Our favorite Resources for Buyers and Sellers
Recommended sources for data on real estate:
- Recent Housing Trends (e-newsletter)
- Existing home sales (NAR)
- New home sales (Census Bureau)
- Home ownership rates (Census Bureau)
- Foreclosures & delinquent loans (Mortgage Bankers Association)
- Resources For Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
- Convention mortgage interest rates (Federal Reserve)
- Commercial sector data (NAR)
Hidden gems:
- American Housing Survey (Census Bureau/HUD)—Very detailed survey of residential properties and households, conducted every other year.
- City of Austin Zoning Chart (Permitted Land use codes) for Zoning codes in Austin.
- GIS map City of Austin (Interactive Map) Zoning grids, planning, developments, elevations, and more.
- U.S. Housing Market Conditions (HUD)—See Historical Data for times series data from a variety of sources.
- State of the Nation’s Housing (Harvard University—Joint Center for Housing Studies)—Appendix tables include useful historic data on homeownership.
- City Reviews (National Real Estate Investor)—Metro area reviews include recent data on commercial property sectors.
- Survey of Consumer Finances (Federal Reserve)—Data on home ownership, real estate investment, mortgages, and other financial activities of U.S. households.
Texas Fine-Art Photography
A lot of the Austin area photographs were taken by Jared Tenant; a good friend, and an amazing Texas city, and real estate photographer. His photographs may be bought inexpensively as framed, large art. They look 10X better than IKEA or Target prints. Give your home or business a conversational piece, and start your personal Texas fine-art collection. See some of his work on Texas Supermodels
Mortgage Lenders
- Sente Mortgage – Dominic Kilpatrick 512.538.4966
- Sente Morgage – Lorena Zuniga 512.637.9180
- United Lending – Carrie Westfall 512-695-0962
- United Lending – Colette Phillips 512-732-0055
- United Lending – Kristi Black 512-587-4137
- LeahyLending – Ryan Leahy 512-380-1921
- TexasMortgageIQ – Mark Hairston 512-789-6967
- The VA Team – Chad Bowman 512-646-0800
- AmeriPro Funding – Joan Gonzalez 512-554-7520
- Hometrust Mortgage – Bradley Rife 512-614-6494
Title Companies
- Austin Title– Jenny Newman 512-426-7865
- Austin Title– Pamela Carroll 214-748-9888
- Capital Title – Aimee Randle – 512-222-0222
- Prominent Title – Jennifer Carlisle – 512-750-4207
- Alamo Title – Roxanne Watson -512-771-1195
- Patten Title – Tiffany Stillwell – 512-415-5229
- North American Title – Tiesa Hollaway -512-964-8950 or Susan Spence -512-921-9699
- Independence Title – Jennifer Goodrum – 512-454-4500
- Chicago Title – Cindie Brooks – 512-328-7991
- Georgetown Title – Lori Higgins – 512-255-5839
- Gracy Title – Suzanne Jacobs – 656-7094
Home Inspectors
- A to Z Home Inspections – Matt Shapiro – 512-751-2824
- 360 Home Inspections – Nev Nicholson 512-328-0995 – Bill Deatrick – 512-636-6962
- AdvancedInspectionServices – Ed Martin – 512-864-7637
- Approved Real Estate Services – Amir Faghih – 512-228-6633
- Apex Inspection – Chris Nowling – 512-891-7600
- Austin Inspect – Chad Garrett – 512-426-6328
- Buyers Protection Group – Randal Pitts – 512-922-5097
- Exact Inspections – John Ogleton – 512-796-3332
- Home Team – Gary Mohel – 940-5609
- Inspectech – Brian Wooten – 512-773-6611
