Senior homeowners could benefit as multiple states put
She's not going anywhere. She's told me that more than once, standing in her front yard while I walk the dog past the big live oak that's been dropping
Field Notes
Every note I've written on Texas neighborhoods, priced by nothing but what I've seen and heard on the ground.
TREC Publishes New FAQs: Seller's Disclosure About
A few years back, a neighbor a couple of streets over from me was selling her place out near the edge of town — not far from where the lots start getting
Buyer representation agreements drive confusion, LernMore
A client called me a few weeks ago, a little frustrated, before she'd even scheduled her first showing. Her question was basically: "Why do I have to sign
The old Texas map may show where growth goes next
There's a map of Texas from sometime around the 1950s hanging in a frame at my aunt's house outside Granbury. Little dots for towns most people have never
LGI Homes is trying to remove the reasons buyers keep
I've been watching LGI Homes operate in the Dallas–Fort Worth market for years now, and if you've ever driven through a community like Sandbrock Ranch out
Where are boomers and Gen X moving in 2026?
Last spring, the couple three doors down from me on Maple Avenue — both in their early sixties, both done raising kids — put a lockbox on their front
FAQ: How Can Buyers & Sellers Extend the Option Period?
Eleven years in East Austin, and I can tell you the phone calls that make agents nervous almost always involve the same two things: foundation surprises
Waiting for Mortgage Rates to Drop? What the Jobs Report
Last week, my neighbor Donna — she's been wanting to move closer to her grandkids in Pflugerville for about two years now — leaned over the fence and
Data center boom is putting more homes near facilities
A few months back I was driving out toward Pflugerville — running errands, half-distracted — when I noticed a stretch of road I'd passed a dozen times
Student Debt Down Payment Penalty: 8 Months to 16 Years of
A friend of mine — sharp, good income, works in healthcare administration — told me last fall she'd been "almost ready to buy" for about four years. She'd
M/I Homes Texas strategy, repeatable plans and fewer options
Last spring I walked through a new M/I community out near Pflugerville — one of those master-planned situations off Kelly Lane where the streets are still
The off-MLS debate moves to Washington, and agents need a
I had a neighbor on Chicon Street — sharp guy, knew exactly what his house was worth, didn't want a lockbox on his door or strangers tracking mud through