Real Estate During COVID-19

As states reopen, homebuyers are now ready to purchase properties; here’s a valuable and unique one on Lake Austin Compass saw the average number of listings under contract hit a low on April 12, with a 40% dip from mid-March. However, the market rebounded quickly – by the end of April contracts were back up, 24% higher than before the national shutdown, and up 64% from the April 12 bottom. Read the full article here,…

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Our First Austin Home Live

You’re invited to tune into Austin Homes Live — the first-ever live virtual home tour festival featuring listings in Austin’s hottest neighborhoods and an array of expert panel discussions! WHERE: Austin Homes Live (AHL) will be hosted virtually on AUSTINHOMESLIVE.COM and my INSTAGRAM WHEN: May 19, 2020 from 10AM-12PM and 2-4PM CST(our live talk is at 11:45 am) Check for a complete list AHL home tour show times in your inbox soon. Bob and I will be…

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Shop Differently – Consider These Restaurants

Community. This is good food for thought! Local restaurants are selling surplus products and pantry essentials directly to customers during the coronavirus pandemic. Part of being a part of the community is supporting local vendors, including restaurants. While restaurants are closed to sit down business due to the Coronavirus, they are redefining their role in the economy. Many restaurants have take to offering food and supplies like a mini-market along side their take out food…

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Home Means Even More to Us Now

Home means more to us now more than ever! And many of us are rethinking that meaning as we look out into an uncertain future. As we continue to navigate through these unique and evolving times, I’m sure you’ll agree that our homes have taken on new meaning, with new challenges, new functions, new importance. Safety and well being are the main priorities right now but the future may hold new needs for what home…

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Coming Together Will Make Us Stronger

Hi Friends, We are living in unprecedented times and it looks like working from home, staying at home and social distancing are going to be the new normal for awhile. It is so important to listen to the experts and to keep yourself and your family safe and healthy. I hope you will find a way to value the time with family and maybe even make it a productive time. Catch up on projects that…

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Social Distancing ATX-style

  Since the Coronavirus has cancelled or postponed most of the local Austin events, events for some time are going to have to be really local — at home. Not all bad. It’s a great opportunity to catch up on reading, streaming your favorite series or relearning to play a mean game of gin.  Or how about restarting that exercise program you tried to start on Jan 1st? Favorite gym closed? Cathy, with neighbors Sarah…

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