Another chilly weekend but the sun was out with blue skies so no complaining. I received 2 offers on my single story listing in the Enclave so we are under contract! A neighbor reached out by email who is living out of the country but wants to sell hi…
Continue reading >Omni Channel Marketing: Are Your Listings Visible In The Right Places?
I always take note of anything Ron and Alexandra Seigel (the marketing gurus) have to say when it comes to branding and marketing. When listing properties, it often takes in depth research, to know where to target your marketing. Sadly many are not wi…
Continue reading >Brentwood Social House ~ "Foodie" Friday 1/11/19
I love my referral this week on a place to meet friends and family and enjoy good food in a charming neighborhood. You can even meet for afternoon tea with all the trimmings! It’s just down the street from my son’s new office building in the family fr…
Continue reading >Weltanschauung ~ I still can’t pronounce it!
I understand the meaning of the word Weltanschauung but know I’m also still butchering the pronunciation! Whether it’s pronounced right or not it’s the meaning that’s important: “The guiding principles and philosophy of an organization; a world view.”…
Continue reading >Respect ~ Community Guidelines
In our Active Rain forum guidelines are established to ensure as participants we represent our industry as true, transparent and professional. The very first word in our AR community guidelines is the word “RESPECT.” This is the foundation our guideli…
Continue reading >Isn’t it time to rebrand the term "Aging"?
I’ve had the pleasure to meet and work with a dynamic lady selling her home and finding another that fitted her new lifestyle. Ramona Oliver is an Austin retiree who lets no grass grow under her feet. She pursues a passionate interest in positive agin…
Continue reading >Grateful Recognition ~ NRT Top Sales Associate
With all the real estate activity in the first 2 quarters in 2018 awards are just now finding their way to us from the Second Quarter of 2018. With more than 50,000 Sales Associates across all NRT brands the list for the 1,000 top associates was just…
Continue reading >Random acts of Christmas…Bye Bye until December 2019
I love the holiday season! So many fun traditions to follow and one I especially like is “Random acts of Christmas” the “Keep Austin Weird way.” As you drive along many of our highways or into our communities you will see families claiming a tree and …
Continue reading >Dishing with Dorie ~ did you know? 1/7/19
Finally the rain stopped and Saturday and Sunday were beautiful days filled with temperatures in the 70’s, blue skies and sunshine! Talked with a new buyer client moving to Austin, went to Handsome Hudson’s flag football game, got Geno out of the hous…
Continue reading >2018 Canyon Creek Property Sales In Review
Canyon Creek was on track to have a record breaking year in 2018 for home sales until the fourth quarter slide. Final numbers proved 2018 exceeded 2017 by 7% but the average sold price, average price/square foot all ended up negligibly different from …
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