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Archives for September 2010

August 2010 Housing Stats

September 27, 2010 Craig Smyser Leave a Comment

The August housing statistics were released late last week (the national numbers are provided by the National Association of Realtors while the Texas numbers are from The Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University). The numbers continue to be anemic. While NAR will promote the 7.6% increase compared to the July sales, the reality is that August was the second worst month over the past year. Contributing factors include the end of the tax credit and the continued high unemployment. Nationally, the number … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured Blog Posts, Housing Statistics

Investment Opportunity!

September 18, 2010 Craig Smyser Leave a Comment

I have a listing that was put back on the market this past week as the buyer wasn't able to complete the sale. While an owner occupant can certainly buy it, the house would make a good rental property. Located just off of I-35 and William Cannon, this home has had positive cash flow for the current owner. The 4 bedroom, 2.1 bathroom house has 2018 square feet of living space. With a price of $115,000, the mortgage amount would be $92,000 if you put 20% down. At a 5% interest rate for 30 years, the monthly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured Blog Posts, Foreclosure / Short Sale, General Real Estate Information

Leander ISD Approves 2.3% Property Tax Rate Increase for 2010

September 15, 2010 Craig Smyser Leave a Comment

The Leander Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to approved the proposed 2.3% increase in property taxes for 2010. The vote was 4 to 1. Voting in favor of the increase: Grace Jordan, Don Hisle, Pam Waggoner and Jim Sneeringer. Voting against was Lisa Mallory. Will Streit and Russell Bundy were not present for the vote. The 2010 rate is $1.4548 (per $100 in property value) as compared to $1.42234 in 2009. The rate is made up of two components: $1.04 for operations/maintenance while the remaining … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured Blog Posts, General Real Estate Information

Home Sold Prices for August Now Available

September 7, 2010 Craig Smyser Leave a Comment

I've just updated the Neighborhood Home Sale Data for August. If you would like to view information on sold homes, this is the place to do so. Addresses, sold prices, bedrooms, bathrooms, size, and more are available free of charge. Summary data is available, too. I currently track over 85 neighborhoods in Austin and Cedar Park with more being added each month. To take a look at the information, visit www.RealEstateInAustin.com/Neighborhood-Sales-Data. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured Blog Posts, Housing Statistics

Kicking for Cash Results

September 4, 2010 Craig Smyser Leave a Comment

Congratulations to Jaysen Long who won the inaugural Kicing for Cash!  He won $300 for the baseball team.  Second place went to Niki Baroaxis representing the girls basketball team ($200).  Grant Wilburn won $100 for boys soccer for finishing in third place. Although they didn't place, a big thank you to the rest of the kickers for putting on a great halftime event:  Hannah Collins (girls golf), Ali Jones (girls swimming), Alex Kotlarz (PALS), Andrew Locascia (broadcast), Elise Patterson (girls soccer), Collin … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured Blog Posts, Local Events

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