village and Davis Place, while these are not all the areas included in the whole Southwest sales it is some geographical
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buyers: Customer Service is about THEM - 03/21/09 08:45 AM
This morning while reading and commenting it happened again. A comment I was making turned into a blog post. I have found this happens sometimes and I just go with it. The comment becomes multiple paragraphs of my thoughts and hence a posting... thats what my blog is about anyway, my
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buyers: Calling all FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS... - 02/15/09 07:17 AM
Who IS the First Time HomeBuyer..
... listening to the TV news channel, this morning I was listening to the morning show, and I realize not everyone knows what that means.. THE FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER.
I heard a newscaster speaking and he didn't know, because he stated the new $8,000 Tax
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buyers: How do you do a Holiday Postcard in emails? - 01/29/09 10:05 PM
I have been comtemplating how to do a HOLIDAY EMAIL CAMPAIGN. Following the months where there is sure to be a holiday in each month. It's not difficult to do an email to everyone, I just need to know how to make email postcards. Any ideas anyone? Something that doesn't have
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buyers: Did I hear the Media say the housing bottom is gone upward? - 01/26/09 08:20 AM
This morning while doing my surfing, drinking my coffee, watching the horses jump around in the cool morning, the squirrels frolicking, half listening to The Today Show, I hear the 5 myths of buying and selling your home.
Well my half turned ears tuned in just in time to hear the
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buyers: Are you posting in MLS your Sellers Disclosure attachements? - 01/15/09 06:21 AM
In viewing MLS listings for potential buyers I always look for the attachments, the Sellers Disclosure that is required (with exceptions of course for estates and foreclosures) and often it is not there? My question is WHY NOT?
Why would a listing agent neglect this simple step? It would save time and
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buyers: update to Yarrabee Bend buyout at Onion Creek - 01/13/09 04:43 PM
It's time for many to start their home search, if your moveout date is April 2009, we need to start looking for your new home.
I have been posting to my blog updates since last May or so about the Onion Creek Yarrabee Bend floodplain buyout being done. Phase 2 is
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buyers: Onion Creek, Yarrabee Bend Floodplain Buyout. the meetings tonight - 01/08/09 10:36 AM
Hello Everyone, I have been following the story of the Onion Creek BUYOUT since last year at this time when I was contacted by a resident of the area, they lived in the first Voluntary Buyout section of Onion Creek Yarrabee Bend. I helped the clients find and purchase a new home..
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buyers: Today I was going to write about planting tulips... - 01/08/09 07:33 AM
Today I was going to write about planting bulbs for spring color. But, as one of my favorite groups says, BLOGS HAPPEN, so here I am writing about searching on the internet.
I started out at Google, I mean who doesn't love Google. You can find anything there in nano seconds
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buyers: How a Smart Buyer Can DO an Accurate Internet Search - 12/23/08 12:11 PM
There are many reasons a Buyer of a new home would be smart to engage the services of a Realtor in the beginning of their search. I would like to just hit one this morning.
Internet Search, OK, we all know this is how 80% of all buyers start to look
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buyers: My AHA moment in Gary Kellers Class yesterday - 12/09/08 06:38 AM
If you have ever read, heard or watched any of Gary Kellers presentations he often speaks of AHA Moments, those moments when the lightbulb went on in your brain. A sudden and clear illumanation of thought. AHA Moments are not often but can totally change your perspective.
Gary Keller is the
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buyers: Why did this listing expire? - 11/29/08 01:43 PM
Why did this listing expire?
Today I was idly perusing the MLS ... yes I do do that sometimes, check out whats happening my kinda stuff. And here was a great looking house, good neighborhood with blue ribbon schools, playgrounds, shopping nearby.. all the amenities you could want.. and this listing
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buyers: Austin Energy Efficiency Retrofit Resolution passed Nov 6, 2008 - 11/12/08 06:21 AM
Austin Texas is a GREEN CITY, and Mayor Will Wynn would like Austin to be the Leading Green City in the Nation, or the World. Mayor Wynn has been instrumental in proposing energy efficiency in our daily lives and our homes, with all that in mind here is the latest on
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buyers: Circle C Ranch Open House Sunday Sept 21, 2008 - 09/21/08 08:04 AM
Today is the Circle C Ranch Neighborhood Open House Tour, Sunday, Sept 21, 2008 1:00-4:00pm
6104 ROXBURY, AUSTIN TEXAS, 78739 BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS, KIKER ELEMENTARY
The home I'm hosting is a lovely 1 story, Scott Felder Built, with an incredible backyard featuring double decks and huge oaks shading the yard. Inside
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buyers: Which comes first? Qualifying mortgage or the search for a home? - 09/14/08 08:08 PM
Just musing here about some thoughts that were brought to my attention .. which comes first.. Buyers qualifying for a home mortgage and shopping for a home in that price range... or search for a home and hoping they qualify for that one?
As an agent I suggest, advise, and urge a
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buyers: a Buyers Alert - 09/10/08 08:01 AM
When does one know when the bottom of the real estate market has hit and the market is climbing back up again? Markets are ever changing in real estate and other commodities worldwide. Nationally we have felt a downshift for about 2 years (locally we have had a lesser impact but
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buyers: How is Austin home sales faring this week? - 09/04/08 07:53 AM
The following statistics are provided by Alamo Title Company ... so while the overall picture shows our sales are down and listings are up.. much like the rest of our national real estate picture.. it shows we are still buying and selling here in Austin.
Recently Forbes magazine named Austin
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buyers: Stop Identity Theft Day Saturday APRIL 19, 2008 Austin Texas - 03/30/08 10:33 AM
Stop Identity Theft
The City of Austin Texas is sponsoring a STOP IDENTITY THEFT day, Saturday APRIL 19,2008 from 7:30am-2:30pm. This is a great way to get rid of all that abundance of paperwork we all amass. You may bring up to 5 file boxes of paper records for shredding. Oh,
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