agent aaron 5128454204: Ask Agent Aaron: Do I need an agent when I buy a brand new home? - 08/05/12 08:40 PM
Ask Agent Aaron: Do I need an agent when I buy a brand new home?
As the real estate market beings to show signs of life in Austin TX and the surrounding communities like Kyle TX, Dripping Springs TX, and others, the nail guns are popping a little more frequently in new home communities around here.
The desire of many future homebuyers, move-up buyers and empty-nesters is strong for the look, feel, and smell of new construction.
This I can understand, and appreciate. I spent most of my adult life as a successful residential homebuilder, and many real estate agents worked … (0 comments)

agent aaron 5128454204: Kyle TX New Construction | Kensington Trails | DRHorton | 512-845-4204 - 06/27/12 03:41 PM
Kensington Trails Kyle, TX | DR Horton | Agent Aaron, New Home Expert | Former Builder Now A REALTOR®
Kensington Trails NeighborhoodKyle, TXBuilder: DR HortonHomes from the $150sAgent Aaron @ 512-845-4204

Hello. My name is Agent Aaron Vaughn, and I am a real estate agent and REALTOR® here in the great state of Texas. I live near Austin TX, and work mostly around Austin, from San Marcos, TX to Georgetown, TX — anywhere that falls within the borders of the Austin Board of REALTORS® MLS.
With so many choices for you among real estate agents, sales agents in new-home communities, … (4 comments)

agent aaron 5128454204: New homes in Austin TX | Former builder now a Real Estate Agent on YOUR side! | Centex Homes | Buffington Homes - 07/24/11 02:18 PM
New homes in Austin TX | Former builder now a Real Estate Agent on YOUR side! | Centex Homes | Buffington Homes | Agent Aaron @ 512-845-4204
New Home Builders ProfileBuffington Homes & Centex Homes
As a former owner of three homebuilding companies, I provide a very unique quality of service as a real estate agent for new-home buyers. In addition, I have toured many new homes across the nation, and also several homes around Austin TX.I will tell you that Centex, especially since buying out Pulte homes almost 2 years ago, is a wonderful "systems" homebuilder. What I mean by … (4 comments)

agent aaron 5128454204: Kyle TX | Market report | Sold in 2008 | Homes for sale Austin TX - 06/19/11 11:59 PM
Kyle TX | Market report | Sold in 2008 | Homes for sale Austin TX
Homes in Kyle TX, one of the most sought-after affordable suburban communities in the greater Austin TX area, had modest home sales in the 2008 calendar year.
The most expensive listing price was $495,000 and the most expensive sales price was $455,000 (not necessarily the same home, either).
The highest sales price/listing price ratio was 121.9%, and the lowest was 77.9% of listing price. But with an average of 98.53% of the current asking price being paid by buyers, the Kyle TX market falls in the … (2 comments)

agent aaron 5128454204: Kyle TX | Market report | Sold in 2009 | Homes for sale Austin TX - 06/19/11 11:58 PM
Kyle TX | Market report | Sold in 2009 | Homes for sale Austin TX
Homes in Kyle TX, one of the most sought-after affordable suburban communities in the greater Austin TX area, had modest home sales in the 2009 calendar year.
The most expensive listing price was $349,000 and the most expensive sales price was $330,500 (not necessarily the same home, either).
The highest sales price/listing price ratio was 121.9%, and the lowest was 77.9% of listing price. But with an average of 98.53% of the current asking price being paid by buyers, the Kyle TX market falls in the … (0 comments)

agent aaron 5128454204: Kyle TX | Market report | Sold in 2010 | Homes for sale Austin TX - 06/19/11 11:56 PM
Kyle TX | Market report | Sold in 2010 | Homes for sale Austin TX
Homes in Kyle TX, one of the most sought-after affordable suburban communities in the greater Austin TX area, had modest home sales in the 2010 calendar year.
The most expensive listing price was $380,000 and the most expensive sales price was $340,000 (not necessarily the same home, either).
The highest sales price/listing price ratio was 118.3%, and the lowest was 60% of listing price. But with an average of 98.22% of the current asking price being paid by buyers, the Kyle TX market falls in the … (0 comments)

agent aaron 5128454204: Lakeway TX | Market report | Sold in 2011 as of 6/1/11 | Homes for sale Austin TX - 06/19/11 11:50 PM
Lakeway TX | Market report | Sold in 2011 as of 6/1/11 | Homes for sale Austin TX
Homes in Lakeway TX, one of the priciest and most sought-after communities in the greater Austin TX area, have had modest-to-low home sales so far in the 2011 calendar year.
As of 6/1/2011, the most expensive listing price was $999,999 and the most expensive sales price was $910,000 (not necessarily the same home, either).
The highest sales price/listing price ratio was 110.3% (bidding war?), and the lowest was 80% of listing price. But with an average of 95.8% of the current asking price … (0 comments)

