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2009
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check out my new video of a home in Maple Run in Austin Texas. click here It is a newly remodeled home just 8 minutes to downtown in Southwest Austin. Corner lot with a private backyard, mother in law plan, spacious kitchen that is open to the living room. New flooring, fixtures, baseboards, pai...
07/30/2009
A year ago, people were buying homes with $1500 in the bank total. These days you will practically need a retina scan and a DNA sample to get to closing. Have you noticed that it is becoming more and more difficult for the most qualified buyers to get a loan. More documentation, multiple verif...
07/30/2009
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Today was a beautiful summer day in Austin. I have family in town so we did some of the typical tourist activities. We got up early this morning and went for a run at Town Lake (aka Lady Bird Lake). The trail loops around the lake that runs through downtown. It's a great place to take your dog...
07/27/2009
Circle C Ranch is a master planned community in Southwest Austin, with homes built from 1989 to newer sections under construction today. If you want to live in a community minutes from downtown, shopping, and great restaurants, this is a great place to call home. The neighborhood is known for i...
07/24/2009
Like many of you, I watched the health care speech by President Obama last night. I currently have an individual plan through Humana, paying approximately $330 per month. I am wondering if this new plan would help me? For so long we have tried to get a group plan for realtors in the US, and ev...
07/23/2009
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ABOR has just posted the market stats for the Austin real estate market June 2009. The overall market is only down 4% from June 2008. Our market has been steadily improving from the beginning of 2009. In some parts of town, we are experiencing multiple offer situations. Especially in the unde...
07/23/2009
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As I was out and about today I drove by Barton Place condos on Barton Springs Road. They are almost complete and couldn't help myself from daydreaming about a simpler life in a condo next to everything I love in Austin. Walking to outdoor restaurants, and the outdoor crepe vendor, snow cones (c...
07/21/2009
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The city has mandated that we have any an energy audit performed on every home that is sold withing the city limits. The only exceptions are homes less than 10 years old at the time of sale, and homes that have been remodeled and given a certificate by the city that they pass the audit. This is...
07/21/2009
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I know that when we as realtors first learned that our sellers would have to get a home energy audit before they could sell their homes, we were worried about the price. How much would this costs our sellers? I have been pleasantly surprised that the cost is typically less than $400. I have re...
07/20/2009
It sure is nice to have the new Hill Country Galleria close by on a nice summer evening. The outdoor shopping mall is home to some nice outdoor cafes and all sorts of hip boutiques and typical mall stores. There is even a movie theater located in the middle of it all. I went out for a nice din...
07/19/2009
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