The debt ceiling stakes are high... kind of
It's almost like an odd financial holiday The debt ceiling needs to be raised again or the US will default on it's obligations and the...
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John Blackman
- Apr 12
- 5 min
Financial Sugar Crash
Everyone probably recognizes a good sugar crash This past weekend was a long one for holiday events. Not only did we have Easter, but...
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John Blackman
- Mar 17
- 4 min
How safe is my bank?
Is SVB a one off or is there worse to come? Here are the top 20 global banks (by size) This list is according to LexusNexus as of January...
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John Blackman
- Feb 23
- 3 min
The sweatiest equity
Getting your hands dirty for fun and profit The margins in real estate often come because there is a lot of hard manual and frustrating...
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John Blackman
- Feb 9
- 2 min
Pop goes the market?
Climbs like a rocket, falls like a feather The past three years have been on a tear for the Austin residential real estate market. Once...
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John Blackman
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Twist my ARM
With rates in the 6% to 7% range a lot of folks are just choosing to stay out of the housing market. Prices and rates are making many...
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John Blackman
- Jan 9
- 2 min
I love tax time!
2022 is behind us and it's tax time, but you don't have to be as anxious at this kitten! I expect most people probably hate tax time.
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John Blackman
- Dec 16, 2022
- 3 min
Inflation is still high - pass the champagne
Houses, not just for investing Last month we held our first in a series of house concerts for our friends and clients here in Austin. ...
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John Blackman
- Dec 2, 2022
- 3 min
Darn pies and statistics
Pie Day - not March 14th This year we baked around 140 pies for our friends and clients this Thanksgiving. It's a wonderful time to have...
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John Blackman
- Nov 18, 2022
- 3 min
Falling home prices, when will it stop?
We want to help illuminate the shifting real estate market and cut through a lot of the fear out there.
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John Blackman
- Sep 7, 2021
- 6 min
Building your own home in Austin
UPDATED for 2022 So you've looked all over and can't find something that is just right for you and are now starting to think about...
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- Jun 17, 2020
- 2 min
Housing Market Update May 2020 Austin
Austin Active Listings: 1,554 (Down -31.8% year over year and down -6.78% month over month) Sold Homes: 728 (Down -45.2% year over year...
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- Jun 3, 2020
- 7 min
How much does it cost to sell your house in Austin Texas?
So how much does it cost to sell a house? Well that's what we're going to talk about today. We will touch on 9 different costs that a...
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John Blackman
- May 12, 2020
- 2 min
Buying a House in Austin During Covid - April 2020
Stats Austin Active homes for sale: 1,563 (down -22.7% from last year, and up +5.18% from last month) Sold homes: 722 (down -33.3% from...
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John Blackman
- Apr 8, 2020
- 3 min
Covid's impact on the Austin Market - March 2020
Stats March 14th - 119 pending / day - Market Crash March 24th - 107 pending / day - Shelter in place order April 1st - 79 pending / day...
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- Feb 17, 2020
- 2 min
Austin Hot or Not - Market Update February 2020
Stats Austin Active homes for sale: 1,107 (down -11.0% since last month, and -36.2% since last year ) Sold homes: 542 (down -44.6% since...
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- Jan 14, 2020
- 2 min
Austin Hot or Not- Market Update January 2020
Austin Market Kicking off a new decade with a market update in January. We're taking a look at the number of active listings, sold...
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- Dec 11, 2019
- 3 min
Austin Hot or Not- Market Update December 2019
Austin Market In all of Austin there are just 1,481 active listings, and in south Austin (south of Ben White, west of I-35) there are...
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- Nov 20, 2019
- 2 min
Austin Hot or Not - Market Update November 2019
Austin Market In the entire city of Austin, there were 1,827 active listings in October. Typically this number exceeds 2,000! Given the...
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- Oct 14, 2019
- 2 min
Austin Hot or Not - Market Update October 2019
Austin Market In all of Austin this past month there were 1,970 active listings on the market. Compared to the month before that, the...
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