Austin Real Estate News

Austin Real Estate News: Lance Armstrong Sells Home For Less Than a Third of Asking to Oil And Gas Businessman Al Koehler

By Joanna England / April 11, 2013 /

  Photo: Robert Reck/Architectural Digest So even though Lance Armstrong has sold his Austin abode, he still plans on calling the city his “home.” The real test is whether the city will still claim the cyclist who, in an Oprah interview rife with crocodile tears, admitted to doping his way through winning the Tour de…

Rivalry? What Rivalry? Chris Galis of Realty Austin Shows How Much Dallas and Austin Have in Common

By Joanna England / February 8, 2013 /

Chris Galis of Realty Austin has helped client after client find a spot in Austin that feels like home regardless of the area from which they hail. While no two cities are exactly alike, neighborhoods often have quite a bit more in common than we realize. Gallis shows us how Dallas compares with it’s southern compatriot,…

S&P/Case-Shiller’s .01% Decline For Dallas Real Estate Values Might Make You Over-Imbibe on New Years Eve. It Shouldn’t

By Candy Evans / December 28, 2011 /

Our glorious fourth quarter of 2011 showed more national declines in home prices. Data through October 2011 showed decreases of 1.1% and 1.2% for the 10- and 20-City Composites in October vs. September. Nineteen of the 20 cities covered by the indices also saw home prices decrease over the month, even San Francisco! Grrrrreat. “There…

Where Khloe and Lamar Will Be Living In Dallas: You Won’t Believe It. Well, Maybe You Will!

By Candy Evans / December 15, 2011 /

Agents, put down your tools and snap those ipads shut. Looks like Khloe and Lamar only want to lease in Dallas. Sources tell me that an agent “representing a Mavericks player” called over to the Azure today asking if they had any three bedroom condos for lease. Unfortunately, they do not. They have some nice two bedrooms…

Rick Perry, Here’s a Debate Headliner For Ya: Texas Loves Real Estate and Sex !!!

By Candy Evans / September 7, 2011 /

Another one of those inane magazine surveys, but this one is a hoot and really ought to be one of Rick Perry’s talking points: according to Men’s Health magazine, three of four major Texas cities are in the top ten list of America’s most sex-happy cities. That is, these are the cities where people appear…