Steve's Austin Realty Blog

By
Real Estate Agent - Crossland Real Estate
http://CrosslandTeam.com/blog
RECENT BLOG POSTS
This article below is from the Austin Business Journal today. It's a recurring scenario for Austin, where those who don't like the local Austin laws or ordinances passed by Austin Lawmakers take their case to the State Legislature and push for laws that supersede or nullify local Austin laws. The...
02/28/2007
There is debate among real estate investors regarding the difference between "Investing" and "Speculating" in real estate. Generally, the tone and context in which the word "speculation" is used tends to be negative. i.e. "That's not investing in real estate, it's {sneer - with furrowed eyebrow a...
02/27/2007
How do we think of money anyway?Many Americans have a limited and distorted view of money and how they choose to allocate, or "invest" it in their lives. At the core, we are either predominantly Investors, Spenders or Savers. To me, as an investor, I think of every dollar that comes through me as...
02/27/2007
I was reading the news short posted below, regarding falling Luxury Home prices in California, and noting that the "average" prices of "Luxury Homes" in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego range between $2M and $3M (see article below)What is considered a Luxury Home in Austin? $750,000 and ...
02/27/2007
As I related in a previous post, Sylvia was Subpoenaed to appear in a Seller's Divorce Court as a result of us declining to work with a prospective listing client (the ex-wife) who was not being cooperative. It was the ex-husband's attorney who issued the subpoena, to protect the interests of his...
02/27/2007
When it comes to house repairs, nothing is more frustrating than a problem which can't be remedied. One of our Buyers made a request for the Sellers to "have a licensed Plumber locate and cure leak at Master tub exterior wall as noted on inspection report". This was a leak that was showing up out...
02/23/2007
Sylvia just got Subpoenaed to appear in front of the Divorce Court Judge of a Seller prospect we decided not to work with. The Prospective seller was a referral and we tried our best to work with her, but as the process moved forward, it became obvious that a lot of resentment and anger toward th...
02/22/2007
The Average Sales Price for single family homes in Austin was up 4.8% from the year before, to $246,595. The number of homes sold sales was down 5.4% from January a year ago, probably due at least in part to freezing weather that shut the city down for several days, and otherwise cold weather in ...
02/21/2007
My oldest daughter and I were out running errands a few days ago and decided to stop and eat dinner at the Green Mesquite restaurant in Oak Hill, near our home in Austin. Green Mesquite has always been a good place to grab a quick meal, and we've eaten there as a family many times over the years,...
02/21/2007
Sylvia received a call today from an Austin home owner she met with last week. He called to thank her for coming out to discuss selling his house, and told her he has decided to go with another agent - one who is going to list the home for 1/3 the fee we charge on the listing side, and offer 2/3 ...
02/21/2007
Rainer
28,100

Steve Crossland

Austin TX Real Estate
local_phone(512) 327-3900
Contact The Author
Austin Real Estate Blog and Other stuff