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19 Things You Need to Know About Austin Before You Move

October 27, 2023 By Rebecca Jacks

When I relocated to Austin about ten years ago now, there were so many things I didn’t know. I took a few trips before I moved to get to know the Austin area. Though that helped, I learned a lot more by actually living here. In a previous post, I candidly shared the 10 Reasons […]

Filed Under: Relocation Tagged With: Housing Market, IMHO, Relocation Tips, Small Business

Top 10 Reasons We Relocated to Austin

June 27, 2015 By Rebecca Jacks

If you’ve read our blog, you know we are not native Texans. We relocated to Austin from San Francisco about five years ago and couldn’t be happier. Many of you who are reading our blog might be contemplating the same type of move. I’m sure you’ve read all the articles naming cities like Raleigh, Austin, […]

Filed Under: Relocation Tagged With: Cost of Living, Growth, IMHO, Relocation Tips, Small Business, Small Towns, Top Rated Schools

Why Teaching Made Me a Better Buyer’s Agent

March 10, 2015 By Raymond Stoklosa

I didn’t know it at the time, and I didn’t plan on being a REALTOR (Who does?), but it was my teaching experience that laid the foundation and added the building blocks to my real estate career. I don’t think I would have lasted as an agent all these years (37 & counting) without it. […]

Filed Under: Buyers Tagged With: IMHO, Interviewing Agents

Why Trulia is Wrong About Austin Being the Most Overvalued Market in the US

October 8, 2014 By Rebecca Jacks

Last week, Trulia published a blog claiming Austin to be the most overvalued market in America. If you read the report, Austin is the most overvalued market by far, which I believe is a huge exaggeration and manipulation of a small subset of data to push their agenda. Overvalue: To assign an excessive or fictitious […]

Filed Under: Real Estate Price Reports Tagged With: Growth, Home Values, Housing Market, IMHO, Job Market

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