Posts made by author 'Eric Recktenwald'

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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Christmas is coming to a road side stand of trees near you!  For years I have noticed the trees along Capital of Texas Highway being decorated anonymously by those that had some "Extra" Holiday Cheer they wanted to share.

This week I was delighted to see the trend has captured the hearts of some Cedar Park Locals who have also adorned a small stand of Cedar Trees along FM 1431 near the intersection of Parmer, just west of the Home Depot Store.

For a "transplant" who grew up in a northern clime, we were used to snow and ice all winter long especially around the holidays.  So, it used to seem a bit odd to me to have sunny skies and warm weather around this time of year.  It has taken some time (17years) for me to re-assimilate those old feelings of joy that were previously provoked by viewing colorful luminous...

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Cedar Park TX Residents who are Costco Fans certainly have something to smile about with the new opening of the the Costco Wholesale Store at 183A and FM-1431 (Whitestone Blvd).

The location is great and the ease of entry is much better than the the Austin Location on North Research Blvd. where big traffic jams were familiar to anyone who visited there, especially around the holidays or weekends.

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