Saturday, May 7th 1-4 pm. 9000 Sommerland Way. Updated and ready to Move-in within 30 days! New carpet in April 2011, gleaming hardwood floors, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. 3 bedrooms plus study with glass front doors. Ceiling fans in all bedrooms and living room, surround sound and wired for sound outside. Master has [...]

We’ve seen the bottom and now rates are on the way up.   This spring is set to be a fantastic time to become a homeowner in Austin.  Existing home inventory is at record levels and sellers are willing to negotiate!  Give us a call and we’ll get a custom search set up to match [...]

For those of you not in Austin, you just might know that we had a fast moving tropical storm on top of us yesterday named Hermine. I guess after last week’s round-the-clock coverage on Earl, the mainstream media was too tuckered out to give Hermine much press. Oh well… I took my daily run/walk around [...]

By Paige Tepping RISMEDIA, September 8, 2010–Many prospective homeowners find out the hard way the importance of a good credit score when they apply for a home mortgage, especially after the subprime loan crisis. If you are considering buying a home in the near future, it is a good idea to give your credit score [...]

For those of you out there who may be thinking of purchasing and using a FHA loan for financing, this press release has some good information. The bottom line is that you should purchase prior to 10/4/10 or your payments are jumping up for your mortgage insurance. FHA Gives Home Buyers One-Month Window September 1, [...]

Hey gang, we picked up a new listing today at 2930 Grand Oaks Loop.  It’s unit 801 of the complex.  I think these units are really well done, well at least this one is anyway.  We have it listed for 189,000.  If this condo were 10 minutes closer to Austin it would be double that [...]

Well, after a lot of guessing and speculation, the announcement that many have been waiting for is here.  The location of Austin’s F1 racetrack has been announced.  It’s just off SH 130 and FM 812.  It’s about 900 acres in the middle of nowhere, but very close to town and ABIA. Follow this link if [...]

If you’re a listing agent or a homeowner in a short sale position, READ THIS BLOG, cause this one is for you.  Then watch the video. We’re fortunate enough to work with many different types of clients.  Recently, we were approached about doing a show on HGTV about our work with first time homebuyers, which [...]

Maxwell discusses the new Central Austin Pricing Index that he created.  This index gives you the ability to see what is happening in central Austin vs. the entire Austin MLS that covers 69 unique MLS areas.  For this index, we selected Austin MLS areas 1A, 1B, 2, 3, 4, 5, DT and UT. We’re happy [...]

Dan Blasingame and I will be coming out with a series of videos discussing the short sale process.  Here is the first video of the series. In this video, Dan and I are discussing how filing bankruptcy can affect the foreclosure and short sale process and our view of how best to handle the situation [...]