agent aaron 5128454204: Lakeway TX | Market report | Sold in 2008 | Homes for sale Austin TX - 06/19/11 11:45 PM
Lakeway TX | Market report | Sold in 2008 | Homes for sale Austin TX
Homes in Lakeway TX, one of the priciest and most sought-after communities in the greater Austin TX area, had modest home sales in the 2008 calendar year.
The most expensive listing price was $3.39 million and the most expensive sales price was $3.25 million (not necessarily the same home, either).
The highest sales price/listing price ratio was 134.8% (bidding war?), and the lowest was 73.5% of listing price. But with an average of 95.23% of the current asking price being paid by buyers, the Lakeway TX … (2 comments)

agent aaron 5128454204: Lakeway TX | Market report | Sold in 2009 | Homes for sale Austin TX - 06/19/11 11:42 PM
Lakeway TX | Market report | Sold in 2009 | Homes for sale Austin TX
Homes in Lakeway TX, one of the priciest and most sought-after communities in the greater Austin TX area, had modest home sales in the 2009 calendar year.
The most expensive listing price was $3.495 million and the most expensive sales price was $2.9 million (not necessarily the same home, either).
The highest sales price/listing price ratio was 102.6%, and the lowest was 75.9% of listing price. But with an average of 95.06% of the current asking price being paid by buyers, the Lakeway TX market falls … (0 comments)

agent aaron 5128454204: Lakeway TX | Market report | Sold in 2010 | Homes for sale Austin TX - 06/19/11 11:38 PM
Lakeway TX | Market report | Sold in 2010 | Homes for sale Austin TX
Homes in Lakeway TX, one of the priciest and most sought-after communities in the greater Austin TX area, had modest home sales in the 2010 calendar year.
The most expensive listing price was $1.545 million and the most expensive sales price was $1.5 million (not necessarily the same home, either).
The highest sales price/listing price ratio was 149.6% (bidding war?), and the lowest was 75% of listing price. But with an average of 95.96% of the current asking price being paid by buyers, the Lakeway TX … (0 comments)

agent aaron 5128454204: Outdoor Cooking in Kyle TX | You Know The Grill! | Grilling Tips - 05/15/11 06:06 PM
Outdoor Cooking in Kyle TX — You Know The Grill! | Grilling Tips | Austin TX MLS | Agent Aaron @ 512-845-4204
Part of the draw — and real joy! — of living in and around Austin TX is the lengthy outdoor-living season.
Here in Kyle TX, we recently purchased a grill. We haven't had one for a few years, and it has been a welcome respite from using the oven for nightly meals.
I had resisted getting a grill because we have yet to complete — OK, start even — our outdoor living space transformation. We have no overhangs for … (7 comments)

agent aaron 5128454204: Wacky Weather in Kyle TX! | Clouds Of Doom | Agent Aaron @ 512-845-4204 | Austin TX MLS - 05/14/11 07:07 PM
Wacky Weather in Kyle TX! | Clouds Of Doom | Agent Aaron @ 512-845-4204 | Austin TX MLS
You know what they say ... if you don't like the weather in Central Texas, just wait a few minutes and it will change!

Never were those words more true than this past Thursday in the late morningand early afternoon. I was out in the field with clients, andmy wife Sherry and daughter Isabella were at home.

The day began innocently enough. It has been extremely muggy the past coupleof weeks in Kyle TX, after we had a really terrific stretch … (5 comments)

agent aaron 5128454204: The Hidden Costs of Too Much Square Footage | Austin TX MLS | Agent Aaron @ 512-845-4204 - 05/12/11 11:47 PM
The Hidden Costs of Too Much Square Footage | Austin TX MLS | Agent Aaron @ 512-845-4204
Sometimes when looking at houses, human nature takes over. No matter now much discussion that took place; no matter how much preplanning was discussed, no matter how one person promised the other that they would not let emotion take over, it happens.
I think most of the time it is spurred on when visiting new construction homes. In and around Austin TX there are many wonderful communities sprouting up all over, including a lot of them with lush landscaping and expensive neighborhood signage designed … (1 comments)

