Let’s face it, Austin is in a Buyer’s Market. Home sales are down, foreclosures and short sales represent 17% of all sales and on top of that we are in the slowest time of the year for real estate sales. Frankly, most people we talk to are disappointed and discouraged. Our response is, let’s turn […]
The Neighborhood Spotlight series is a new part of West Austin Properties. About once a week we will spotlight a neighborhood in Austin. We will take you on a tour of the area, including: commute times, local shopping, home styles, schools, amenities, market statistics, history of the area, etc. Watch the video, check out the […]
The air is filled with excitement. On a muggy Austin night, home-buying hopefuls crowd into a small hotel conference room eager to walk away with a deal that will “beat the market”. The crowd ranges from first time homebuyers to savvy investors buying multiple properties in one night. The auctioneers are true professionals and so […]
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If you’ve been following the Austin real estate market at all this year, you would see that prices have still been on the rise despite all other statistics being on the decline—number of sales, days on market, etc. Watch the video to have a better understanding of the factors that have caused prices to continue […]
Fall is here and while I am normally an optimist–looking forward to football, baseball playoffs and cooler weather—I find myself focusing on the downside of the season. Two things notoriously bad happen this time of year. Allergies and a slow real estate market. And Fall 2010 is no different than any other year. Do two […]
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