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Austin Real Estate News: Lord of the Rings Star Elijah Wood Buys Austin Victorian Mansion for $1 Million

By Joanna England | July 12, 2013 |

Later, Los Angeles! Hello Austin! Frodo Baggins — I mean, Elijah Wood, AKA my secret teenage crush, has just bought the most adorable Victorian in Austin for $1 million says the Daily Mail. Originally built in 1890 and transported to Austin from Marlin, The Marlin House is a gorgeous historic property on South Mary Street…

Track Lance Armstrong’s Real Estate Pedigree on CandysDirt.com

By Joanna England | July 12, 2013 |

Lance Armstrong changes his address like we change our underwear, right? Three Austin-area houses in the last three months, ranging from 7,500 to 12,000 square feet, means the disgraced cyclist is probably trying to irritate his former friends at the U.S. Postal Service. Get a breakdown of Lance Armstrong’s real estate lineage right here on…

Lance Armstrong Changes Homes Like We Change Our Underwear

By Joanna England | July 12, 2013 |

I wonder how hard it is for him to get his mail these days with how often Lance Armstrong is changing addresses. Armstrong’s adventure in Austin real estate started in Dripping Springs with his mammoth custom estate, but I am sure his catalogs and magazines are going to be at least a month late considering that,…

Friday Four Hundred: Looking to Remodel a Ranch? Here's a Perfectly Preserved One in Windsor Park

By Joanna England | July 12, 2013 |

You know what I like best about the HGTV show “Property Brothers“? It’s the very beginning, when the buyers are going from house to house looking at all the abysmal fixer-uppers, trying to use their imaginations to see that house through the lens of an experienced renovator. Sometimes they can see the potential immediately, sometimes…

Early Registration Deadline For Real Estate Center's Ad Valorem Seminar is Aug. 7

By Joanna England | July 11, 2013 |

Clients expect agents to know everything about the process of buying and selling a home, but with the constant regulatory changes and market adjustments … well, it’s best to stay abreast of everything, right? That’s where the fantastic seminars put on by the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University come in. The center will…

It's My Mansion: Looking For a Quick Sale, Adorable Home in Casa View Haven is Priced Super Competitively

By Joanna England | July 11, 2013 |

Full disclosure: The owner of this home is a neighbor of mine who is selling so she can follow her dream all the way to Savannah, Ga. I am terribly sad that she’s leaving our little neighborhood, which, by the way, was recently named one of the best places to live for the younger set…