February 2007

When is a Listing Ready for the Austin MLS?

February 5, 2007

We have a new listing, and it’s not yet in the MLS. Why not? We don’t enter a listing into the MLS until it is 100% ready to go. For us, 100% ready means the home is ready and staged, the yard mowed, walls painted, carpet cleaned, house is professionally makeready cleaned, maintenance items handled, [...]

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Austin Real Estate Market Picking Up Again for 2007

February 4, 2007

Sylvia and I have been hopping busy the past couple of weeks, and we’re starting to see a lot of multiple offers again, and it feels like the Selling Season is ramping up as it did about this time last year in Austin. Here is a look at the last several deals we’ve written for [...]

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Austin Real Estate – What Makes an Area “Hot”?

February 1, 2007

Last sunday the Austin Statesman had a series of real estate articles summarizing the past year in Austin real estate. The main article led off with a sub-headline “Hutto is Hot!”. Upon what data or information did the author form this conclusion? The assertion was made based on the fact that the number of residential [...]

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