Central Austin Texas Homes for Sale
The US foreclosure rate at the end of 2011 is still somewhat high in my opinion 1 in every 563 housing units received a foreclosure filing notice in October 2011. How is Texas doing? The same measure was just 1 in 988 housing units in the same period, which is encouraging for those of us living in Austin. We’re not as safe as North Dakotans, but we’re almost 4 times safer on average than a homeowner living in California.
Check out the latest foreclosure data from RealtyTrac below.
I recently listed a home for sale in the Mueller Garden Court, and the seller received an offer under the doormat of her home. The prospective buyer had decided not to use a real estate agent to put together the offer, and the seller dutifully scanned it and sent it to me. Most agents will… [Continue Reading]
The Austin multiple listing system (MLS) is the system of record for many but not all home sales. In most estimations it accounts for around 60-70% of the overall sales. So some homes sell without the MLS, and buyers often ask the question: “Why isn’t that home in the MLS?”. There are several categories of… [Continue Reading]
In a housing market like Austin where one in three home listings (per the MLS) fails to sell despite local economic indicators looking good, is University Hills faring any better? It’s certainly a different picture to the one six months ago where the number of foreclosed homes was bringing down list prices and perception of… [Continue Reading]
Garreth Wilcock
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