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Bill Morris, Realtor

Many years of business experience (high tech, client service, business organization and start-up, including almost 20 years in real estate) tell me that service is the key to success and I look forward to serving you. I represent both buyers and sellers throughout the Austin metropolitan area, which means first-hand market knowledge is brought to bear on serving your needs. Learn more about my background and experience, my commitment to my clients, my profession, and to the real estate industry at CentralTexasHomeSearch.com.
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A new program to help avoid foreclosure

There is a new program available for homeowners in financial distress — HAFA. Continue reading

Updated market dashboard

The good news is that the “odds of selling” rebounded nicely last month. One month does not make a trend, but unless tax incentives have accelerated too much of what would have been Summer demand, we should see solid sales performance in our market in the next few months with modest increases in sales values. Continue reading

RE/MAX On Top

RE/MAX topped competitors in the 2010 RISMedia Power Broker Report that ranks top real estate offices in the U.S. Continue reading

Don’t Just Wait For Foreclosure!

Lender communication has always been a key difficulty in handling short sales, exacerbated by agents on both sides of too many transactions who have no idea how to work a short sale. Lenders — notably major banks — have spent a lot of time working to improve their processes to accomodate the huge number of borrowers in default and to comply with recently announced HAFA guidelines Continue reading

Beautiful Lake Travis Condo!

This beautiful condo just minutes from Lake Travis is a MUST SEE! Continue reading

Rising Mortgage Rates — A Little Perspective

The truth is that we’ve only had mortgage interest rates in the 5% and under range for about fifteen months! And already we consider that “normal,” and act as if anything higher will keep people from buying and hurt the housing market? Continue reading

Closing costs

“I like knowing what something will cost before I commit to it. I’ll bet you do, too. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has revised some home-loan rules that attempt to give us what we want.”
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Housing affordability in Austin

Austin most expensive rent in TX. As is generally true, press reports are best served with context.
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Great Central Texas Daytrip!

A great outing on Lake Buchanan just an hour from Austin … Continue reading

Beautiful Texas Hill Country Panorama!

Spectacular hilltop building site! Continue reading

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