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The 1634 Building is being offered as a real estate business office co-op.

  It's high style professional environment to meet clients, transact business and create synergy with other entrepreneurs. The 1634 Building is a place where small brokers, high production real estate agents, and real estate related businesses can office just 7 blocks East of the Central Business District.    This is environment is an excellent alternative to working out of your home without the costs and long term obligations it would take to create this on your own.  
 
The address is 1634 E. Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX 78702

If you would like to be considered for placement in this exciting location please contact
Dena Davis at 512-585-0045

 The Davis Company sign will…

For those of you who didnt see the 60 minutes story last sunday -- or those of you who recorded it but only got the first half ( due to the football game) --- you must see this story.  60 minutes: 2nd Wave of Foreclosures coming

Austin had a low number of subprime mortgages-- so we wont suffer the same as other markets.  But if we are just halfway through this giant mess--- Austin sellers will suffer because the buyers are going to have a really hard time getting loans. 

What's the moral of the story for Austin sellers? Be reasonable.  This climate is going to make buyers very nervous.  

Hire  real estate agent that knows the market and can explain the market forces that you will be up against.  Being informed is half the battle. … Read Full Post

Recently, ForSaleByOwner.com announced that their listings will now be on Realtor.com

Our dues go to support NAR?  NAR is supposed to be an organization designed to support realtors.  The site Realtor.com belongs to NAR.  (as well as any other site with MLS in the listing)

Our listings feed the content of Realtor.com.  Many realtors link to realtor.com (those that don’t know any better).  Those inks help the search engine rankings of Realtor.com. 

You may be asking yourself---  “Why is Realtor.com allowing ForSaleByOwner.com listings on Realtor.com?”

Let me take a stab at this:

ForSalebyOwner.com is Virtual Office Website  (VOW)  -- I believe the DOJ settlement does not allow NAR to lock out VOW offices. 

So…

Central Austin is really the one of the most expensive area’s to buy a home in Austin.   Downtown Austin is one of the most exciting areas of town.   I wanted to move there just to shop at Whole Foods Market on a daily basis.   

The above photo is a duplex that has been converted into a condo. 

The few ways I know to get a great place at a reduced price are as follows: