Jeff Harris's Blog

SXSW has officially kicked off in Austin, with Downtown Austin condo dwellers right in the thick of things.  Movie, media, interactive are in full swing with film premieres, workshops and presentations, and a line around the block at Apple's pop up store launching the new iPad.  While I was downt...

Many Austin home buyers are paying cash these days.  Recent articles in the LA Times and Miami Herald are reporting that buyers in those markets are paying cash about 30% of the time--much higher than one would traditionally find--and the luxury home buyer is paying cash even more often. Perhaps ...