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How a Beckett Place Condo Sold Over List in a Tough Market

Every seller wants to hear their home will sell for more than asking. Most of the time I won't promise that, because most of the time it isn't realistic. This past July, though, we listed a condo in Beckett Place in South Austin, in a market that was genuinely tough on sellers, and it closed over li

Why Contract Knowledge Actually Matters When You Buy or Sell

Most people sign a real estate contract having read it once, quickly, under time pressure. I've spent years teaching other agents how to actually read it. That difference matters more than most buyers and sellers realize, and I want to explain why without turning this into a legal seminar. TL;DR: Wh

Austin-Area Place Names You're Probably Pronouncing Wrong

I still remember watching a new client's face when I told them how to say the street their new home was on. Austin has a genuine habit of taking normal-looking words and pronouncing them nothing like you'd expect, and it trips up transplants constantly. Here's a locals-only cheat sheet so you don't

Living in Falcon Pointe, Pflugerville: A Local Broker's Guide

Falcon Pointe comes up constantly when buyers ask me about established, amenity-rich neighborhoods in Pflugerville. It's one of the larger, more built-out communities in the city, and the amenity package here is genuinely one of the stronger ones I show buyers in this part of the metro. TL;DR: Livin