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Top Rated High Schools in Austin

April 22, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

If you’re looking to buy a house in Austin and have high school aged kids, you’ll want to know where the top rated high schools are located. US World and News Reports does their national list and did include some Austin area high schools on their Best High Schools in the US list. They used […]

Filed Under: Living in Austin Tagged With: Choosing the Right Neighborhood, Researching Your Move, School Ratings, Top 10 Lists, Top Rated Schools

Neighborhoods Near UT Austin

April 16, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

The University of Texas serves over 50,000 students plus an additional 24,000 faculty and staff. With Austin’s recent population explosion, those who have to commute to and from campus are looking to live as close as possible to minimize their time on our congested freeways. If you’re looking for a home in a neighborhood near […]

Filed Under: Central Austin Tagged With: Choosing the Right Neighborhood, Downtown Austin, Neighborhood Maps, Researching Your Move, Urban Homes

Step by Step Guide to Relocating to Austin

March 25, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

Relocating to a new city can be an overwhelming task. We know, we made the move from San Francisco to Austin 9 years ago. Ideally you’d take several trips to your new city to get to know the place and find out exactly where you want to live. Realistically, though, that probably won’t happen. Our […]

Filed Under: Relocation Tagged With: How To, Relocation Tips, Researching Your Move, Timing Your Relocation

Southeast Austin Master Planned Communities

March 22, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

Southeast Austin is the ideal part of town for you if you’re looking for a master planned community, but still want to be close to Downtown Austin. Southeast Austin is one of the last areas near Downtown that is yet to be developed, so there is still a lot of land left to build. As […]

Filed Under: Homes Tagged With: Best Neighborhoods, Choosing the Right Neighborhood, Master Planned Communities, Neighborhood Maps, Researching Your Move

Best Master Planned Communities in Austin

March 5, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

If you think of a neighborhood as a simple subdivision of cookie-cutter houses and cul-de-sacs, you’ll be blown away by the new master planned communities in Austin. Developers of these neighborhoods didn’t just throw in some amenities as an after-thought, but truly envisioned and created a community around a particular lifestyle. Need fun for the […]

Filed Under: Homes Tagged With: Best Neighborhoods, Choosing the Right Neighborhood, Master Planned Communities, Researching Your Move

Best South Austin Neighborhoods for Schools

February 16, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

When researching Austin schools and neighborhoods, there are some areas that don’t get the credit they deserve. Most of these overlooked areas are located in highly rated sections of school districts that, as a whole, aren’t as well rated as others. The larger districts, like the Austin ISD, span a much wider geographical area and […]

Filed Under: South Austin Tagged With: Best Neighborhoods, Choosing the Right Neighborhood, Researching Your Move, Top Rated Schools

5 Essential Questions to Answer Before Starting Your Home Search

February 3, 2022 By Raymond Stoklosa

The Holidays are over and you’re ready to start looking for your next Austin home. But, are you really ready to buy a home? Lots of folks forget to get their ducks in a row before embarking on their Austin home search and it can make things really hard for them. Sometimes ignoring simple things […]

Filed Under: Buyers Tagged With: Buyer Tips, Choosing the Right Neighborhood, First Time Home Buyers, Researching Your Move

Why I Tell All My Buyers to Ignore Square Footage

January 29, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

Square footage is one of the metrics most buyers focus on when buying a home in Austin. They think about the places they’ve lived, how big they were, and come up with an arbitrary number as to the minimum square footage they can live in. Though this works to a point, it is not a […]

Filed Under: Buyers Tagged With: Buyer Beware, Buyer Tips, Researching Your Move

Southwest Austin Neighborhoods with the Lowest Property Tax Rate and Best Schools

January 22, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

Southwest Austin is an ideal area of town for someone who works in South Austin or even Downtown. With highly rated schools, lower property tax rates, fairly new construction and master planned communities, it has the feel of a suburb without being so far out. Southwest Austin is a pretty big area, however. And, you […]

Filed Under: Southwest Austin Tagged With: Best Neighborhoods, Choosing the Right Neighborhood, Neighborhood Maps, Property Taxes, Researching Your Move, Suburbs

10 Best Austin Suburbs

January 20, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

If you’re considering relocating to Austin and are looking for more of a suburban setting, you might be overwhelmed with your options. Some research will point you to some of our more well known suburbs like Round Rock and Cedar Park. But, are those the only suburbs to consider? Definitely not. To help you wade […]

Filed Under: Homes Tagged With: Best Neighborhoods, Choosing the Right Neighborhood, Researching Your Move, Suburbs, Top 10 Lists

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Raymond Stoklosa is the Chairman and Managing Broker of Eleven Oaks Realty. Raymond has been a respected authority in residential real estate since 1978. Having sold more than $150 million worth of real estate... Read More…

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Rebecca Jacks is the Chief Operating Officer of Eleven Oaks Realty. She specializes in relocating buyers and home sales in Austin and surrounding suburbs. Rebecca brings a passion for customer-service to the leadership team. Read More…

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