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.
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2008
I was tagged by Karen Hurst yesterday for Melissa Grant's "Hidden Gems in the Rain" Challenge. Thanks for choosing me, Karen! And thanks to Melissa for issuing the challenge in the first place. After looking through some of my favorite writers, I have chosen two of my best friends, who have a...
02/07/2008
My friend Vanessa Stalets wrote a post today detailing how to send aid for the victims of yesterday's tremendously destructive tornadoes that ripped through several states, including her home state of Tennessee. Since we are limited to just five groups on Active Rain with our posts, she asked m...
02/07/2008
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For our February Inspired by Song! contest, this month's theme is "Inspired by Love Songs". This is certainly a broad category, and I have already enjoyed reading many of the entries. Obviously, my own entry is just for fun since I am one of the judges.I started thinking about what love songs i...
02/06/2008
While it is certainly easy to dismiss the points that we receive for blogging and commenting on ActiveRain, I must admit that I enjoy the recognition and the competitive side of this system. I even wrote a recent post on this topic: The Active Rain Points System - Anyone for a game of Pacman? ...
02/04/2008
I read Jeff Belonger's post from earlier today (Bah Humbug, just SHOW ME the MONEY, not the points...... ), and while I was commenting, it inspired me to write this one. I wanted to take a minute to explain how powerful the ActiveRain "Google juice" really is, and how you can harness the power...
02/03/2008
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When I first read about the Blast from the Past contest that Melissa Grant recently announced, I knew that I wanted to enter. Then, I started to realize that it would be difficult to pinpoint one moment in my career to write about. There was the time in 1998 when I was considering leaving the ...
02/03/2008
Welcome to "Family Reunion", the weekly recap for the Family Ties group. We increased to 218 members this week. Additionally, we moved from 1204 up to 1270 posts! Welcome to all new members, and thanks to those who posted! Keep in mind that any member of the group can invite other members to ...
02/02/2008
This past week brought yet another national article promoting Austin, Texas as a city with a vibrant and growing economy. Forbes magazine has named Austin the "Fastest Growing Large Metro Area" in the United States, predicting growth of 32% GMP (Gross Metropolitan Product) over the next five ye...
02/02/2008
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Well, it's that time again already. Yes, it's time for the latest song contest for our group "Inspired by Song!". Since this month's contest will end the day before Valentine's Day (we wouldn't want to impinge on any romantic plans), we have decided that the theme for February will be "Inspir...
02/02/2008
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I write about humorous stories, family, things that are interesting to me, and the Austin real estate market.
