“More than 1 million ENERGY STAR® homes have been built in the United States since the program first began labeling homes in 1995. Thanks to the dedication of our partners, families living in ENERGY STAR qualified homes will save more than $270 million this year on their utility bills, while avoiding greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from...

  “Home sales in the Austin region continue to post extremely robust numbers. October saw 2,029 signed purchase agreements, up 62.7 percent from a year ago. With the home buyer tax credit extended and expanded, we can expect that first-time home buyer activity will remain strong, but don’t bank on the same blockbuster numbers we saw this year....

I don’t know about you but I often hear about Austin’s rank among other cities.  So I decided to find some of this info for myself.  I found Forbes page of best places.  It very nicely shows how Austin ranks in lot of categories.  For anyone thinking about moving to the area you should check out Forbes.com for the latest updated...

The Austin Business Journal has a very interesting article about housing affordability in college towns.  The report which sites rankings by Coldwell Banker says Austin average home price is $226,642.  That places Austin in 59th place.  Not exactly top ten.  You can check it out here. About Ed NeuhausBroker and founder of Neuhaus Realty...

I am sure by now most people have heard that the home buyers tax credit has been extended.  Which is great news for everyone who is interested in buying or selling a house.  The first-time home buyers credit of $8,000 was extended and a new credit was added for existing homeowners looking to buy another.  If you own a home you can now buy another...

I have been looking around the web at other agents sites.  Mostly to get ideas for my own site.  I have noticed several things.  There are good sites and really bad ones.  Does every agent need a website?  We all say the same thing right?  Well yes it turns out that we do.  I noticed that several sites had the same blog content.  Either there is a lot...

Everyone need to go vote November 3rd. especially those here in Texas.  There are a lot of issues all over the state but a few effect everyone.  Lets talk about those effecting Texas real estate.  There are four measures on the ballet that effect home owners and renters in the state. First Proposition #2, The constitutional amendment authorizing...