As I write this I am looking out the window from a condo in the mountains in N.C. The views are magnificent, temperature is cooler then the city, people are friendly, and there is much to do and see. We are visiting friends for the second summer in an exclusive area that is populated with [...]
Entries from July 2010
Should You Buy a Vacation Home If you Can Afford It?
Jul. 29th, 2010
How to Find Good Deals in Real Estate
Jul. 26th, 2010
A thriving real estate investor or retailer solves a lot of other people’s problems; that’s how you become successful. The more knowledge, ability, experience, contacts, and resources you have, the more solutions you can begin to offer people in solving their problems. In addition to this, you will be ahead of the pack if you [...]
June 2010 Austin Home Sales Market Statistics
Jul. 23rd, 2010
June was the kind of month that keeps the optimists happy in Austin, TX – there was absolutely no bad news for June when it comes to Austin homes and Austin condos. The numbers all bear it out – Austin is still a vibrant and healthy real estate market, and the positive changes of June [...]
Picking a Good Real Estate Agent
Jul. 22nd, 2010
The world of commercial and residential real estate is a cutthroat one. It can be a hassle to swim through all of the offers that you might receive or look at. Luckily, there are trained professionals out there that can help you swim through all the fluff. They are called real estate agents. Whether it [...]
Does Your Real Estate Agent Talk Too Much, Or Not Enough?
Jul. 19th, 2010
The quality of your Agent is a function not of how much they talk, but what they say. Some agents are trained not to talk much when representing buyers, or to weigh their talk carefully so as not to say anything that might dissuade a potential buyer from buying or a seller from listing. You [...]
Largest Financing Initiative in History for Texans Announced – Bond 77 Program
Jul. 6th, 2010
Serious cash is now available for qualified Texas buyers of Austin condos, Austin homes, and Austin investment property through this new financing initiative. The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) has recently announced the largest ever financing initiative for Texas homeowners in the history of the agency – TDCHA Bond 77. It secures [...]
How to Become a Famous Real Estate Agent
Jul. 5th, 2010
So, you have taken the classes and you have now become a real estate agent. Or, you already are a real estate agent. Now that you are, or already are, a real estate agent, how do you become a famous real estate agent? Before getting into the specifics of becoming famous, you need to sit [...]
Neighborhood Amenities
Jul. 5th, 2010
When searching for a new home, there are the usual considerations of location, price, and layout. Often, hopeful homeowners are so focused on the number of bedrooms or the quality of the schools that considerations like neighborhood amenities are pushed aside. But these seemingly inconsequential neighborhood perks can have a significant impact on quality of [...]
Real Estate Is Not What It Used To Be
Jul. 5th, 2010
I have been in Real Estate as an agent and Broker full time for almost 20 years. There have been some notable changes brought about by technology. When I started out Newspapers and Magazines were the primary ways to advertise your listings or yourself. Now the Newspaper Industry is hardly a force anymore. Their circulation [...]
Living In A Community
Jul. 1st, 2010
Have you thought about where you want to live? Have you ever considered living in a golf course community before? When you think about residing in a place like that, you usually think about all the retired people that must live there. But there are lots of different people that live in a neighborhood like [...]