The Affordability Gap
One relatively high profile issue in the first stages of the Mueller development was the so-called “Affordability Gap” – the big gap in pricing between the cost of homes in the affordable program and the market ra...
There was shock and a little bit of awe when the Pecan Street Inc. Demonstration Project calmly announced its plan to bring 100 electric vehicles to the Mueller neighborhood in 2012. Austin has its fair share of Prius and other hybrid powered v...
[update 6/17/2013] It’s the same story two years later. While now that all of Austin is experiencing a nosebleed sellers’ market, Mueller has been feeling the crunch since I originally wrote this post over two years ago. So what’s changed...
It’s about this time of year that I remind people who bought homes in the previous year that they need to consider filing their homestead exemption form. It’s a magical form that allows you to receive a break on your annual property taxes, ...
Last night I stopped by the Property Owner’s Association “Let’s Talk” meeting and heard what the master developer had to say about the upcoming homes in Mueller in 2014. There are two parts to the meeting – an update, and then th...
What is the Mueller silent market? That’s the question that all my visiting friends asked in February and March as they flipped through the MNA Newsletter and saw Hilary Herrin’s ad in the back. Hilary is an awesome agent who also lives...
There are a couple of rules of thumb when it comes to new developments in Austin, and the news that there will be 221 new homes coming to Mueller in 2012/13 has probably got some potential home sellers here a little nervous. The first rule ...
Some condo projects are approved for FHA Financing and some are not. In the last few years, less condo projects are approved for FHA loans than before, which can make it harder as a seller to find a buyer for your condominium. As a listing agen...
A few weeks ago I helped another buyer call Mueller home, and it was somewhat of a whirlwind. I got a call from someone who had been reading my old Mueller blog. He said that he had watched some of my YouTube videos and was interested in the Af...
Living in my green home bubble at Mueller Austin, I sometimes forget that other Texans don’t always enjoy the same low utility bills that I do. This became apparent on Friday when a prospective buyer asked me how much my electricity bill was ...