Found 92 entries published by Charla Housson.
If you purchased a home in the past year and have not yet filed for an homestead exemption, see the link below to the Realty Austin article that provides helpful information and direct links to the Appraisal Districts for each county in the Austin area.
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For the first time since 2019, median home prices in Austin remained flat year over year, indicating a lasting normal market. Check out the Realty Austin link below for the latest information on the Austin housing market as of November 2022.
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I am thankful to my clients as I celebrate being named a Platinum Top 50 Winner! Happy to help people make the move!
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The latest Austin market statistics reveal what I have been seeing on a daily basis as a real estate agent working in the Austin market. Buyers continue to have more options and more bargaining power relative to sellers due to a number of factors. Check out the latest analysis of our current Austin market conditions in this informational Realty Austin article at the link below.
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Summer is officially over (though we are still setting record high temperatures), so what does the Austin market look like for buyers and sellers as we move into the fall season? Buyers who were once disadvantaged by historically low levels of inventory in the Austin market now have more opportunities to level the playing field with the significant increase in available inventory relative to the prior year. Buyers also have more options now with new home construction homes. In many new home subdivisions, my clients are seeing more willingness from builders to negotiate on the base sales price in order to get a signed contract. Check out the latest statistics and insights from Realty Austin on the current market conditions in Austin and decide for yourself…
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Pickleball, the fastest growing sport across the country, continues to receive lots of media attention as more and more people are discovering the fun sport. An article in the New York Times over the Labor Day weekend described it as a "mash-up of tennis, badminton, and Ping-Pong" that is accessible to people of all ages and abilities. The September 2022 issue of Texas Monthly featured Austin-area entrepreneurs placing some big bets on the future of the sport. Not surprisingly, multiple venues are popping up across Austin to meet the increasing demand for both amateurs and professionals to have more court time. This article provides a guide to some of the local Austin venues that you can check out if you have not already found your favorite place to meet…
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Check out this informative article from Realty Austin on the pros/cons of renting or buying in the current Austin real estate market.
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As we move into the mid-summer season, check out the latest insights from Realty Austin on the Austin housing market.
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Many of my clients have a significant portion of their overall wealth tied up in the equity of their primary residence. So when they are shopping for a new home, they have to navigate how to first sell their current home in order to get the funds needed to purchase their new home. Often this can be a frustrating experience, especially in a fast-moving market like Austin. Many desirable homes in the Austin area can sell within days of going on the market and often are sold at or above asking price. In this type of market, home buyers who are submitting offers to purchase a home that are contingent on the sale of their current home simply cannot compete.
Realty Austin has solved this dilemma by teaming with Homeward to create a way for home buyers to…
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