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Food Trucks Out, Austin Food Hall In

October 22, 2015 By Chris Williamson

Just a few years ago, food trucks were the “IT” thing in Austin. Every week there was a new food truck opening, the best food in the city came from trucks and it wasn’t an event unless the best trucks were a part of it. Although food trucks are still a big part of Austin’s […]

Filed Under: Living in Austin Tagged With: Downtown Austin, Growth, Researching Your Move

How to Determine What to Offer for a Home

October 21, 2015 By Chris Williamson

No buyer wants to pay more for a home than they have to. As Austin buyer’s agents, we will help you compose a purchase offer and negotiate hard on your behalf. How do we counsel our clients to make market appropriate purchase offers? Here’s how to determine what to offer for a home. Consider the […]

Filed Under: Buyers Tagged With: Buyer Tips, Buying in a Seller's Market, First Time Home Buyers, Making Offers

Austin Will Become the First Inland Surfing Destination in 2016

September 29, 2015 By Chris Williamson

Most known as the Live Music Capital of the World, Austin may be adding Surf City USA to its motto in 2016. The new NLand Surf Park, set to open next year, will become the first inland surfing destination in the United States. This 160-acre park will be located in burgeoning Southeast Austin near the […]

Filed Under: Things to Do Tagged With: Fun Things to Do, Growth, Visiting Austin

What to Look for in a Realtor When Relocating to Austin

June 6, 2015 By Chris Williamson

When you’re relocating to Austin from another city, you’ll have lots of questions. Where are the best neighborhoods to live? Where are the best schools in Austin? Will I like living in a certain area of Austin? How’s traffic? Though you can find the answers to these questions, it will take months and months of […]

Filed Under: Relocation Tagged With: Interviewing Agents, Relocation Tips, Researching Your Move

Top 5 Downtown Austin Happy Hours

April 26, 2015 By Chris Williamson

As Austin residents, we receive quite a few privileges you can’t get in most cities. From year-round live music, great weather (for majority of the year), a celebration/festival for almost everything and, most importantly, the right to call yourself an Austinite. If you pay close enough attention, you start to see the common thread embedded […]

Filed Under: Restaurants Tagged With: Downtown Austin, Food

5 Foods That are Uniquely Austin

March 28, 2015 By Chris Williamson

As more and more people move to Austin from all over the world, Austin’s food scene continues to transform. Recently named the 8th best foodie city for your wallet, Austin is quickly becoming a go to food destination. New chefs continue to infiltrate the food scene and I would only expect Austin’s foodie scene to […]

Filed Under: Living in Austin Tagged With: Fun Things to Do, Visiting Austin

Waller Creek Redevelopment Plans

February 21, 2015 By Chris Williamson

Running from Waterloo Park to Lady Bird Lake, Waller Creek is the largest urban creek in the Austin area. Neglected for years, Waller Creek is often used as a dumping ground and as a catch all from the city’s storm drains. As you can imagine, years of trash and debris have made the creek the […]

Filed Under: Living in Austin Tagged With: Downtown Austin, Visiting Austin

Rodeo Austin 2015

February 16, 2015 By Chris Williamson

Since relocating to Austin, rodeo season has quickly become one of our favorite times of year. The first year we lived in Austin, we wanted to experience something truly Texas. So, we thought, how much more Texas can you get than the rodeo? Ever since, we’ve had the rodeo bug and the event is something […]

Filed Under: Things to Do Tagged With: Fun Things to Do, Visiting Austin

Mueller Affordable Home Program

January 29, 2015 By Chris Williamson

Built on the 700 acre site where the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport was once located, Mueller is one of East Austin’s most popular neighborhoods. Before the airport relocated in 1999, a task force was formed to determine what to do with the space. The task force had the forethought to create an urban, work/live/play community, […]

Filed Under: Homes Tagged With: Affordable Homes, Down Payment Assistance, East Austin, New Construction, Urban Homes

Downtown Austin’s New Seaholm District

January 20, 2015 By Chris Williamson

The redevelopment of the Seaholm Power Plant District has been in discussions since the plant shut down back 1996. As discussion turned into plans and plans turned into action, the new urban oasis is finally taking shape. The project will encompass 7.8 acres with 143,151 sq ft being used for office space, 280 high rise […]

Filed Under: Central Austin Tagged With: Best Neighborhoods, Downtown Austin, Growth, New Construction

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