Austin Real Estate News

We are adding to our expansive list of Austin neighborhood profiles! To become the best encyclopedia of Austin real estate, we have hired new content writers, such as Carrie Crooks, to research and write on every neighborhood in and around Austin. Our newest profiles include Balcones Park and Rob Roy on the Lake, and Steiner Ranch Golf, which offer some of the most high-end homes and best locations in Austin. 

The Balcones Park neighborhood, 10 minutes north of downtown Austin, is an upscale, historic neighborhood surrounded by fun things to do. Lake Austin, Camp Mabry, the Mount Bonnell overlook, and the Bright Leaf Preserve, are all within minutes of the neighborhood.

Rob Roy on the Lake is also close to Lake Austin, as well as Emma Long

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At Reilly Realtors we strive to keep you informed about real estate, both locally and often on a national level. Today, we have a fun infographic from Quicken Loans that is full of interesting stats about the housing market that you may or may not know. For example, did you know that homes in the South are on average just 31 years old, while the average home in the Northeast is over 50 years old? Or did you know that the average size of a home in 2007 was nearly 2,300 square feet? That’s more than 700 square feet larger than the average home in 1982.  For more interesting facts on the average American home, be sure to check out this infographic…

Does Your Home Size Measure Up?

An infographic from the team at Quicken Loans.

Guest post by Jake Fisher

In today’s economy wouldn’t it be nice if you could lower your home owner’s insurance premium? There are many ways to do just that. In the process, you’ll save money and simultaneously protect yourself. Here are five great ways to reduce your homeowners insurance...

1. Bundling Your Insurance

Many insurance carriers will lower your homeowner’s insurance premium if you add other items to your policy such as a motorcycle, all your family vehicles or a boat. While many companies advertise their bundling services, there are plenty who don't, so be sure to call your provider and ask. It’s also a good idea to shop various insurance carriers to see which one offers the lowest premiums for bundling your home and other items.

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May is here! And with another new month comes a great new list of things to do in our Austin! This month, we’ll enjoy multiple holidays (Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day, and Memorial Day) and plenty of festivals as well. Whether you’re looking to do a 5K fun run, laugh ‘til it hurts with the Who’s Line cast or enjoy music from world famous performers, you’ll find it all in Austin this month.

Here are some of our favorite things to do this May in Austin:

May 1st

Jewel Greatest Hits Tour

8:00 PM

The Moody Theater

More information: www.acl-live.com

 

May 2nd

First Thursdays on SOCO South Congress Ave.

Shopping & Food on South Congress Avenue

More information: www.firstthursday.info

 

First Thursday in downtown Buda

More

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Summer is just around the corner and that means plenty of fun time for the family. Whether you’ll be cruising around the Caribbean, visiting theme parks or enjoying Amy’s ice cream, there’s always plenty to do in the summer time. One of our favorite summer rituals is without a doubt the experience of summer camp. For kids, camp holds the promise of new adventures, new friends, and of course, plenty of fun. As adults, camp holds a special place in our hearts with special memoires and unforgettable experiences.

Given Austin’s reputation as being a city with plenty of things to do, the same goes for the number of camps we have in the surrounding area. So if you’re trying to decide where to send the kiddos this year, check out our Summer 2013 Camp

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The Austin real estate market is bustling and the latest figures from the Austin Board of Realtors prove it! While Austin has been arguably the hottest real estate market in the nation for roughly a year and a half, this March further solidified Austin’s reputation as one of the most wanted places to live in the country. For example, March 2013 marked the 22nd straight month of sales volume increases for the Austin real estate market. Furthermore, March 2013 was the best March for home sales since March 2007. So just how good was the market in March 2013? For starters, more than 2,160 single-family homes were sold last month, a 16% increase from the same month in 2012. Better still, the total dollar volume of single-family properties sold increased by 28%

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Guest post from Emily Porter of FloorAndDecorOutlets.com   If you live in the Austin area and are ready to sell your home, you may be able to take advantage of the recent influx of new residents looking for homes. Fortunately, there are some things that you can do to maximize the value of your home, such as interior modeling upgrades. Your first step will be to determine your home’s asking price. Hiring an expert real estate agent will give you an accurate estimate of what your home is worth. Ask them to appraise the position of your home's value in relation to other homes in the neighborhood. This is an important factor in determining how much you should spend on home upgrades. Your goal is to earn more from the sale than what you spent on…

April is here again, bringing bluebonnets, beautiful weather, and plenty of things to do in Austin. Whether you want to attend a festival, see world class musicians, or do things as a family, there are a number of great things to do in Austin in April. Enjoy this list of some of our favorite things to do:

April 9th

Lila Downs

7:30 pm

The Long Center presents traditional Mexican music with twists of jazz, blues and much more

Long Center, Austin

More information: www.thelongcenter.org

 

April 10th

Sigur Rós

7:30 pm

If you don’t already have tickets, you’d better buy them soon!

Cedar Park Center, Cedar Park

More information: www.cedarparkcenter.com

 

Bon Jovi

7:30 pm

Sing along with one of classic rock’s

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Reilly Realtors is excited to announce the launch of the new and improved AustinHomeListings.com! We hope you will be one of the first to test drive Austin's best new home search tool.

We've made it easier than ever to find homes for sale in the Austin area. Check out our site improvements:

• Polygon Map Searches where you set the boundaries
• More Neighborhood Quick Searches & Neighborhood Descriptions
• Hourly Updates - be the first to know about a new listing
• Easier searching on tablets and mobile devices
• More property details than ever before

We hope you enjoy using the new site, and as always, please let us know how we can help you with your Austin real estate needs!

March is already here and tagging along is the annual (Spring-Summer) upswing the in the real estate market. Austin’s real estate market remained strong throughout the Fall and Winter of 2012-13 and based on January’s home sales statistics, this year is already setting itself up as the best year in real estate since 2006.  As we look forward to another busy season in Austin real estate, we thought we’d give you a recap of what’s happened recently to our job and housing markets and what we can expect in the year ahead.

In 2012, Austin welcomed over 65,000 new residents to the city. The primary force behind the substantial migration to Austin is our healthy job market, with unemployment figures hovering around 5%. The city also created more than

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