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Austin — not a place … a way of life!

We are “The Live Music Capital of the World®,” the State Capital, home of The University of Texas and other colleges and universities with combined student populations exceeding 100,000, and a place where most new graduates try to stay. Austin City Limits, South By Southwest, Austin City Limits Music Festival, downtown Segway and Duckboat tours, rowing centers, yacht clubs, a local Surfrider Foundation chapter, Austin Pets Alive, and much, much more. All of these make Austin Austin!!! Continue reading

More on Austin foreclosures

More of the same about Austin foreclosures …. Continue reading

Austin Area Foreclosures Up?

… in the two worst years in recent history we had nothing even remotely like 14,000 foreclosure sales.
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Austin-Round Rock MSA — Growing Economy

As always, Austin must grapple with managing the positives of that growth while preserving the culture and the environment that are the basis for the “Austin Lifestyle” that attracts and keeps so many people here. Continue reading

Prepare for rising mortgage interest rates

As the Fed stops buying its own bonds, will mortgage interest rates rise? Some think so. Continue reading

Market Dashboard — Update

Market dashboard expanded, and explanation now available at http://www.AustinMarketDashboard.com.
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Neighborhood Variations

In a number of blog posts and messages to my clients I have commented on how dramatically supply, demand, pricing, and time on market can vary from one neighborhood to another. I decided to assemble some examples for specific discussion. Continue reading

Market Dashboard

The only way to recognize a market bottom is when you can look back at it 6 or 12 months in the past. However, history can provide some hints.
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Local Market Knowledge

Understanding a local real estate market still requires a human being dealing with “hyper-local” market detail. Continue reading

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