realtor: HOW people choose their REALTOR...New Poll's Findings - 07/06/07 12:25 PM
Okay, the poll is still open and relatively speaking there are not a whole lot of votes yet, but for the initial few days it's a landslide. I created this poll under a beta site called BUZZ DASH. I thought I'd just give it a try and so far am … (6 comments)
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realtor: Another GREEN stamp for Austin - 06/26/07 08:56 AM
Last week the Department of Energy named 13 cities as "Solar America Cities". Austin has continued to be a leader, not just in the country, but in the World for it's efforts in Energy Conservation. Both in real estate & in vehicles.
Austin & the other cities have been successful implementing … (1 comments)
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realtor: Austin's Job Growth Still at Historic Low - 06/16/07 10:28 PM
The Austin-Round Rock area gained 1,500 jobs in May, keeping the local unemployment rate in check at 3.2 percent, according to the latest labor figures from the state.
Also according to one of Austin's Economic Development Groups, Opportunity Austin, in its first three years, Opportunity Austin surpassed its five-year job creation goals, … (0 comments)
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realtor: Applied Materials Going Green! - 06/16/07 10:09 PM
Applied Materials Inc. plans to install an array of solar panels at its Austin manufacturing plant that it says will be capable of generating 24.6 kilowatts of power.
The company, which provides equipment and services to the semiconductor industry, is the latest tech outfit to announce some sort of environmentally … (1 comments)
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realtor: May 2007 Market Stats for Cedar Park / Leander - 06/12/07 11:40 PM
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realtor: Round Rock's Market Stats through May - 06/12/07 07:19 PM
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realtor: Buyer's Disclosures - 06/12/07 08:22 AM
I just had a client where after taking him around to show properties we finally found one that was a good fit. After waiting over a week to get him to sign the contract to put in as an offer, I finally found out what the hold-up was...he is on … (6 comments)
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realtor: Austin's May 2007 Market Stats - 06/11/07 06:06 PM
Here is the Market Stats from May 2007 from RRR MLS research.
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realtor: "Green" Neighborhoods Coming to Austin - 06/07/07 11:19 AM
Yesterday's Austin Business Journal talked about a new development going in Northeast Austin that is going to be 5 Start Green Rated to the Austin Green Energy Program.
This is close to the Agave Builders area, some very unique, green homes.
This is a new development that I haven't heard of until … (7 comments)
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realtor: Clean Energy Summit billed a success - 05/31/07 10:59 PM
Frankly I felt the turnout to be disappointing, but part of that I'm sure is that it's the first one.
Austin consistently tries to be a leader & innovator of green, but I felt that the advertising was subpar for this event. Anyway here is what the Austin Business Journal Reports:
Roughly 400 … (1 comments)
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realtor: Uh-Ohs for Central Texas - 05/31/07 10:50 PM
Austin's been hopping, but it's only inevitable that the recent recession in the rest of the country is beginning to affect Central TX. Although there is still a ton of growth and new jobs coming in, there are signs of at least some Austinites needing to find new jobs:
Survey: Manufacturing … (0 comments)
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realtor: TX Debit Cards for Child Support - 05/31/07 10:35 PM
I read this article in the Austin Business Journal and was facinated that TX has this debit card program.
It' interesting to note that technology and efficiency saved the Gov't some ching.
For those of you relocating or already here that are in need of paying child support (being that over half of … (0 comments)
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realtor: Texas Roadside Assistance, get a gallon of gas - 05/31/07 10:30 PM
A lot of Texans don't know this, but if you run out of gas, (and you're registration sticker is good), then you can call the number on the back of your registration sticker and Texas Dept of Trans will drive out and get you enough gas to get to a station!
I … (1 comments)
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realtor: Austin's Film Community Anxious for Bill - 05/31/07 10:26 PM
Okay, this doesn't just affect Austin, this is a Texas wide thing, but come on Austin is already the hot spot for movie makers.
According to an article in the Austin Business Journal, "The long-awaited Texas film and television industry incentive bill is one step closer to being official.
The Senate … (0 comments)
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realtor: Austin's Arboretum Retirement Complex - 05/31/07 10:16 PM
Austin's Arboretum has nothing to do with TREES, well at least that's not what it's known for in Austin. The Arboretum is a hot shopping and dining area in North Austin.
Prior to the opening of places such as THE DOMAIN, this was the trendy place to shop.
Anything that goes on near … (0 comments)
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realtor: New Gaming Conference in AUSTIN - 05/31/07 09:50 PM
CMP Technology is planning a two-day consumer-oriented computer game event to complement its developer conference this fall. Called "PC Game On," the event will be on Sept. 8 and 9 at the Austin Convention Center, CMP says. That's the weekend after its Austin Game Developers Conference and Game Career Seminar.
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realtor: Will You Handle the Whole Transaction For Me? - 05/24/07 12:44 PM
I'm betting from the Headline, you thought this was a Client asking an Agent the question. Unfortunately, you'd be wrong. This is actually a question that was posed to me recently by a Listing Agent, when I was representing a buyer for their listing.
This house had been on the market for … (8 comments)
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realtor: Going Back to the Basics - 09/27/06 01:18 PM
Have you ever heard that Real Estate is a "People" Business? It is. How many of you have been treated like a marriage counselor, child therapist, or any other kind of therapist while driving clients around to properties? Sometimes even if it's the first time you've met them?
What?! I'm the only … (0 comments)
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