Central Texas Real Estate Blog

Cinco de Mayo in ATX



Cinco de Mayo is here!! Grab your friends or family and check out some of the best tex-mex spots in Austin! Here is a list of places having Cinco de Mayo celebrations & deals!

  • The Far Out Lounge
  • Lucky Rabbit Bar
  • Rustic Tap Beer Garden
  • Chuy's
  • Rosedale Kitchen & Bar
  • Little Woodrow;s
  • Wanderlust Wine Collective
  • Armadillo Den
  • Thrive Craft House


Click the link for more info & more options for Cinco de Mayo!
https://do512.com/cincodem 

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Property Tax Protest & Homestead Exemption


It's officially springtime, which means most Texas residents need to hire a protest company or protest! The deadline is mid-May, so you want to act soon!

If you have property tax questions - we recommend our friends at Five Stone Advisors.If your home is your primary home, look at applying for the homestead exemption with Austin Title. See below for more info!

Click here for more info about Five Stone Advisors: https://www.fivestonetax.com/property-tax/residential/...

Austin's Newest Mediterranean Restaurant



Have you heard about Austin's newest Mediterranean restaurant? Wax Myrtle’s is an upscale bar, pool, and restaurant located in downtown Austin. The restaurant is located at 506 San Jacinto Boulevard within the Thompson Austin and Tommie Austin hotels.

Wax Myrtle's just opened on a 4th-floor terrace. It is a tropical oasis surrounded by the most beautiful downtown Austin City Views. Not only is it an incredible restaurant but it also has a luxurious pool. It was originally only open for hotel guests but now is open to the public. You can easily make reservations on Resy!

Click here for more info about Wax Myrtle.

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March 2022 Stats



The March 2022 Austin Board of Realtors Stats are out. The median sales price was up 22% year over year to $521,000 in March. New listings actually decreased 1% to 4,150.  Pending listings are also down slightly. The biggest increase was active listings which went up 46% to 1,731. Homes spent an average of 21 days on the market which is down compared to this time last year indicating that as new homes are listed, they are quickly going under contract.  

The Austin-Round Rock MSA experienced a decline in residential home sales, while a slight increase in housing inventory coincided with a new all-time record for the median sales price, according to the Austin Board of REALTORS® March 2022 Central Texas Housing Report.

“Rising home prices along with nationwide inflation and rising interest rates can seed caution in the market, so it’s important...