Archives » October, 2007

How to prepare your home for-sale

Home sellers underestimate the effect that little details can have on the appeal of their house. Even a small makeover can improve a home’s appeal, possibly making it sell quicker and/or at a higher price.
First Impressions Count

Tidy up the entrance to your home.
Paint or replace the front door if needed.
Eliminate food or pet […]

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Austin’s ‘cool factor’ keeps ‘em coming

By: Veronica Castelo

Austin has an average of 116 sunny days a year, but the mild weather is hardly the reason people think it’s such a cool place to live.
The city is consistently voted “Best Place to Live” by state and national publications. So it just goes to show that Austin’s liberal leanings make […]

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September stats for Austin home sales

Austin real estate statistics for September are in and home sales are down by 22% to 1,824 units from 2,341 the same period last year. Also, the number of single family homes on the market in Austin increased by 22% over the previous year, meaning housing inventory increased from 8,203 to 9,979 AND up […]

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Would you move for $1 million?

 

(Photo by Karen Ducey from the Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Money can buy many things, but not for this homeowner:
Edith Macefield has lived in her home since 1966 and refused to sell her home to real estate developers, forcing them to build a 5-story retail project, which includes a fitness center, grocery store and parking garage, around […]

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Where in the world is Austin?

Most people know there is Austin, Texas. But consider the following list of cities from www.wikipedia.com? Occasionally, we get website registrations for people looking to buy or sell homes in Colorado and once in Nevada but you should know that there are many cities of Austin in the US and Canada!
 
In United States:
 
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