Many Austin home buyers are afraid of getting pre-approved for a mortgage loan too early for fear it will hurt their credit score. Are these fears unfounded? The short answer is yes. Getting Pre-Approved Does Not Hurt Your Credit Score Getting pre-approved should be the first step in the home buying process and should come Read More

Recently, we’ve made some upgrades to our Austin home search tool – upgrades we think you’ll really like! For those of you who haven’t already discovered these cool new features, we’ll shown you here. Radius Search Say you’re looking to live within a certain number of miles from work, your favorite coffee shop, restaurant or Read More

In our Austin Home Search tool, you’ll sometimes come across “Backup or Contingent Listing” written in blue underneath the address of a home for sale. Just what does that mean? Backup or Contingent Listing Status When a property is in “Backup or Contingent Listing Status”, it could be either in Backup Status or Contingent Status. Read More

Recently, we got a question from a client asking about the letters next to property status and what they mean. To us, its something we see everyday so we never though to explain it. However, to someone who is not involved with buying and selling Austin homes everyday, it might be a bit confusing. Here Read More

We often say the best time to think about selling a home is before you buy it. We spend a tremendous amount of time with our buyer clients evaluating an Austin home they’re interested in purchasing. We want them to know exactly what they’re getting into, especially if the home is going to be difficult Read More