February 2009

Never a Dull Moment in Austin Real Estate

February 28, 2009

If you are looking for an interesting, versatile, challenging and very rewarding career, where each day brings something new, then look no further. Real estate is the job for you! I never fail to be amazed at how wonderful this job is and how there is never a dull moment! Every time I take someone [...]

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Crossland Team Buyer and Investor Seminar March 4th

February 24, 2009

Sylvia and I will be hosting our first ever Buyer and Investor seminar in Austin on Wednesday March 4th from 6PM till 8PM at our Keller Williams Office. Why do I refer to it as a “Buyer and Investor” seminar? Well, we think even owner-occupant buyers should approach the home evaluation and purchase process with [...]

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Austin Ranked Second Healthiest Housing Market by Builders

February 24, 2009

From the Texas A&M Real Estate Center Newsletter: FIVE TEXAS CITIES NAMED HEALTHIEST HOUSING MARKETS TEXAS (Builder) – Five Texas cities swept the top spots on Builder magazine’s list of “Healthiest Housing Markets for 2009.” Houston ranked first, Austin second, Fort Worth third, San Antonio fourth and Dallas fifth. Rounding out the top ten were [...]

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Austin Real Estate Networking Club

February 18, 2009

Tomorrow (Thusday Feb 19) I’ll be giving the stats presentation for the monthly Austin Real Estate Networking Club. Each month a different Realtor is invited to provide a real estate overview of the Austin market, and I’ll be up this month and March also. But that’s not why I want to encourage and invite you [...]

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Austin Real Estate Market Update and Stats – Jan 2009

February 18, 2009

  Average sales values for single family homes in Austin fell 5.43% for January 2009 compared to Jan 2008. Median values fell as well, by 4.80%. Number of sales fell 40% and the number of Not Solds (expired/withdrawn) for Jan was 61% of all listings that departed the MLS. And yet, despite this, finding a [...]

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Austin Price Drop Predictions

February 13, 2009

The sour real estate market hit Austin later than the rest of the country. There is widespread agreement that our slowdown with be shorter and much milder than that experienced in the harder hit areas of the U.S. My personal prediction for Austin is that we will see an overall slide of 3% to 5% [...]

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How Are the Schools in this Area?

February 13, 2009

Last weekend, while attending my daughter’s volleyball tournament in San Antonio, I observed the sign shown here posted all throughout the Middle School at which the tournament was held. I’ve been to a lot of public and private schools for my kid’s basketball and volleyball games over the years, but have never seen a sign [...]

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Beatles on Ed Sullivan 45 years ago today

February 9, 2009

Today marks the 45th anniversary of the Beatles’ first appearance on Ed Sullivan. I’m a huge Beatles fan, always have been. Here is an interesting clip I found on You Tube. It’s a news story that appears to be prior to the appearance on Ed Sullivan.

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Mountain Lion in Our Neighborhood

February 8, 2009

Steve and I live in a neighborhood in Oak Hill called Granada Oaks which is adjacent to Granada Hills and South View Estates. Though we are just 15 minutes from downtown Austin, these are fairly “country” neighborhoods with lot sizes ranging from 1 to 2 acres on average. We have an abundance of trees and [...]

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Do Real Estate Conventions Make Better Realtors?

February 4, 2009

I’ll be travelling to the Keller Williams “Family Reunion” convention for 5 days in Orlando later this month. Sylvia and I have attended the Family Reunion together every year since joining Keller Williams in 2005, and we also attend the yearly “Mega Agent Camp” held here in Austin. Sylvia is staying home this year due [...]

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