I’ve helped people sell their homes when part of their property is in the 100 year Austin flood plain, and the simple truth is that it’s hard. The very fact that even the corner of the yard might get wet every 500 years or so is enough to automatically rule Read more…
Most active real estate brokerages have current war stories about buyers being in bidding wars in this sellers’ market, and multiple offer situations. It’s been the case in some of my areas for over a year now, so hopefully the mass media has picked up on this and the penny Read more…
A friend recently saw so many coming soon signs in his neighborhood that he was concerned that the Austin sellers’ market was over and that a flood of inventory was going to bring the market back into balance in no short order. Indeed there are more $500k+ Austin homes for Read more…
The prevailing wisdom is not to write an email while you’re still angry, but I’m not sure if that applies to writing on your real estate blog, so here goes. I’m hopping mad right now due to something another Austin real estate agent has done that I think is completely Read more…
I recently listed a home for sale in the Mueller Garden Court, and the seller received an offer under the doormat of her home. The prospective buyer had decided not to use a real estate agent to put together the offer, and the seller dutifully scanned it and sent it Read more…
The Austin multiple listing system (MLS) is the system of record for many but not all home sales. In most estimations it accounts for around 60-70% of the overall sales. So some homes sell without the MLS, and buyers often ask the question: “Why isn’t that home in the MLS?”. Read more…