December 2009 - Posts
For anyone who read my last post on the 23rd about 2009 being a tough year, I have an update. I find it very interesting that over the last week, I have averaged over 5 registrations per day for people new to using my home search page. I have also had
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For many people, 2009 has been a tough year. Many have lost jobs, some have lost homes and the media has done an outstanding job pointing out how bad things have been. However, this is a time for happiness, reflection and planning. Christmas is 2 days
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I was talking with two of my favorite custom home builder reps this morning about business and was pleasantly surprised by what they had to say. Not only are both busy, but they are busy mainly with second homes in the $2 to $3 million price range. Most
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The Keller Williams Lake Travis office recently collected clothing to donate to an organization that helps homeless people in Austin. Clothing and other items were collected over several weeks and were stored in one of the unoccupied Keller Williams offices.
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Anyone following high school football in Central Texas knows about the Lake Travis Cavaliers. This is a football team that didn't win a game in 2002 that has transformed in one of the most dominant teams in the country. The Cavs are on a 45 game winning
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U.S. News & World Report ranked three Austin area high schools among the best in the country. Lake Travis, Westlake and Westwood High Schools were all recognized as silver medal schools. This puts them as among the top 516 schools in the country in
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Maybe the title of this should have been: Who Hasn't Ever Locked the Keys in the Car? I think this has happened to everyone and it can ve very frustrating and inconvenient. So what to do? Many people used to have duplicate car keys made to put in
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If anyone is looking for a deal on a Lake Travis waterfront home, I may have one for you. There is a home in Lakeway with one of the most panoramic views of Lake Travis of any home on the water and it is a bank owned foreclosure. I am not the listing
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How often do we see this in the Austin area? As the sign says, this is a shot of the Lakeway Marina with a tree with nice fall colors next to it with snow falling. The snow in Lakeway raced through in about 15 minutes and didn't leave anything on
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And why would I even ask this question? Because the forecast calls for a 70% chance for snow this Friday! The last snow that actually hung around Austin for a while was on Valentine's Day in 2004. Check out the following photo from that day. Will
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The Oasis Restaurant is a special place. It is a destination for people vising Austin and there is a great reason for this. The Oasis sits somewhere between 350 and 400 feet above the main body of Lake Travis. The view is spectacular whenever there is
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