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

My favorite evening is a walk to my local, BB Rover’s. They have excellent food, a spectacular beer menu, friendly waitresses (all of whom we know by name), and good service. They’re truly the US version of “the local.” Johanna has been going with us to BB’s for long enough to know JUST what she [...]

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 [...]

As an unofficial Ask a Realtor response here on my blog, i’m covering a question from local Austin investor, My Uncle B. J :”It’s good to hear from you, Uncle B! What’s on your mind?” B: “Well, lately we’ve seen houses with ‘for sale’ signs but with ‘coming soon’ tacked on. What’s that all about?” Great [...]

Ahhh, Independence Day.  I took some time off to enjoy family, and to indulge in the age-old joy of shopping for furniture.  But I am back now, and better than ever.  Four days away from the blog refreshes a Realtor, don’t you think? Since my last update, I got tapped to contribute to Ask a Realtor on Realtor.com. [...]

This article states is best: The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved giving extra time to thousands of homebuyers trying to get a popular federal tax credit by the end of the month. The deadline is TODAY.  The Senate still needs to approve, and then Obama can sign it.  The article goes on: Critics say [...]

Weekends are busy times for Realtors, so in lieu of a lengthy post, here’s a virtual tour of one the most expensive residential properties on market in Austin right now.  Enjoy!

I heard a radio DJ say today, “Hey! Houses are the cheapest they’ve been since the 1950′s!  Wish my salary was enough to buy one!” Without commenting on his total lack of awareness about the housing and mortgage markets, he did have one thing right — apparently buyers aren’t lining up, even though interest rates [...]

A colleague is looking for the following, at ANY price but with a specific location and layout: One story with a view of water as close to 2222 and 360 as possible. Just water view — it does not need to be a lake. So hey there! Own such a property and THINKING of selling? [...]

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) started a program last month that will ultimately release $500M of funds as downpayment assistance for homebuyers.  Currently available funds are listed here. At the moment, it looks like the program has about $50M in its coffers.  If you’re buying a home in Austin, you owe [...]