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  • Sam Chapman is a real estate agent with Private Label Realty and is licensed in the state of Texas. License # 0509637.

March 2008 - Posts

Relay For Life of Lake Travis - Keller Williams Team Update
The 2008 Relay For Life of Lake Travis is rapidly approaching. This event benefiting the American Cancer Society will start at 7:00 PM on Friday, April 11 at the Lake Travis High School Track. My Keller Williams office has a fun little fundraising battle Read More...
Weak Dollar Great For Foreign Home Buyers
The U.S. dollar's weakness has caused problems here at home, but I see it as opening up opportunities for people in other parts of the world. With the dollar so weak compared to the Euro and other currencies, I see a tremendous opportunity for people Read More...
Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio
One thing people thinking of relocating to the Austin area need to know about is recreation. There is a lot to do in and around Austin, but being where it is, Austin is also pretty close to Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. Those are great destinations Read More...
Cedar Park Growth
Cedar Park, a bedroom city in the northwest Austin area, is growing like mad. The city added over 10,000 people to the workforce between 2000 and 2005 (source: U.S. Census Bureau). Why? The first thing is that over the last 5-10 years, homes in Cedar Read More...
Austin Home Prices Dropping
I've been waiting and watching for this. This is only one week, but I wonder if it is the beginning of the trend I have been expecting. From Alamo Title Co.: Week in Review: March 2 - March 8, 2008 (compared to the same week in 2007) New listings Read More...
Relay For Life of Lake Travis
Note that this information is outdated. The 2008 Relay For Life of Lake Travis will begin at 7:00 PM on Friday, April 11. It will be at the Lake Travis High School track. Survivors, teams and participants are needed. Get involved - call 293-2422 for details. Read More...
Lake Travis Real Estate Prices
Lake Travis is a wonderful place to own waterfront property, but people, especially those not in the central Texas area, usually grossly underestimate prices. What I intend to do here is give readers the statistics over the last six months for single Read More...
Austin Home Prices Flatten
From Alamo Title Co. for the month of February, 2008: Units for Sale: (compared to the same month in 2007) New listings are up by 58.04%. Pendings are down 12.37%. Solds decreased by 26.88%. As for Average Prices: The "New Listings" average Read More...