Amy Dower's (amydowerbroker) Blog

I just completed the National Association of REALTORS® Green Designation course today and it was a real learning experience. Living in Austin, TX I am constantly reminded to reduce, recycle and reuse so I had a personal interest in taking this class as well as helping my clients. The National Ass...

The House today and the Senate yesterday passed legislation to extend the $8,000 home buyer tax credit to May 1, 2010, for first-time buyers and add a $6,500 tax credit for repeat buyers if they've lived in their home for five of the past eight years. Home prices are capped at $800,000. This is g...

Do you have an empty listing in desperate need of staging to help it sell faster or for top dollar? If so, consider shopping at Goodwill for your decorating items and gently used furniture. Last week while dropping off a clothing donation, I wandered into the store and was pleasantly surprised to...