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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 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)

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: 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 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

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

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]

Price Your House to Sell

Want to get the most money for your home? Think that means put a nice big price tag on it? Think again. If you want your house to sell, you have to price it for current market conditions, period. Not for what you hope you can sell it for, not what a neighbor sold theirs for, not even for what you paid for it, a few years ago in a hotter market. Hard words, but true, so true. Pricing a house to sell... [Read more]

Tax Credits for Energy Efficient Home Upgrades

Ah, the joy of opening a really nice low water, electric or gas bill can *almost* off-set the nasty surprise we get when we open up a whopper bill and wonder how on earth we used THAT much of something in a given month . . . and then realize that we’re half-way through the next billing cycle and may have another whopper bill on our hands . . . and we haven’t changed anything that would... [Read more]

Tax Credits for Replacing Doors and Skylights

If money seems to be escaping through drafty windows, doors, and skylights, this federal tax credit might make energy-efficient replacements more affordable. Does it feel like money is escaping through your home’s drafty windows, doors, and skylights? You might be able to keep at least some of that cash in your pocket by taking advantage of federal energy tax credits for retrofitting your... [Read more]

Market Report for the Week Ending 1/24/2010

What Did Interest Rates Do This Week? 30-yr Fixed – Slightly Lower This Week: 4.99% Last Week: 5.06% 1yr Ago: 5.12% 15-yr Fixed – Slightly Lower This Week: 4.40% Last Week: 4.45% 1yr Ago: 4.80% Jumbo Fixed (Average 30-yr Fixed) This Week: 5.75% Last Week: 5.75% Highlight of This Week’s Major Economic Reports With little economic data to sway mortgage rates, the bonds market benefited... [Read more]

Green Ideas for The Homeowner

Have you been thinking about some ways that you can improve the “green” level of your home? Here are five great articles that might get you thinking about green ideas for your home. 10 Ways to Help Your Watershed A clean and well-managed watershed doesn’t just mean clean drinking water. Do your part to keep land and water clean and you could reap financial benefits too. Read ... [Read more]

Restrictive Covenants and the Big Green Ugly

I have a Big Green Ugly sitting in my driveway. It’s been there for a while and it isn’t going away any time soon. The Big Green Ugly is a truck, a really big one – a 1994 Ford F250 XLT with a full-length bed and an extended cab. I bought it when I was working on my house, near the end of 2005, when I needed a vehicle more appropriate for carrying building materials than my every-day... [Read more]

RESPA Reform Summary

What Do You Need to Know About RESPA Reform? Before we talk about RESPA reform, you should know that these acts collectively govern a broad range of activities in the lending industry, which includes lending for real estate (mortgages): The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) prohibits abusive practices by lenders that increase costs. These prohibitions include kickbacks and referral fees... [Read more]

Market Report for the Week Ending 1/1/2009

What Did Interest Rates Do This Week? 30-yr Fixed – Higher This Week: 5.14% Last Week: 5.05% 1yr Ago: 5.10% 15-yr Fixed – Higher This Week: 4.54% Last Week: 4.45% 1yr Ago: 4.83% Jumbo Fixed (Average 30-yr Fixed) This Week: 5.895% Last Week: 5.875% Highlight of This Week’s Major Economic Reports: Real Estate Market News – at your fingertips - 2009 came to an end with mortgage rates... [Read more]

Smoking Bacon and the Kitchen Remodel

It all began with a pan of smoking bacon grease. A few weeks earlier, my soon-to-be ex had left a pan of bacon grease on a still-hot burner and in the ensuing chaos of the smoke-filled kitchen, the pan had caught on fire. The hot pan melted a part of the laminate counter near the stove and on this bright sunny day in June, with my soon-to-be ex in Pennsylvania for the summer, I stood contemplating... [Read more]

Play All Day at Brushy Creek Lake Park

Want to spend a day playing with the family in the great outdoors? Play golf, go kayaking, hike or bike the trails, or fly a kite. When you’re done, you can BBQ at one of the built-in grills, and enjoy your food at a picnic table. If you have a special occasion coming up, you can rent one of the pavilions! Brushy Creek Lake Park, often referred to as Brushy Creek Park is located at 3300 Brushy... [Read more]

Inspecting Home Inspections

“$300 for a home inspection? Why can’t I just have my brother take a look at it?” To a REALTOR®, them’s scary words. When you’re buying property, protect your investment and yourself and have it inspected by a licensed property inspector. Not your brother, your father, your neighbor or just yourself, no matter how much any of these people know or how much respect you... [Read more]

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