Published by: Daisy Gregg Coffee is drink that brings happiness and warmth to everyone that drinks it. Can you tell I love it?? Well in the real estate business you are forced to love it. You not only need it for the late or early hours but coffee is the beverage you make deals over. You sit at coffee shops and discuss and help people make major life decisions We live in the amazing music and food capital of Texas, and with coffee being such a popular beverage, I wondered where are some amazing places to get coffee? And as I was wondering, I drove by one of the tons of Starbucks and realized they were replacing it with Summer Moon This has me so excited because this is a very popular Coffee Shop in Austin that is south and now...

Sitting at the front desk of my office, you can just tell wenbsp;arenbsp;in a hot market right now. Agents are running in and out constantly, trying to get all their stuff together since they have numerous meetings to attend with new clients or showing current clients all kinds of homes. So many checks are flowing in, we can barely keep up But hey, job security And it is so nice to see my agents doing so well I figured I could do a quick blog about the housing market right now and how amazing it ishellip; Housing trends are generally pretty steady, but can get volatile under certain circumstances. In 2008 we went through the housing crash, which was devastating for many people. But in the last few years it has steadily risen and sta...

Published by: Christine Pease May 10, 2019 nbsp; Alright yrsquo;all Letrsquo;s talk BBQ I feel like BBQ is one of those meals that you either love or hate and as a Texas girl I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT Good BBQ that is Everyone has their own take on whatrsquo;s good and whatrsquo;s not so I took a poll and came up with a list of Austinrsquo;s best BBQ Whether your go to is a chopped beef sandwich, fall of the bone ribs, sausage, or my personal favorite, brisket, there is something for everyone to enjoy If your mouth isnrsquo;t watering at this point, clearly BBQ isnrsquo;t for you In Texas, be sure to grab a loaf of bread, pickles and onions Oh, and donrsquo;t forget the best parthellip;..the BBQ Sauce nbsp; The 1st choice f...

Published by: Daisy Gregg nbsp; One of our lives constant struggles is to live well in this world. One of the ways to live well, especially in Austin is to get a great job Austin can be compared to California in its cost of living, which means it is higher than other places in Texas. However, Austin is considered one of the new tech cities in the United States. It is home to power houses such as Facebook, Samsung, Dell, and Google to name a few. We are a hub for engineers, scientists and techies from all over the world. And we are going to grow even more with new tycoons such as Apple and Amazon placing major offices in our city Now this means a lot of to Austinites. For the traffic, may be worse but for our economy and our b...

nbsp; 05/04/2019nbsp; Lake Travis Waterloo Adventures. A floating water park and challenge course that is a true evolution in water play Aside from the floating water park and obstacle course they have a access to a beautifully landscaped private resort-style beach, and a boar ride to and from Adventure Island. Lake Travis Waterloo Adventure also allows guests to spend the day swimming, playing beach games and exploring additional water attractions (i.e. a 14-foot climbing water tower, 25-foot trampoline, and a45 minutes on the Floating Challenge Course.nbsp; Link:nbsp;waterlooadventures.com -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

nbsp; 3106 Riva Ridge, Austin, TX 78746 Status: Sold List Price: $939,900 Beds 4 Baths 4 Living 2 Garage Spaces 2 3,080 Sqft School District: Eanes ISD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 809 Canyon Creek Drivenbsp; Status: Soldnbsp; List Price: $820,000 Beds 3 Baths 2 Living 2 Garage Spaces 2 2,670 Sqft School District: Eanes ISDnbsp; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Published by: Christine Pease April 26, 2019 This is downtown living at its finest This south facing condo is located on the third floor of Barton Place right off Barton Springs Road and is a jump, skip and a hop from Zilker Park. I cant express enough that this condo literally feels like your very own birdhouse, nestled among the treetops This darling home is complete with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and boasts 9 feet ceilings. The coveted kitchen features Bosch appliances and Thermador 72 bottle wine fridge The master suite was recently upgraded with maple hard wood floors. Thenbsp;closets also feature custom maple wood built-ins and shelving. But where do you park? This condo comes with a premium over-sized parking spot, storage ...

Published by: Daisy Gregg Similar to any other certification or schooling, once you are done, you have to head out into the real world and decide how you want to use the knowledge you have just gained. Many certifications are made specifically for certain careers. If you are reading this, you have succeeded in achieving your Real Estate License or yoursquo;re deciding if you want to make it your career. So now that the whole world of real estate is open to you, you have to decide what area you want to go into. Generally there are two area of real estate: Commercial and Residential. Then tiers of residential, for example, residential can include luxury. I wanted to come on here and give some information on pros and cons of each...

Published by: Daisy Gregg nbsp; Hello I hope you had a fantastic weekend and mid-week We are back again with another Phone Duty Success story Yay So real quick explanation, many brokers have a system called ldquo;Phone Duty.rdquo; This system allows for individual agents to gain leads from any phone calls coming into the main brokerrsquo;s hub. Each brokerage, generally has a main office number, which is on signs, advertisements, and online. This number is usually the most called for information unless they are trying a specific agent. And reception is legally not allowed to answer questions about property because many times they are not licensed and we want the realtors to have leads not the staff Now that you know a little ab...

As we talked about last time, interest rates have gone up a bit. So what does that mean for the buyer? Should you wait? Well, since rates are predicted to continue to go up, the answer is no, you should not wait. As this article points out, yes, the record low rates are gone, for now at least. Who knows what the future will hold. Most economist are saying that the next five years will see an increase in rates. So certainly waiting is only going to make your house more expensive. Sure, you could wait for the rates lower than 4% to come back. But you may be waiting a long time. The odds point to us getting back to 6-8% in the next few years, long, long before we get back to the sub 4% rates again. So, don't let a small jump in rates now sc...