Misc

Water was flowing out of the garage.  I was hired to sell a home that was vacant.  There was a small leak in a pipe at the water heater so ...

There’s trouble brewing in the commercial loan market.  While I only handle residential sales, I keep tabs on the commercial market, too....

The debt ceiling.  Yes, it’s a big topic of conversation and I’ve had a couple of people ask me how it will impact real estate....

Beware of squatters.  I got a call recently from someone in a bind.  She was leasing a rental property she owns and someone applied with a ...

It’s not that strong of a buyer’s market.  Recently, I’ve noticed buyer’s attempting to renegotiate contracts during the ...

In this video... 1. Overview of the 2023 appraisals in Travis and Williamson Counties. 2. The homestead exemption. 3. What is currently happening ...

Should I appear on the cover of a magazine!  The other day I received an email from Top Agent Magazine telling me I’ve been nominated to ...

There are now more millennial homeowners than millennial renters.  In 2022, the percentage of millennials who own a home increased to 52% ...

The lenders lost money.  Last year with housing prices declining and interest rates rising, mortgage banks lost an average of $300 on every loan ...

Worldwide, there are some tough places to afford a home.  Courtesy of Statista, here are the top ten cities that are the hardest to afford a ...

Property tax appraisals are now available. Both Travis and Williamson Counties have now released most of the 2023 tax appraisals.  ...

The Boomers are back!  For the first time since 2013, Millennials are not the generation buying the most homes.  According to the latest ...

A tax that we don’t pay.  We’re fortunate in Texas that we don’t have to pay transfer taxes on real estate transactions.  ...

Should you probate an estate?  While there are certainly legal issues at play that I’m not qualified to address, I want to answer from the ...

Austin is used to topping prestigious lists.  But these days, we keep popping up on lists that aren’t so grand.  These lists, issued ...

I’ve got a lot of pet peeves in real estate.  One of them is bad property photos.  But it’s more than a pet peeve – ...

Who owns the most valuable properties in Travis County?  Courtesy of the Travis County Tax Office, I’ve got the list of the top properties ...