- Jim Miller Inspections – Jim Miller – 512-693-7388
- Mr. Inspector – Glen Burton
- Nunnalee Inspections – Kyle Nunnalee – 512-415-5474
- Pillar to Post Inspections – Marvin Lewis – 512-515-0021
- Quality Home Inspections – Joseph Biddle – 512-894-0404
- Smith Inspections – Bob Smith – 512-335-2850
- TexCode – Doyle Williamson – 512-335-5366
- Vick Kennedy – Vick Kennedy – 512-917-1074
Termite Inspectors
- Ranger Termite & Pest Control Incorporated – (512) 900-4236
- ABC Home & Commercial Services – (512) 837-9500
- Andy Howard’s Pest Control – (512) 835-9393
- Austin Inspection Services – (512) 774-6665
- Blue Light Exterminators – (512) 251-5893
Energy Auditors
- Approved Real Estate Services – Amir Faghih 512-228-6633
- Exact Inspections – John Ogleton – 512-796-3332
- Home Team – Gary Mohel – 940-5609
- Nunnalee Inspections – Kyle Nunnalee – 512-415-5474
- Quality Home Inspections – Joseph Biddle – 512-894-0404
- 360EnergySavers – Moore McDonoug 512-785-1505
UTILITIES -Compare & Connect with your local utility services
Home Warranty Companies
- 2-10.com – Kevin Smith – 512-364-8532
- AHSRealEstate.com – Mary Ellen Schmidt – 512-784-8919
- HWA (Home Warranty of America) – Amber Martinez – 512-743-0673
- Fidelity National Home Warranty – Jane Anne Hawthorne – 512-970-7327
- First American – Ashley Howard – 512-540-2369
Area Schools
- Austin ISD ° Bastrop ISD ° Del Valle ISD ° Dripping Springs ISD
- Eanes ISD ° Georgetown ISD ° Hays ISD ° Hutto ISD
- Lake Travis ISD ° Elgin ISD ° Lago Vista ISD ° Leander ISD
- Liberty Hill ISD ° Manor ISD ° Marble Falls ISD ° Pflugerville ISD
- Round Rock ISD ° Wimberley ISD
County Tax Sites
- www.traviscad.org – Travis Central Appraisal District – 512- 834-9138
- www.bastroptac.com – Bastrop County Tax Office – 512-332-7261
- www.bellcad.org – Tax Appraisal District of Bell County
Belton: 254-939-5841, Killeen: 254-634-9752, Temple: 254-771-1108 - www.burnet-cad.org – Burnet Central Appraisal District – Burnet: 512-756-8291
- www.caldwellcad.org – Caldwell County Appraisal District – 512-398-5550
- www.comalad.org – Comal Appraisal District – 830-625-8597
- www.fayettecad.org – Fayette County Appraisal District – 979-968-8383
- www.gillespiecad.org – Gillespie Central Appraisal District – 830-997-9807
- www.guadalupead.org – Guadalupe Appraisal District – 830-303-3313
- www.hayscad.com – Hays Central Appraisal District – 512-268-2522
- www.lampasascad.org – Lampasas Central Appraisal District – 512-556-8058
- www.lee-cad.org – Lee Central Appraisal District – 979-542-9618
- www.llanocad.com – Llano Central Appraisal District – 325-247-3065
- www.milamcounty.org – Milam County Appraisal District – 254 – 697-6638
- www.co.san-saba.tx.us – San Saba Appraisal District – 325 – 372-5031
- www.co.travis.tx.us – Travis County Appraisal District – 512 – 834-9317
- www.wcad.org – Williamson County Appraisal District – 512 – 930-3787
Central Texas city websites
- Austin
- Bastrop
- Bee Cave
- Bertram
- Briarcliff
- Buda
- Cedar Park
- Coupland
- Dripping Springs
- Elgin
- Georgetown
- Hutto
- Jarrel
- Jonestown
- Kyle
- La Grange
- Lago Vista
- Lakeway
- Leander
- Liberty Hill
- Lockhart
- Manor
- Pflugerville
- Point Venture
- Rollingwood
- Round Rock
- San Marcos
- Smithville
- Spicewood
- Sunset Valley
- Taylor
- West Lake Hills
- Wimberley