Home sales in the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) rebounded this June with a 9.3% increase year over year, which helped hold sales to only a 5.2% decline during the first half of 2020 as the market was impacted by COVID-19, according to the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR) June and Midyear Central Texas Housing Market Report. Across the…
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Do you have concerns and questions about coronavirus (COVID-19) and how its impacts your finances? I’ve written this COVID-19 Financial Survival Guide to provide you with some valuable resources and useful information. I want to help you and your family stay financially safe and secure. I will be updating this COVID-19 Financial Survival Guide regularly, so make sure to check…
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In 1983, the Texas Legislature created the VLB Veterans Housing Assistance Program (VHAP), to assist Texas Veterans in purchasing a home. Eligible Texas Veterans and Military Members have an opportunity to purchase a home with a competitive, low-interest loan with little or no down payment. Veterans, Military Members and their spouses may receive up to $484,350 on a fixed-rate loan…
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Step 1: Reason for Selling It is often more emotional to sell a home than to buy a home, and the reason for selling your home may be a determining factor in the urgency of the sale. The urgency may also have an effect on the price of the property. It is important to take the following factors that can…
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Today I went to the Keller Williams NW office to attend an Open House class instructed by Donna Andruk. Donna has been an agent for five years and has a really strong record of residential home sales. Donna’s business has been focused on using the open house strategy to promote sales and find buyers. Open Houses help the seller by…
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Today, Javier Reyes and I had a first walk-through appointment scheduled with our clients. We had first met them at an open house in August. After conducting a thorough home search of both existing and newly constructed homes our clients decided to go with a 2656 sq. ft. 5-bedroom, 3 bath home in the Maya Vista neighborhood of Leander Texas.…
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