April 2008

Austin Real Estate Market Update for March 2008

April 16, 2008

The Austin real estate market continues to be sluggish for March 2008 according to our stats. Number of sales dropped 25% from the same month a year ago. Average list price is down 2%. Average sold price dropped 3% year over year for March. Last month was about even, but 3% is a definite drop, [...]

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Google Maps as a Presentation Tool

April 10, 2008

One of the challenges Realtors face in differentiating ourselves from other Realtors falls into what I call the “evidence of success” category of marketing. That is to say, I know Sylvia and I are good at selling homes, but how does a prospective client know? On the surface, Realtors all seem the same to most [...]

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Fundamentals and Basics Still Matter – A Lot

April 8, 2008

As my 15 year old daughter and I watched the NCAA Basketball finals last night, I once again was reminded that fundamentals and basics matter. In this case, free throw shooting. After an amazing season and a spectacular run to the NCAA finals, including a spanking of our very own UT Longhorns, Memphis had the [...]

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Austin Realtor or Dog Catcher?

April 6, 2008

I recently showed a property occupied by a large barking dog. The showing instructions said “appointment with owner”. When I called the seller, the voice message said “if you need to show the property, call the agent”. I called the agent who gave me a different number to call, for the daughter of the seller, [...]

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Home Maintenance Tips

April 3, 2008

Here are few things you may want to consider doing in and around you home…courtesy of one of our Austin real estate inspectors, Bob Petersen at Precision Inspection. Keep your A/C filter clean. A dirty one REALLY increases your electric bill. The best kind to use is the wavy paper type, kind of like what [...]

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Agressive Price Drops Needed in Some Austin Areas

April 2, 2008

I received the below email message this morning from another Realtor. To place this into context for those who may not know, when a Realtor opens a MLS Lockbox with our electronic Supra key, the listing agent is notified (if they have properly registered the lockbox online and attached it to the specific listing) of [...]

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