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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.

August 2010 - Posts

Home Buying Power at Lower Interest Rates
I was at an Austin MLS Lake South property tour this morning at The Grille at Rough Hollow. A home builder’s sales person was passing out graphs illustrating the change in home affordability at lower interest rates. Her example illustrated the difference Read More...
Austin Real Estate Statistics Through June 2010
I was looking at real estate stats for Austin area homes and came across some interesting data. I did this because so many people seem reluctant to buy. They keep hearing how bad the real estate market is by the national media and don't realize that Read More...
Noses Anyone?
This has nothing to do with Austin real estate, but it is pretty funny/interesting. Near Helotes, TX there is a fascinating formation in the limestone alnog a creek. It is amazing what erosion over time does. The one in the middle is almost a perfect Read More...
Sunday Morning in Apache Shores
I was a little restless this morning and drove to the Apache Shores waterfront park on Lake Austin. It was just after 7:30 and I was surprised to see the number of people that I saw. There were 2 ladies with 2 dogs at the boat launch. They were tossing Read More...
Lake Travis ISD New School Sites
The Lake Travis ISD has bought sites for 4 new schools. Included will be a new elementary and new middle school off Reimer’s Ranch Rd. Another middle school site is located on the north side of Hwy 71 just west of Bee Creek. A future high school Read More...
Whole Foods Coming to the Hill Country Galleria Mall in Bee Cave
Can you believe it? The rumor that has been floating around for 3 years is coming thrue. Whole Foods will open a store in the Hill Country Galleria Mall in 2012. Area residents have been talking about a Whole Foods or Central Market coming to the area Read More...
Austin Area Large Land Sales are Encouraging
There has been a lot of property available for sale to real estate developers and little or no movement in recent years. Part of the problem is that nobody seems to want to lend for large scale purchases. Well, several large tracts have sold recently Read More...