Real Estate In Austin Blog

Here’s a great homebuying opportunity!  Fannie Mae recently announced that the down payment requirement to purchase a multi-family home ...

Some good news about FHA loans.  Earlier this year, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced that it was lowering the annual rate for ...

Can you defer property taxes in Texas?  For Texans who have the 65-and-over exemption on their primary residence, the answer is yes.  ...

It’s time for them to go!  The bloggers at Styled, Staged, and Sold recently surveyed designers and consumers to see which of ...

Did you know that some Texas homeowners can defer property tax payments?  And for a long time, too.  Over the next few minutes, I’ll ...

Welcome to the November 2023 edition of "How's the Market in Steiner Ranch.”  No surprising numbers this month, but let’s dive in ...

Welcome to the November 2023 edition of "How's the Market in Central Texas.”  Before we look at the figures, let me just say that the ...

Another update on that Airbnb nightmare. Recapping briefly, there’s a woman in Los Angeles who has been living in an Airbnb without paying rent....

I learned something new.  After 24 years in real estate, that doesn’t happen all the time.  I recently had a client buy a home and we ...

Ever heard of a USDA mortgage? In the right situations, it can be a good option, but they aren’t very common with only 7,100 loans issued ...