Posts from January 2014

SIGNS of GROWTH are all around us in Cedar Park.

If you are a resident of Cedar Park, especially over the last few years, it has been hard NOT to notice the development that is going on and for many this has been a Welcome Change.

The obvious challenge for any community is making sure that growth does not bring with it the negativity often associated with expansion.

In the meantime, at least for now, it seems that the residents of Cedar Park are enjoying one of the nicest places to live in the country.

Probably not a surprise especially given that 5 of the top ten Suburban Places to live in the country are in Texas.  Ac...

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Recently, I was working with some Buyers to purchase a new home.  The couple was having a conversation with me about who was really going to be making the ultimate decision about which home to purchase.  As conventional wisdom dictates and we so often make fun about, I knew there was really not going to be any contest it would be the wife!  Or would it?

They were clearly making fun of the whole experience and letting me and each other know who they thought was in control and who would have the final say as the "battle"raged on!

The funny part about this story is that I was realizing as they spoke about this that something was happening that I am not sure either one realized.  Each time they would talk about a home, the spaces or room layouts or configuration, almost everything they commented on had to do with what the benefit or convenience factor would be for their children!

As the discussion continued, it was becom...

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Last week I had the pleasure of visiting the Los Chilaquiles Restaurant in Cedar Park for a casual business meeting.  It was so good when we were there, I wanted to share my thoughts and experience.

This is a Great Place for High Quality Delicious Food at a Reasonable Price!   I have been here a few times before and continue to be impressed.  The cheerful setting indoors is further characterized by Courteous, Smiling, and Always Friendly servers. They seated us and took our orders promptly and as one would hope, the food came out hot, fresh, and delicious!

Unlike so...

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Wow, what a cold winter we are seeing! Check out this shot of the HEB car wash in Round Rock taken this week (Photo by Issiaga Traore) and posted on KXAN Austin News Channel.

Yeah, it's cold!  However, record temperatures don't seem to be cooling off Buyers for the New Year.

In Real Estate News - December numbers are in and 2013 has out performed every year for the last 5 years in terms of volume of homes Sold for the Austin Metropolitan area.


 As shown in the Monthly Residential Closed Units Graph, (Courtesy of Austin Title) the numbers supplied by the Austin Board of Realtors, indicate that th...

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