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Austin's Home-Buying Timeline: Why Your Neighborhood Matters

How long it takes to buy a house in Austin depends less on a calendar and more on how the market is behaving on the street you actually want to live on. I have watched buyers close in three weeks and I have watched equally prepared buyers take four months, and the difference almost never came down t

Austin Cost of Living Guide

When someone tells me they are thinking about moving to Austin, one of the first questions they usually ask is, “Robbie, what does it really cost to live there?” That is a much better question than simply asking what properties cost. Your monthly housing payment matters, of course, but it is only on

The Complete Austin Closing Cost Guide

Closing costs can feel like the mystery box of buying a property. You understand the purchase price. You know how much you plan to put down. Then somebody hands you a multi-page estimate filled with lender charges, title expenses, prepaid interest, tax escrows, insurance premiums, recording fees, cr

How Much House Can I Afford in Austin?

How much house can I afford in Austin? That sounds like a simple question, but the best answer is rarely found by typing your income into a quick online calculator and accepting whatever number appears on the screen. A lender may tell you the maximum amount you qualify to borrow. That number matters