Amy Kramer's (amykramerrealtor) Blog

 100 + bands14 daysAll Free  The Live Music Capital of the World kicks off the new year right with Free Week sponsored by Do512 (a popular website for finding the latest and greatest events going on in Austin) and featuring 100's of music shows.  These 14 days showcases Austin area bars throwing ...

My father has been taking his now 14 year old grandson, my nephew, to presidential museums.  His goal is to see all of them together and they only have 5 left to go!  My nephew is a history buff and loves spending this time with his Papa.  I've not been to very many of these incredible sanctums o...

My very favorite part of being a Realtor, by far, is the community of real estate. I know TV shows portray us as competitive, back-stabbing and in it for the win above all else.  But, my experiences are completely contrary to those portrayals. Here are some of my very favorite parts (and people) ...

Around Thanksgiving, Austin families like everyone else around the county begin to decorate their trees.  But not just the trees in their homes. Maybe other cities do this as well, but I've never seen it before.  Austinites go to the busy East/West freeway in town called Capital of Texas Hwy or 3...

One of the long-standing landmark destinations of our community here in and around Hudson Bend, has been closed down for the past several months.  Well now it is finally back in very fine form. Hudson's on the Bend has been known since the 80's as one of the finest restaurants in the Austin area....

Austin is now very well-known for the craft beer scene.  All over our city, and the towns that surround it, you will find unique microbreweries with great beer and cool vibes. And almost every Saturday afternoon they are packed with people playing board games, listening to music and sampling grea...

So many people come to Austin and become instant queso ambassadors.  They talk non-stop about queso, post about queso, debate the best quesos and put it on absolutely everything. And don't get me wrong, I like queso, but I truly LOVE Queso Fundido...especially the kind made at Los Pinos in Hudson...

The charity closest to my heart is CASA of Travis County.  I struggled for sometime trying to find my place giving back to this world.  Many charitable organizations I have been a part of focused on raising money which is so extremely valuable, but I felt an great distance from the challenges of ...

Millennials have been slower to purchase homes than previous generations; in fact the home ownership rate dropped to 62.9% in the 2nd quarter of this year— the lowest in more than 50 years. But according to an article I recently read on CNBC.com: "62% of millennials are renting or living with roo...

One of the most recent additions to the culinary scene around Hudson Bend is Austin's home-town favorite Lucy's Fried Chicken.  Lucy's owner James Holmes had great timing in taking over the previous Iguana Grill location, right as the water in Lake Travis began to rise.  Now Lucy's offers lakesid...