I have been communicating for the past 8 months with a family in south Austin when they first called on a home we had for sale. When I first went to the home it was obvious there were many home projects in process and it was not ready to go on the market. Advising the [...]
Dripping Springs Homes for Sale- the story
With 204 homes for sale in the Dripping Springs school district DSISD and now going into a New Year in just a few days and only 32 under contract- what kind of deal do you think that you can do in this market? There has only been 21 that have sold and closed this month [...]
Do home prices go on sale after the New Year?
For all those homes that have been on the market for the last 90+ days will become more aggressive in the pricing strategy to capture a market that is normally a lot slower after the New Year. For example, Spicewood Texas 78669 zip code had no sales this year in the month of January. If [...]
Notified about a Foreclosure- What do I do?
You have just received a notice from the lender and do not know where to turn to and how to get help. This is probably one of the worse feelings someone today can experience- especially during the Christmas holidays or right after the first of the year. Once you have received the notice in Texas [...]
Homes For Sale are diminishing in Austin Texas
The number of homes for sale in the greater Austin Texas area have continued to decrease in availability. Just 1 month ago there were over 10,500 available homes for sale that could be purchased. That includes foreclosures, short sales, new construction or new home builders, custom built, and your regular resales with the current owner occupied [...]
Where to negotiate your best home for sale purchase in Austin Texas
The Lu ake Travis, Bee Cave, Lakeway, Kyle, and Buda areas are some of the hottest areas today that you can strike a great bargain on home prices. There are more homes for sale than months. What I mean to say is the market is a strong buyers market in these areas with months of [...]
Why Price it the Key to Buying or Selling in Today’s market!
Either the home your considering selling or buying is a castle, compelete with everything and all the upgrades you could possible ever want. Let’s say terms being offered are competitive, even some owner finance is available. What separates this home from all others besides of course location, location, location? Price- what is the asking price [...]
Plan to build a home this next year- you might want to read on…
Currently there are only 6 months of finished lots in the greater Austin and surrounding communities available. Also, there are only 24 months of inventory for paper lots- those that are have been designed and platted but have not been built out yet. Then the big one, the development lots in the pipeline- there are [...]
Austin Real Estate Market report for Homes for Sale
Today in the greater Austin area including all outlying areas like Dripping Springs, Lake Travis, Lakeway, Bee Cave, Kyle, and Buda there are 10,005 homes for sale. That is a significant drop in just 2 weeks. The average list price for a home is $298,363 which is up 3.78% from this time last year. The [...]
Tenants when a home is foreclosed on- What happens?
If it is a arms length tenant and the rent is fair market value the tenant is allowed to continue to remanin and pay market rent. When the home is sold the tenant can remain and continue to the terms of the lease. If those terms are violated the tenant can be evicted! If the [...]
