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Sometimes called Independence Park, this new home community is commonly referred to as Independence. It is located in South Austin on Manchaca Road between William Cannon and Stassney. If you are looking for a lovely community that is close in to Austin, this may be the one for you and your family. The Independence neighborhood is being developed ...

 I posted a blog in June of last year entltiled, "Jim's Top 10 Austin Traffic Rules." One of the 10 rules said, "Watch out for the crazies on the road! Yes, Austin has them, too. They may be in a hurry, putting on their make-up, or talking on the phone, but they still can be hazardous to your health. Drive ...

Many people who want to buy a home in the Austin, Texas area (including first-time buyers) need to know more about the steps involved in buying a home. Here are some notes (most describing the process for buying a resale home) that are intended to help you understand what you need to do and might expect when you set out to buy a home:Choose a ...

There are still a number of active new home communities in south and southwest Austin below US 71/290. Clearly, the downturn in the US and area economy has affected all of them. Stats reported by the Austin Business Journal show that new home starts are up in the area, but not nearly at the level of 2007 or even 2008. Most of the homes that new ...

After a process that began with a contract to build a new home last December, and finished with a final walk-through yesterday and the closing today, two of my clients are the excited owners of a brand new home in the South Austin new home community Brodie Springs. These first-time buyers, who could not be happier with their purchase, are looking ...

SOLD! If you are looking for a nice home in Northwest Austin, check out this home. It is located in the quiet and lovely Indian Oaks neighborhood, just north of US-183 off McNeil Drive. This well-maintained home is close-in to Austin, and has easy access to Round Rock Independent School District schools, to jobs and to lots ...

 Timberline Terrace, Rollingwood/Austin, Texas  -  The single-story home on almost half an acre at 4919 Timberline Drive in Rollingwood has been SOLD! My seller clients had this to say: "Thank you very much for the job you did in selling our house. We feel that everything went very smoothly. You handled everthing ...

If you own an Austin home, are considering buying one, or are in the Austin Texas real estate business, and are not aware of the City of Austin's new energy audit ordinance, you need to be. Why? It will affect the way real estate is sold in Austin, will add to the cost of selling homes here, and creates more government to oversee this ...

I had the privilege of playing the golf course at River Place Country Club this week. This private country club is the primary amenity of the upscale West Austin River Place subdivision and residential development. If you want to play some Hill Country golf and at the same time enjoy some fabulous Hill Country scenery, then you will want to find ...

If you are looking for a nice home, or a place to build a home, in the Hill Country real estate southwest of Austin, it might be worth your while to take a gander at Rim Rock. This upscale neighborhood, begun in 2006, is located off FM-1826 about 4 miles from Driftwood, and is very close to an Austin food favorite: Salt Lick BBQ. Rim ...