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 am happy to report that the Austin/Round Rock metro area ranked #4 in the country on the Milken Institute's new list of the Best Performing Cities in the U.S. This is not really a big surprise to those of us who call Austin home. We appear to have weathered the tough times better than many o...
09/16/2008
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I was thinking about some phrases that I hear regularly from friends, acquaintances, and family members of mine, and I wanted to share a few observations. These are sort of pet peeves of mine, if you will. After you read this, you may think of me as a sort of grammar disciplinarian. I guess I'...
09/13/2008
I am finally getting around to posting more of the pictures from our recent trip to Houston. This was our day at the city aquarium downtown. Following last night's hurricane which blasted the area there, I sincerely hope that this facility was unharmed, and I hope the staff and animals are safe...
09/13/2008
Whether you are looking for a classic estate in the heart of the city, or a Texas-sized ranch, Austin has it all! The central Texas area has much to offer if you are looking for a luxury property. Granted, if you are looking for a beachfront bungalow or a mountain cabin, we don't have those here...
09/13/2008
First of all, I would like to thank everyone here in the ActiveRain community who emailed, called, and commented about your concerns with regard to Hurricane Ike. For those of you who are out-of-state, Austin is located inland by several hours, although they were predicting thunderstorms and hea...
09/13/2008
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I am excited to announce that there is a new church that we have formed in Georgetown, Texas. Not long ago, we decided to become involved in a new church plant with the associate pastor from our previous church. I knew that he would eventually have his own congregation, and I feel blessed that ...
09/11/2008
Almost since the onset of my real estate career, I have focused most of my efforts toward online marketing. We launched our Austin real estate website in 1998, and it has undergone a number of re-designs since then, including a completely new look in May of this year. When I am speaking with ag...
09/11/2008
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This month, for our Inspired by Song! group contest, the theme is "Inspired by Heroes". It is appropriate in light of the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks tomorrow. For me, September 10th has a very special significance as well. You see, today was my grandfather's birthday. He passed a...
09/10/2008
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When I was a kid, I used to visit my grandmother in Corpus Christi pretty much every summer. I would spend a couple of weeks at her house, and I got to meet all of her church and bridge-playing friends. You know, pretty much every kid's dream, right? Actually, her friends were always so intent...
09/09/2008
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I have written a good number of posts about my kids and their sense of humor and unique wisdom. Over the past couple of weeks, each of them has had a memorable quote or two that I wanted to share with you. We were watching the 1982 musical "Annie" with the kids the other night. We have this n...
09/08/2008
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