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What’s Going on with Realtor Fees?
There has been a lot of chatter about realtor fee structures due to some very public lawsuits. But what does it all mean? You may have heard: The price of all homes is going to drop by 6%! Holy moly! Buyers and sellers will save money! You don...
HUGE price cut – Final Empire Town Homes
This past weekend I had the privilege of holding a couple of the final Empire town homes open to the public. It was just after a crazy downpour that gave us over 2 inches of rain - but the clouds parted and it was a gorgeous afternoon to look a...
Mueller is Undergoing a Significant Transition
But it’s probably not what you think. The developer of Mueller, Catellus, is close to completing their contractual obligations here in the neighborhood. The original master development agreement (MDA) with the City of Austin was set to exp...
Sometimes You Lose One
The Mueller Affordable Program is vibrant, elaborate, and complicated. When the mixed-use development of Mueller was imagined, the City of Austin wanted to do something new: include more affordable housing. A lot more. In the late 90s and e...
Extending the What?
Since Mueller is a master-planned development in partnership with the City of Austin and the developer Catellus, there is a Master Development Agreement (MDA) in place that dictates what happens in Mueller, how it looks, and by when. The origin...
To Be A Hero Your City Deserves
Living in Austin is great, but every big city has it’s… issues. You know the type – those villainous minor inconveniences that can cause major headaches like potholes, graffiti, loose dogs, etc.... The kind of issues you wish a ...
Selling 3900 Mattie – How it Started
When I was a kid, I had a hard time with climate change and believing it was inevitable. So I went to college for environmental geology and hydrogeology. I was gonna save the world, right?! Why does this matter? Because in 2011, I met the se...
Why Would I Protest My Property Taxes? That sounds like work.
Did you know that 30-60% of taxable property is over-assessed, and less than 30% of all taxpayers challenge their tax assessment? Protesting your Central Texas property tax is a great way to help keep your property tax low each year as Texas ha...