Austin Texas Luxury Living

  It's back, the amazing SXSW Film and Music Festival. When spring break comes to Austin and all the students leave for the beach or the ski slopes, the movers and shakers in the music and film biz, along with fans from all over, head to the Capitol City for SXSW (South by Southwest).In its' 24t...

Often when I meet clients who are new to Austin we spend at least part of the day driving around to get a feel for the city. They ask me for a "tour" and want to know my favorite places, things to do, etc.The tour is easy, my favorite things are a challenge, there are so many! Do they want to kno...

For those of you who missed the Austin Business Journal's article September 15th, recovery is just around the corner for the Capitol City. The article cited a report from IHS Global Insight which stated that "the first two U.S. cities to recover from the recession will be Austin and San Antonio (...

Monday, August 24, 2009 Approved by the Austin City Council, the Energy Conservation Audit and Disclosure (ECAD) ordinance became effective on June 1st. Currently the ordinance applies only to properties within the city limits of Austin who receive electricity from Austin Energy, but it is sure t...

As a child of the 60's & 70's growing up in California I am a product of the original "Green" movement: "Save Our Coastline", "Save the Whales" "Ecology Day" , etc. Social movements and peace movements were the way in which young idealists got out the word, protesting everything from war and nucl...

I had an interesting weekend, from an unexpected encounter which got me wondering why it's so hard to answer the phone.The weekend started as usual with some showing appointments on my listings. Then I took a buyer out to see new a couple of listings that fit their criteria. Nothing exciting enou...

After a fun filled weekend showing buyers around Austin, and again this morning, before the heat became too much, I realized that I've been busier these last few weeks than I have been in a long time. While this is traditionally a busy time, buyers trying to get into a new home before school star...

  We are in the middle of an unprecedented heat wave in Austin, with more days over 100 degrees than I am willing to acknowledge. But despite the fact that no one wants to venture outside, I have been showing property with amazing frequency. Anyone with their house listed will agree that this is...

Austin Texas Luxury Living   Friday, July 17, 2009   Last month my company, AvenueOne Properties, and Garrison Realtors merged under the AvenueOne Properties name. The highly respected former broker of Garrison Realtors, Homer "Trey" Garrison III has taken over the leadership of AvenueOne and th...

    The Bungalows at Forty Acres, located just across the street from the University of Texas is having a Back to School Sale.  All units have been reduced for the month of July.  One bedroom condos are $149,00 and lofted one bedroom units are $176,000.  And there are only two 2 bedroom condos le...