At some point in the life of Chelsea Moor, an addition was made. This may have been called the Sun Room, since it is nearly all windows. The windows bring in beautiful eastern sunlight. The addition was built onto the back of the house in an ill considered way. It sits in the middle [...]
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Chelsea Moor Makeover: Sun Room Converts to Dining Room
Posted in Chelsea Moor Makeover, Green Building Project, Remodeling for Better Value, Uncategorized, tagged austin texas real estate, dining room, green building, green homes, interior design, remodeling, sustainable homes on May 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Chelsea Moor Makeover: Re-dressing the Ceiling
Posted in Chelsea Moor Makeover, Green Building Project, Remodeling for Better Value, Uncategorized, tagged acoustic ceiling, austin green building, Austin Real Estate, home construction, popcorn ceiling, remodeling, sustainable homes on May 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Chelsea Moor was built in 1979, and except for a room addition, not many changes have been made. So, as you would expect, the popcorn ceiling is intact.
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Real Estate Websites: How to Turn Visitors Away
Posted in Austin Real Estate, Uncategorized, tagged real estate website, website design, website marketing on February 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The primary goal of a website should be to establish your message quickly and simply. Visitors scan sites rapidly, and want to move to information that benefits them. Here are some ways to stop them from doing just that!
Austin McMansion Ordinance – Considering the Consequences
Posted in Austin Real Estate, Uncategorized, tagged austin economy, austin green building, remodeling on June 1, 2009 | 21 Comments »
Will Austin’s McMansion Ordinance lead to unintended consequences for central Austin?
How to Show Your Home: Should You Stick Around?
Posted in How to Show Your Home, Uncategorized, tagged austin homes for sale, Austin Real Estate, marketing home, preparing your home for sale, selling home, Staging on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is a blog series on preparing for a successful showing of your home for sale. In a slower real estate market, sellers cannot afford to ignore any part of the marketing process. Price, preparation, and presentation must be compelling in order to attract a buyer. The price must be set realistically. Preparation should be [...]
Did You Buy a Home in 2008?
Posted in Austin Real Estate, Uncategorized, tagged austin homes for sale, Austin Real Estate, austin realtor, homestead exemption, Real estate, real estate investment on January 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If so, then it is time to establish your homestead exemption in Texas. To be eligible for the Homestead Exemption for 2009, you must have lived in your home on January 1 of 2009. You should receive an application in the mail from the Tax Appraisal District. If you do not receive one, you may [...]
Subprime Mortgages: Playing Against the House
Posted in Austin Real Estate, Uncategorized, tagged austin economy, Austin Real Estate, credit crisis, housing crisis, mortgage meltdown, real estate investment, subprime loan, subprime mortgage on December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the old days, before about 1998, subprime mortgages were an alternative for borrowers who did not fit normal guidelines. Maybe they just started a new business, or had some past credit problems. Borrowers paid a higher interest rate or put more cash down to compensate the lender for taking a higher risk. The funds [...]
Austin Real Estate Market- Angelou Interview
Posted in Austin Real Estate, Uncategorized, tagged austin economy, Austin job growth, austin market, austin texas real estate, credit crisis, life in Austin on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I recently attended a round table discussion with economist, Angelos Angelou, on the Austin real estate market. Here is a summary of our conversation: In Austin, we have one of the most stable real estate markets in the country. Nevertheless, Austin is not immune to the turmoil in the housing, financial, and equity markets that [...]
Austin Job Growth
Posted in Austin Real Estate, Uncategorized, tagged austin economy, Austin job growth, austin real estate market, austin texas real estate on December 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Austin’s job growth is staying positive. Here is a ranking of job growth from among the top 500 largest metro areas in the country. Austin’s rate of growth places it #5 in the country. That is a good place to be. Fastest Growing Metro Areas Sept. 2007 – Sept 2008 - Increase [...]
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Austin Real Estate- Austin Market January, 2012: Inventory is the StoryOur end-of-year look at the at the Austin real estate market tells a simple story – demand is exceeding supply. We have moved from a balanced market into seller’s market range for most areas.austintexashomes
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- Modern Master Bath RemodelMy clients, Dawn and Ray, chose a classic 1990’s vintage home for its quiet neighborhood and easy walk to school and library. This was a three bears kind of house – not too big, not too small – just right. Dawn is a children’s book writer and artist. And, you could say that she began [...]austintexashomes
- Chelsea Moor Makeover: Rediscovering WhiteActually, these walls were screaming for white. But which white would be right? Picking the right white is no small matter. I turned to Remodelista – a design source that I read daily. Their post on whites most used by architects was a great help.austintexashomes
- Chelsea Moor Makeover: DIY Concrete WaxingWe love the cool, hard surface and relaxed lifestyle of a concrete floor. The photo above is from our own house. John and Marie wanted to have a similar floor in their Chelsea Moor remodel. They like the mottled, imperfect look of unstained concrete. We have waxed concrete floors several times in the past on [...]austintexashomes
- Chelsea Moor Makeover: DYI Concrete PatchingWhen carpet is pulled up from a concrete floor, the nails leave ugly gouges. It would be unacceptable to leave these, so they had to be patched. We experimented with some patch solutions.austintexashomes
- Chelsea Moor Makeover: DIY Concrete RefinishingWe have used concrete as a finish floor on new construction before, but these past experiences had not prepared us for refinishing old concrete. It takes some true grit to deal with the mud, the dust, and the backbreaking labor of this job.austintexashomes
- Chelsea Moor Makeover: I Turned My Camera On(Guest post from Marie Hejl - http://cocinamarie.wordpress.com/ ) And that’s pretty much all I did on this phase of the project. As you’ll see from the pictures, my dad, my husband, and our trusty contractors deserve all the credit for the next phase in our home remodeling process. When John and I bought the house, [...]austintexashomes
- Chelsea Moor Makeover: Sunken Living is Weak LinkLike many homes built in the 1970’s, a step down into the living area was an established design feature.austintexashomes
- Chelsea Moor Makeover: Sun Room Converts to Dining RoomAt some point in the life of Chelsea Moor, an addition was made. This may have been called the Sun Room, since it is nearly all windows. The windows bring in beautiful eastern sunlight. The addition was built onto the back of the house in an ill considered way. It sits in the middle [...]austintexashomes
- Austin Market January, 2012: Inventory is the Story
