Archive for September, 2008
FSBO Advice
Run your property through these three free home evaluation websites then give me a call …
www.eppraisal.com
www.zillow.com
www.cyberhomes.com
Yes, I am interested in listing your home in Austin but I will answer a few questions for free in the hopes that when or if you decide to hire a Realtor, I will [...]
Bail out
Just wanted to get this out quick because it’s the best summary I’ve seen this week …
COLLEGE STATION (Real Estate Center) 09.26.08 – As negotiations continue over the proposed $700 billion bailout of the nation’s financial system, Dr. Mark Dotzour, chief economist for the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, offers his perspective:
“It’s a sad day [...]
Thinking tankless?
By our favorite South Austin contributor–Patti P.
One night last week I planned on cooking pasta for dinner—knowing what time the family would most likely be home and ready to pounce on their plates—and being that it was my turn to cook—I started the big pot of pasta water before everyone was home and let it [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Flood zone?
City of Austin new floodplain viewer: http://coagis1.ci.austin.tx.us/website/NewFloodplain/viewer.htm
A little slow but a good tool.
For more information regarding the City of Austin’s Watershed Protection / Development review: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/watershed/floodplain_newmap.htm
Hill, Doss, Gullett … are you in?
Want to verify AISD school boundaries? Here’s the link: https://access.austinisd.org/school_boundaries/?lang=en
Need even more assurance? Stop into the school of your choice, introduce yourself and get the school boundaries in person.
FANNIE AND FREDDIE, WHAT HAS BECOME OF YOU???
- from one of our favorite mortgage voices, David Reed, CD Reed Mortgage Bankers, Austin
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, those two corporations that you and I bought over the weekend, were really an odd bird to begin with. Fannie was formed in 1938, refurbished in 1968 then Freddie joined along for the ride in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )When real estate law collides with school law; students with parents in two different school districts
This is an excerpt from a September 2008 article written by The Fowler Law Firm, helping guide Keller Williams agents in providing legally sound and smart school boundary advice and guidance to our clients.
Though school district boundaries do not change often, when they do change it is often dramatic, particularly in areas like Central Texas [...]
Planes, trains and automobiles
When out looking to buy a new house both buyers and agents express feelings of apprehension to homes that are close to major roads or railroad tracks. When looking at the data for homes that back to or are near a train track, they take longer to sell than others of the same size and [...]
A surprising safe haven for savings
Posted on September 30, 2008. Filed under: In the News, Smart Buyers, Smart Investors, Smart Real Estate | Tags: real estate market commentary |
An emerging story beneath the headlines
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )September 29, 2008
By Dave Jenks, Vice President of Research and Development and Jay Papasan, Vice President of Publishing and Executive Editor, Keller Williams Realty
Amidst fears of a financial market freefall, the real estate market is emerging as a bright spot. Indicators are pointing to an end to [...]