May 2006

Austin Joining Nation’s Strongest Housing Markets

May 8, 2006

Each Saturday, the Austin Statesman has a real estate related article in the business section. The one below is from last Saturday’s May 6 edition. The only thing I would add is that Austin is still a tale of two markets. The booming market, and the still sluggish market that has not yet gained traction. [...]

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More on This New SafeMLS Key – and Trusting Your Realtor

May 4, 2006

In my last blog article, I talked about this new electronic keychain device that all Austin Realtors will have to start using next week to log into our own MLS System. I’ve been thinking more about this, and why it irks me. I’ve figured it out – it’s the Hypocrisy of the Austin Board of [...]

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Now we will need our car keys to access the MLS

May 3, 2006

The Austin MLS is implementing a new security standard called “SafeMLS”, to further restrict access by Realtors to our own MLS system. Now, in addition to needing our MLS username and password to access the MLS, we will also have to type in a pin number. This pin number will be obtained from a small [...]

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Evil Real Estate Inspector Wanted

May 2, 2006

The seller of a home one of our buyers bought was quite upset with the inspector our buyer used. They thought he was too hard on the property – too nitpicky. As sellers are inclined to think, the home was – in their mind – in perfect condition, but the inspection revealed otherwsie, which resulted [...]

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