This year's Violet Crown Festival is right around the corner and will take place at Brentwood Elementary School, this Saturday, May 2nd. Violet Crown Community Works (VCCW) is at the heart of the festival, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization helping build & sustain community in the Brentwood & Cre
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04/27/2015
Numbers look very similar to the previous month, but the most important data is not revealed in the numbers below. Right now there are 3 new construction homes listed over $700,000 that are all under contract! We will know later this month the final sales price, but for now it appears the neigh
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04/07/2015
Stay with me through some brief background, as the changes below surrounding water heaters could cost you extra money during the sale of your home. National Appliance Energy Conservation Act (NAECA) was created to help regulate energy consumption of household appliances. This resulted in long l
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04/01/2015
We just pulled February's sales data from the Austin MLS for the Brentwood and Crestview neighborhoods in Austin's hot Midtown market (78757 zip code). If you reference January's numbers, inventory levels, number of pending properties (under contract) and days on market have not changed much. Pr
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03/10/2015
We are approaching the final hours of Amplify Austin, 2015. Amplify Austin Day began March 5th at 6pm, lasting only 24hrs till March 6th at pm. Sponsored by I Live Here, I Give Here, the initiative sets out to raise $7 Million for 500 nonprofits. Whatever your passion, today is a great day to g
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03/06/2015
If Buying or Selling is on your radar in 2015, earlier in the year might be better than later. This is not a Realtor® tactic to push anyone off the fence, but notice changes are coming to the real estate world that will impact lenders, title companies, and real estate professionals who are all w
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03/04/2015
January is always an interesting month for sales statistics in real estate. People are shaking off the holiday hangover, returning to normal routines and some are still exhausted from the holidays! Most of the closed depend on contracts being signed during December. That being said, the number
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02/27/2015
The Cottages of Lake Creek nestle in just North of Anderson Mill Rd off the feeder road of Hwy 183. This quaint community of free standing condos, live like single family residence. If you are lucky enough to land one of the homes on the community permimeter, like 13604 Caldwell #55 (our new li
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02/06/2015
I grew up a competitive swimmer here in Austin, logging endless laps at the Joe Jamail Swim Center on UT Campus. The hard work paid off when it came time for college, earning scholarship offers around the country and eventually landing at Clemson University in SC. Like most athletes, swimmers c
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02/04/2015
Uber hip, yet very classic in the heart of Crestview. Original in many respects, yet favorably updated inside when a kitchen wall was removed during rennovations and the one bath was gutted. The current owners maximized the relaxing front porch so they could enjoy the kids playing in the enclos
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01/29/2015