Austin Texas Real Estate Blog (and other stuff)
This blog is about the Austin real estate market, along with tips for agents and other funny stuff that I deem fit to include.
ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2009
Dear Major Retail Establishment, I haven't ever participated in the late night/early morning sales events that occur on Black Friday, so named because it's the first day of the year that most retail business begin to make a profit, or go into the black (as opposed to red). Thankfully, I haven't ...
11/29/2009
Just in case you missed our show the other day (Social Media Edge), you might want to take an hour of your time and listen to the archive recording. We drew our largest "live" audience that day, and the archive listens are also racking up quickly. Chris currently has over 35,000 blog subscribers...
11/29/2009
Once again, Austin, Texas has been named as one of the strongest local economies in the country. In a new report just released by the Milken Institute and Greenstreet Real Estate Partners, Austin was found to be #1 on the list of Best-Performing Cities for 2009. In a nutshell, this index rank...
11/29/2009
Ken Cook and I are very pleased to announce that Chris Brogan will be joining us for our next show. We've had a string of terrific guests, but Chris is arguably our most well-known guest to date. I have a feeling that this show will probably break our previous listener records, but time will te...
11/23/2009
I felt the need to help spread the word about Texas Diabetes & Endocrinology, since I was shocked at their truly bad customer service with regard to a penalty that they charged which was related to my late mother-in-law's illness. My wife dealt with them again today, which resulted in the follow...
11/19/2009
One of our agents listed a terrific home for sale in the Stone Canyon subdivision this week. It has some phenomenal landscaping in the back yard, along with a terrific floorplan from David Weekley Homes. Some of the highlights: 4 Bedrooms (Master downstairs, and 3 bedrooms up) 3.5 Bathrooms 4 Li...
11/18/2009
We just listed a home in north Austin which is nestled on a greenbelt, with no neighbors to the left or to the rear of the property. Features: 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms 1571 square feet per tax records Built in 1996 Well-maintained (super-clean!) Breakfast area and formal dining room Open floo...
11/18/2009
29
Comments
Over the past few days, I have been reading tons of updates from my friends who are attending the NAR conference in San Diego. Of course, I expected this, since I probably know several hundred of the attendees by now. I came within a hair of attending myself, then I decided that I didn't want t...
11/16/2009
Recently, I bought a handful of social media books via Amazon. Since I have been doing some consulting and teaching on the side, I thought this would be a worthy investment. I intend to review each of them here on my blog. First up is "Crush It!" by Gary Vaynerchuk. If you're not familiar wit...
11/14/2009
One of our agents listed a unit in the Spring Condominiums yesterday. This luxury high-rise condo in downtown Austin features some phenomenal upgrades and a beautiful and relaxing view of the hill country. Features: One bedroom, one bath 565 square feet per tax records Complete Bosch kitchen a...
11/14/2009
Rainmaker
1,304,300
1,304,300
Jason Crouch
Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (512-796-7653)
Service Areas
Real Estate Resources
I write about humorous stories, family, things that are interesting to me, and the Austin real estate market.
