Buying your first home is an exciting milestone, but finding the perfect neighborhood that checks all the right boxes can feel overwhelming. Austin, with its unique charm and booming growth, offers plenty of options for first-time homebuyers who want affordability without sacrificing lifestyle or access to city amenities. From tree-lined streets to modern master-planned communities, […]
Top 25 Public High Schools in Austin
Recently, Austin Monthly released their yearly Best Schools in Austin issue and it had some interesting findings. Some of the ratings aligned with what we see on sites like Great Schools and others were slightly different. The rankings from Austin Monthly Magazine’s lists were based on findings from Texas non-profit, Children at Risk. Every year, […]
25 Best Middle Schools in Austin
Recently, Children at Risk, a Texas non-profit agency advocating for children, came out with their annual best schools in Austin list. They use a different set of criteria than your traditional rating systems like GreatSchools.org and the Texas Education Agency, so it is interesting to see where they rank Austin’s public middle schools. Here, we’ll […]
25 Best Elementary Schools in Austin
Recently, Children at Risk, a Texas non-profit agency advocating for children, came out with their annual best schools in Austin list. They use a different set of criteria than your traditional rating systems like GreatSchools.org and the Texas Education Agency, so it is interesting to see where they rank Austin’s public elementary schools. Here, we’ll […]
Top 5 Things to Remember When Selling Your Home
Over the past 3 decades, I’ve bought and sold a fair amount of real estate both as an investor for my own account and as an agent representing clients. Along the way I’ve learned the hard way – through experience – several simple truths about real estate. I wish I had learned these truisms earlier […]
10 Austin Neighborhoods with Modern Farmhouses
HGTV shows have become all the rage when it comes to real estate styles. Shows like Love It or List It and Fixer Upper have made the modern farmhouse style popular to home buyers, but not as easy to find in Austin. We’re starting to see the style come up in a lot of new […]
Top 10 Most Affordable Pflugerville Neighborhoods with the Best Schools
Pflugerville has been one of the fastest growing suburbs of Austin and has been particularly popular with buyers who either need to get to Austin for work or who are looking for highly rated schools. Pflugerville combines affordability with top rated schools and homes that are only about 5-15 years old. Where can you find […]
Top 10 Most Affordable Leander Neighborhoods with the Best Schools
The Leander ISD is one of the biggest school districts in the Austin area, serving parts of Northwest Austin, Cedar Park, Leander and parts of Georgetown. As with all large districts, some of the schools are rated very well and others are rated poorly. Plus, the north end of Leander is served by the Liberty […]
Top 10 Austin Neighborhoods for $700k
If you’re relocating to Austin, you’re probably pretty overwhelmed by your neighborhood choices, especially if you can live anywhere in the city. Austin has a lot of great neighborhoods, but not every neighborhood will fit what you’re looking for. In this post, we’ve helped you narrow down your choices if you have $700k to spend. […]
Top 10 Austin Neighborhoods for $500k
If you’re looking to live in Austin and have about $500,000 to spend, you have several choices. So many that you might be overwhelmed. To help you wade through your choices, we’ve put together a list of the top 10 Austin neighborhoods for $500k. We’ve mapped them out to give you an idea where they […]