Bill Austin

Last night I atttended the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Business Expo at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa.  This is an annual event that I have been attending for quite a few years.  I almost gave up going to these about three years ago because the quality was going downhill and the atte...

This has to be one of the most famous recipes for chicken soup in the world. Bill Austin's World Famous Chicken Soup Recipe One whole chicken1 gallon water (enough to cover chicken)1 onion cut in quarters3 garlic cloves1 inch of ginger root shredded2 teaspoons salt1 pound new potatoes4 large carr...

Independents Week Governor Napolitano Declares "Independents Week" Governor Janet Napolitano has proclaimed June 30-July 6 to be “Independents Week” for Arizona. The proclamation coincides with Local First Arizona’s annual celebration of the independently owned, local businesses that are the back...

A friend just wrote to say that her job of seven weeks as a compliance officer at a mortgage banker in Scottssdale has been eliminated and more layoffs are coming.  If any of you know of anybody hiring in the compliance area,  and in the Greater Phoenix Arizona area, please let me know and I will...

  The Arizona House budget is recommending a $30 million sweep for the Arizona Housing Trust Fund (HTF), including $3.1 million from program funds, which would eliminate HTF for 2009 and slash Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) staff. What is worse, is that they want to change the funding sourc...

After my presentation on Social Media on Friday tot he Arizona Real Estate Bloggers Network, I decided to try some social media marketing on a few posts here on Active Rain.  I hit acouple of milestones (for me) as a result of that little experiment. I had my first day when traffic to my AR blog ...

Bill Austin presenting Social Media at the third Arizona Real Estate Blogger Network Meetup. This video is approximately 50 minutes long and will give you a general overview of what Social Media is and how to apply it to your Real Estate Business. Bill Austin on Social Media from phoenixrealestat...

Is it really possible that these could be The Most Famous Beef Ribs in the World? Almost. They are #2 on Google for beef ribs so ... not quite the most famous but very very close. Texas-Style BBQ Beef Back Ribs Texas-Style BBQ Beef Ribs2 racks of beef back ribs (7 ribs per rack)2 Tbsp. black pepp...

What a tremendous turnout for the Arizona Real Estate Bloggers Network meeting this morning. If you check out Christoph Schweiger on twitter you should find some photos and tweats about the goings on. Steve Belt and Mike Jones and Jay Thompson and Shelli Bates and Bill Austin (that's me.) all gav...

You're Not Old Unless You Can Remember... When the dream of a lifetime was to pay off a mortgage. (The dream of today is to get one.)What you do with the pointed end of a can opener.When there was no McDonalds. When Avocado Green and Harvest Gold were acceptable colors for appliance. When you dre...