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Buying Real Estate

The History of Buyer Representation

Buyer representation, also known as buyer agency, has evolved significantly over the past few decades. The concept was formally introduced and gained prominence in the real estate industry in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Before this period, real estate agents typically worked in the interest of sellers, with all agents in a transaction effectively …

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Buying Real Estate

10 Compelling Reasons to Buy Real Estate in the Current High-Interest Rate Market

Before we get into some of the reasons you might want to consider buying now vs. waiting, I wanted to sort of set the stage with some recent historical data. It’s sufficed to say that from 2020 – NOW, the market has been anything but normal, or even stable! From Covid causing a temporary standstill …

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Interest Rate Hikes

Why Interest Rate Hikes are Good News for Buyers

As we navigate the final quarter of a complex year, I want to equip you with essential insights into Austin’s ever-changing real estate market. While the landscape has been unpredictable with continued interest rate hikes, understanding it is key to seizing potential opportunities. A recent analysis comparing August 2023 to August 2022 offers these key …

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Making Sense of the Austin Real Estate Market…

The last 2 1/2 years have been crazy when it comes to real estate, across the country and specifically here in Austin. The beginning of 2020 (pre-Covid) was met with a high buyer demand… We were already writing multiple offers on properties at – or slightly above – asking price as early as January/February BEFORE Covid. THEN… Covid …

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