Where the people are

Fewer taxes, cheaper homes and lower unemployment: Of course Californians want to live in Texas

By Claire St. Amant

02.14.13 | 12:35 pm

There's been a lot of back-and-forth between Texas Gov. Rick Perry and California Gov. Jerry Brown about whose state is better for business. But real estate website Trulia.com added a new layer ...

Real Estate news

Austin home prices are still on the rise but trail much of nation

By Claire St. Amant

02.03.13 | 2:07 pm

According to Zip Realty, median home sales across the nation increased by 11 percent in 2012. The national median home price in 2011 was $190,000, compared to $211,312 in 2012.  When compa ...

the local fabric

East Austin's newest development, thinkEAST, offers affordable mixed-use creative spaces

By Shelley Seale

09.26.12 | 1:35 pm

The announcement of thinkEAST, a new development of live-work studios and apartments in one of Austin’s largest remaining undeveloped urban tracts, has created a big buzz. Coupled with&n ...

It's all for sale

Greatest garage sale ever: Former Houston Mayor Bob Lanier sells his River Oaks home

By Shelby Hodge

05.01.12 | 10:00 pm

Once you reach a certain stage in life, less is decidely more. Thus, as former Mayor Bob Lanier, 87, and Port Commissioner Elyse Lanier look to the future, they are taking a step toward downsizing, ...

2012 Tour of Homes

Tour of Homes

05.11.12 - 05.13.12

The 2012 Tour of Homes is central Texas' ultimate open house, featuring spectacular homes from the best builders in the area. You can spend the entire weekend experiencing some of the most

real estate talk

Though the media is full of alarming stories, you don't have to offer up your first born to buy a home

By G. Steven Bray

03.24.12 | 1:30 pm

The media is full of scary stories about how hard it is to qualify for a mortgage. Just check out a few of these recent alarming headlines: Why is it so hard to get a mortgage these days? ...

Livable city

Maintaining a livable downtown Austin: Living, working and playing

By Cody Lyon

02.28.12 | 2:00 pm

Andrew Westmoreland lives downtown, high in the posh Austonian condo tower. He lived in suburban Austin for over five years before he and his girlfriend decided it was time to look elsewhere. & ...

Home-buying horror stories

When bad things happen to good realtors: Stories from the street

By Joel Luks

08.19.11 | 4:46 pm

Real estate is a people business. And whenever you deal with people making a huge financial and emotional commitment, funny things happen.  Day after day, real estate professionals hit the ...

Selling you home

Trash or sale Part 2: Six simple things you can do inside to sell your house

By Christina Pesoli

07.27.11 | 8:00 am

For those of you just joining us, this is the second installment in a two-part series of simple things you can do to help your house sell. In the first installment, we went over tips for the outsid ...

Selling a home

One man's trash is another man's lost sale Part 1: Tips for selling in a tough market.

By Christina Pesoli

07.26.11 | 5:47 pm

Want to sell your house?  So do eleven thousand other folks in the area, give or take.  And that means you have a lot of competition.  Gone are the days when you could slap a “ ...