My listing in Milwood will hit the rental market within the next few days.  Virtual tour is here.  Buy it NOW, before it leases!

Wow! There was a terrific Op-Ed piece in the New York Times yesterday about the housing market, with a cogent argument for why you should buy. Rather than trying to encapsulate this broad topic, here are a few key quotes: Consider it this way: when Enron went belly up, shareholders ended up with nothing, but when [...]

I just came from a lease signing, and reviewing the lease with my client reminded me of a few things. I thought I’d post them here! The Texas Association of Realtors published a new lease form last month, and several things have changed. Primarily, it’s the Repairs section that has been reorganized. They’ve removed a [...]

I’ve got several investors looking for lease properties in Austin right now. It’s a FANTASTIC time to invest. Mortgage rates are unbelievably low, housing prices are down, and the cherry on top is that apartment complexes are at about 95% capacity. The number of single-family homes available for lease on MLS is down about 25% [...]

Or not!  Say what you will about the new health care law, it will not add ad additional 3.8% sales tax burden to the majority of home sales.  Brooks Jackson spells it out very clearly on FactCheck.org.  Among his comments: …Only those with incomes over $200,000 a year ($250,000 for married couples filing jointly) will [...]

They say summer is the busy season for Realtors, and they are correct. I’m thrilled to be so busy! I had a lease listing in Rosedale that went in FIVE DAYS. I was lucky enough to scoop up the very first applicants myself, who turned out to be a charming, well-qualified couple — so up, [...]

I took a look at the Alicante Condos today with a lease client.  I must say, these are Condos Done Right! Admittedly there are quite a few of them listed for sale right now, which can be worrisome for a potential buyer. However, I do think this complex will age well. Heck, it already has [...]

Things have suddenly (or so it seems, based on conversations with colleagues) gotten ridiculously tight in the rental market for single-family homes in Central Austin.  Consider the evidence! Exhibit A: An unsolicited email blast from a fellow Realtor. Subject: Immediate Move-in, 2 or 3 bedroom house, not duplex, <$1800. I have clients looking  for a house for [...]

New Lease Listing: Extremely well maintained property on a super-quiet, secluded street in Hyde Park.  Walking distance to Flight Path.  The nicest 2/1 on the market, if you ask me.  $1195/month.