Austin Real Estate ... Texas Realtor®

The program hosts and guests on the CNBC network know a lot about the financial world. I often watch some of the shows to see what is happening and to see what I can learn. The terms they use show me how little I know! However, when the Dow is headed up, I know that is in the right direction. If it is going down, I understand what that ...

In an earlier blog, I discussed the cyclical nature of the Austin Texas real estate market. When viewed over a several-year period, the market cycles are predictable in many ways. What cannot be foreseen from the historical data is what will happen in the future—what the highs and lows of the market will be. Just a year or so ago, homes in ...

Do you wonder what the typical cycle of business activity in Austin real estate looks like? The graph below, published by the Austin Board of Realtors® in a February 2009 report, shows that listing and sales activity follows a pretty repeatable pattern every year. What varies the most is the height and depth of the cycles. (Based on ...

Being close to jobs, shopping, and downtown Austin is important to lots of homeowners. But how do you do that if you can't afford a home in Tarrytown or other expensive areas?  There are a number of options available to you in SW Austin, including the neighborhood called Legend Oaks. If you are looking for a nice home in a quiet, ...