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Market Report for the Week Ending 3/7/2010

What Did Interest Rates Do Last Week?**   30-yr Fixed – Lower Last Week: 4.97% Previous Week: 5.05% 1yr Ago: 5.15% 15-yr Fixed – Lower Last Week: 4.33% Previous Week: 4.40% 1yr Ago: 4.72% Jumbo Fixed (Average 30-yr Fixed) Last Week: 5.50% Previous Week: 5.50%   Highlight of Last Week’s Major Economic Reports   The latest Federal Reserve survey of regional economic conditions found that most... [Read more ...]

Avery Ranch Real Estate Market Data Report 2010

Avery Ranch Real Estate Market Data Report 2010

Avery Ranch is an 1,800 acre master-planned community with over 4,000 homes that have access to 17 hill country acres of amenity centers, tennis courts, pools, and hike & bike trails located approximately 16 miles north of downtown Austin, it is nestled just west of Round Rock, and east of Cedar Park in Williamson County. Avery Ranch is bounded by Brushy Creek to the north, Great Oaks Dr.,... [Read more ...]

11003 Country Knoll (78750)

11003 Country Knoll (78750)

Tired of walking up and down the stairs? Looking for a one-story with a great floor plan? This wonderfully updated home in Spicewood Estates in Northwest Austin is move-in ready! This gorgeous Austin home for sale features: Single-Story with 4 Bedrooms and 2.5 Bathrooms 2645 Square Feet on .236 Acre (a nice, flat lot!) Gourmet Kitchen with Granite Counters Gorgeous Study with Solid Bamboo Flooring... [Read more ...]

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Ways to SAVE on Energy Costs for your HOME

Oh what a glorious day we have today for the weather in Austin! On days like this, I want to burst out of the house, dance in the yard and then start a new project! Sometimes, however, the projects need to be what a house needs, as opposed to just what makes it pretty (prettier!). The articles below have great information on some energy-efficient (aka worthy) updates to your home that can help you... [Read more ...]

Austin Real Estate: 78701 (Downtown)

Austin Zip Code 78701 is downtown, the heart of the city of Austin. This area is home to high rise office buildings, hotels, and Austin’s infamous 6th Street with a plethora of excellent restaurants, bars and places to hear great live music almost any night of the week. Check out these downtown Austin properties for sale:

Austin Real Estate: East Side Modern Homes

Austin Real Estate: East Side Modern Homes

On the East Side of Austin (East of I-35) are an increasing number of homes with modern stylings. A bunch of these are within the Mueller Redvelopment (aka Mueller Development Area) at the old Robert Muller Municipal Airport, south of 51st and North of Manor Road. A bunch of other modern homes, however, are popping up in the adjacent Austin east side neighborhoods near (but not in) Mueller. Sometimes... [Read more ...]

Steiner Ranch Real Estate Market Activity February 2008 to February 2010

Steiner Ranch Real Estate Market Activity February 2008 to February 2010

Steiner Ranch is an established, and still developing neighborhood located in the northwestern section of Austin, just under 12 miles northwest of Downtown. The neighborhood is composed mostly of detached single family tract homes, semi-custom, and custom homes ranging in size from 1,500 square feet to 8,000+- square feet of good-to-excellent quality in terms of construction, and design. Most homes... [Read more ...]

Homeowners Insurance: Do You Have a CLUE

Homeowners Insurance: Do You Have a CLUE

CLUE is short for Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange, otherwise known as the really big database where insurance companies keep track of the claims filed on a property as well as the claims filed by individuals. Your CLUE report impacts the rate and availability of policies that insurers will sell to you. These two articles, from a database of fantastic articles NAR (the National Association... [Read more ...]

House Paint: It’s NOT All the Same

House Paint: It’s NOT All the Same

Meet Dale. Dale is my Paint Guy – he is the Manager of Austin’s Hill Country Paints. When I need my paint fix, which is quite frequent, I go visit him and his co-worker John, at the store on Anderson Mill in Northwest Austin. I’ve recently realized just how interesting these visits are – not only do I get to “talk shop” with them, I also get to live vicariously... [Read more ...]

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