agent aaron 5128454204: New Constuction Tips | Austin TX MLS | Ask Agent Aaron | 512-845-4204 - 05/11/11 11:09 PM
New Constuction Tips | Austin TX MLS | Ask Agent Aaron | 512-845-4204
Since I am a former homebuilder, I get a lot of questions from clients and potential clients about buying a new construction home in and around Austin TX. It makes perfect sense.
Sometimes questions are about the quality of homebuilders in Central Texas. Other times about neighborhoods (which homebuilder is better, etc). Now, don't get me wrong, I love to answer questions about builders of new construction homes, and I answer as candidly as possible. But I do have to be careful what I say.
I try to … (0 comments)

agent aaron 5128454204: Tough Austin Rental Market Could Spur Home Sales | Agent Aaron, 512-845-4204 | Austin TX MLS - 05/09/11 09:54 PM
Tough Austin Rental Market Could Spur Home Sales | Agent Aaron, 512-845-4204 | Austin TX MLS
I read a story a few days ago about the low rental vacancy rates spurring construction of new apartment complexes in and around Austin TX, and was a little surprised. Rents have been climbing a little lately, but not enough for me to be suspicious that the vacancy rates on the major apartment complexes in Austin TX and the surrounding Central Texas markets could be that low.
So I did some research on our apartment listing service and found that it was true: many complexes … (0 comments)

agent aaron 5128454204: Ask Agent Aaron | What Should I Ask My Mortgage Lender? | Austin TX MLS | 512-845-4204 - 05/07/11 11:54 PM
Ask Agent Aaron | What Should I Ask My Mortgage Lender? | Austin TX MLS | 512-845-4204
Back when loans were as easy to get as a bottle of water, a lot of people just went along for the ride. Lender says, "Sign here and you'll get your dream home," and it was often just about that easy to do.
But here in the real world, 2011 — which I like to call our post-apocalyptic lending days, the lending market has changed a lot. A lot!
And there is so much doom and gloom out there, several people have told me … (1 comments)

agent aaron 5128454204: Facebook Failure: Can The New Big Blue Really Help Build Your Business? - 05/05/11 08:41 PM
Facebook Failure: Can The New Big Blue Really Help Build Your Business?
So here I am almost 2 years into my Facebook account, and I have not closed a single deal that originated from a person that found me on Facebook. Not a one. In fact, I've never had a single client even in my car to look at houses that was generated from the new Big Blue.
Before I get a zillion (OK, 6 or 7) comments from fellow real estate agents extolling the virtues of Facebook while telling me that I must be doing something wrong, I will fess … (67 comments)

agent aaron 5128454204: Why choose Kyle TX? | Ask Agent Aaron | Homes for sale Austin TX | 512-845-4204 - 05/04/11 12:15 AM
Why choose Kyle TX? | Ask Agent Aaron | Homes for sale Austin TX | 512-845-4204
On Facebook: Kyle, Texas: 10 Fun Things To Do!
A lot of the potential clients I deal with on a daily basis are from out of town, usually outside of Central Texas — and often outside of Texas altogether.
When people search the country for a new place to live, Austin TX comes up frequently. Why? Because on virtually every "quality of life" or "best job prospects" news story out there these days, Austin TX ranks at or near the top of the list of places … (0 comments)

agent aaron 5128454204: Kyle Market Days & Farmer's Market 2011 | First Saturdays of the Month | Agent Aaron @ 512-845-4204 - 05/03/11 12:29 AM
Kyle Market Days & Farmer's Market 2011 | First Saturdays of the Month | Agent Aaron @ 512-845-4204
On Facebook: Kyle, Texas: 10 Fun Things To Do! | Buda, Texas: 10 Fun Things To Do!

Kyle's historic City Square Park is the place to be on the first Saturdays of each month April through November (9 am to 2 pm) if you love old-timecharm, fun and funky music, fair food and artisan offerings.

Last year's version was a huge success, and I am sure the City Of Kyle hopes the event will grow even more this year. I would say the chances … (5 comments)

agent aaron 5128454204: Bin Laden's dead ... but is that a reason to celebrate? - 05/02/11 12:54 AM
Bin Laden's dead ... but is that a reason to celebrate?
So I first heard of bin Laden's "passing" earlier tonight from CNN, via a link on Facebook, while I was working on a blog.
It immediately seemed like something to celebrate, but that feeling didn't last for long — at least not for me. Being the analytical sort, I got a little somber thinking of all the people who have died since the "war on terror" began in earnest nearly 10 years ago, and then I began to really worry.
Think about it — will the killing of bin Laden … (15 comments)

 
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