As a home seller, there’s nothing more frustrating than having your home under contract and making plans to move only to have the contract fall apart at the last moment. Here are the top three causes and how you and your agent can avoid them. There are a few standard Read more…
Yes! Yes, you can! It can be a challenge to buy any home in Austin Texas right now. Maybe you’re aware of this, or maybe you’ve already experienced the challenge. This is an understatement – but with some preparation and a little work, you can make it happen. Prices are Read more…
If you’re in two minds whether to buy a single or multiple story home here in Austin, you might want to consider some interesting statistics that I unearthed while I was researching home sales in the Multiple Listing System (MLS) for a client yesterday. They had asked – what sells Read more…
You know, moving was hard enough before the economic downturn. Now, aside from everything else you have to do, you have to strongly consider the economic factors of your move more than you used to. It’s no longer just a matter of finding the best looking house in the classiest Read more…
Great news – you bought your home with a first and second mortgage, and you’ve paid off the second mortgage. The second lien lender has sent you a release of lien and you know need to record it. How do you do that? First figure out what county the real Read more…
Local mortgage planner John Schutze gives his weekly market update: “Mortgage rates end the week¦.DOWN!! This morning¦according to the government, 95,000 jobs were lost in September. Economists expected a net loss of only 5,000. The silver lining is that private sector jobs grew by 64,000, but with huge government Read more…