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Blog by Dee Copeland
Austin, Texas

Copeland Group Realty consists of local real estate experts who specialize in the Central Texas and Greater Austin real estate market. Reach the team Toll FREE at 888-346-6389 for 24/7 Customer Service!

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Spotlight On Mueller: A Model for Sustainable Community Design

Jul. 9, 2008
Starred by: 1 Member
Mueller Austin is quickly becoming an energetic community hub within Austin city limits. It’s been almost a year since the first residents moved into one of the diverse neighborhoods, Located just three miles from downtown and two miles from the Univer

Austin Texas Real Estate Market Update: Rebound in 2009

Jun. 25, 2008
Categorized in: Austin and Hill Country
The buying season heated up in Central Texas in May according to the Austin Board of REALTORS® Multiple Listing Service (MLS) May 2008 sales report.

Austin Tackles Affordable Housing Again. Anyone Care?

Jun. 23, 2008
Categorized in: Austin and Hill Country
This question was posed at the Austin Neighborhood Housing and Community Development’s Affordable Housing Forum, held last Friday (June 13).

Austin Board of REALTORS Endorse Cid Galindo for City Council

Jun. 13, 2008
Categorized in: Hot Issues and Alerts
The Austin Board of REALTORS sent an alert last week to encourage agents to vote for Austin city council candidate Cid Galindo.

Neighborhood Spotlight: Plum Creek Provides Uncommon Living

Jun. 11, 2008
Categorized in: Texas Cities and Towns
The goal of Plum Creek is to provide uncommon living for the common man. This 2,200 acre master-planned, new urbanist community is located 17 miles south of Austin in Kyle, Texas and incorporates all the amenities of schools, recreational parks, residenti

Austin Board of REALTORS® Propose Alternative to Mayor Wynn’s ‘Point of Sale’ Ordinance

Jun. 5, 2008
Categorized in: Hot Issues and Alerts
In early 2007, Austin Mayor Will Wynn released the Climate Protection Plan with the goal of making Austin the “greenest” city in the country, [including] the “Proposed Point of Sale Ordinance”….

Why Central Austin Lot Values Could Drop By 50% Tomorrow

Jun. 2, 2008
Categorized in: Austin and Hill Country
If you own or recently purchased a lot in Austin with the intent to build more than one unit or a duplex, throw your current plans away. A crucial City Planning Commission vote tomorrow could drop some Central Austin land values by at least 50%.

Austin’s DriveBuy Technology Partners With Top Producer Systems

May. 29, 2008
Austin entrepreneur, Dylan Schleppe, has announced a partnership of his company, DriveBuy Technologies, with real estate industry leader, Top Producer Systems, providing the seamless integration of real estate’s best sales and marketing software.

Austin Real Estate Becomes Eco-Friendly With ‘Unbuilds’

May. 7, 2008
In today’s ‘green conscious’ society, not only is there a moral obligation not to destroy and discard, but to recycle and reuse.

Spotlight: Travis Heights in 78704 South Austin

May. 5, 2008
Categorized in: Austin and Hill Country
Here’s some background on popular Travis Heights, one of South Austin’s oldest neighborhoods.

Will Light Rail Solve Downtown Austin Transit Woes?

Apr. 30, 2008
Categorized in: Austin and Hill Country
Texas State Senator Kirk Watson and Austin City CouncilMember Brewster McCracken have led the charge to change how we commute to within Central Austin.

Spotlight: Towering Towers II Condo Project To Replace State “Capital”

Apr. 28, 2008
Categorized in: Austin and Hill Country
Today’s Spotlight focuses on the proposed condominium project, Towering Towers II, which is being developed by Baulsy Bros Builders LLC, based in Miami. The proposed 100-story towers will become the tallest in the state and include 2,361 units.

Tech Roundup: Top 8 Mobile Tools for Real Estate and Business Use

Apr. 25, 2008
I receive questions each week from real estate agents, small business owners and other professionals about mobile marketing tools and where they can find more information.

Gotcha Guide™: Green-ify Your Home Service Contract

Apr. 24, 2008
Categorized in: Gotcha Guides
I was elated to see the Home Warranty of America (HWA) announcement of their GreenPlus Program earlier this year.

Spotlight: Park Place Village Homeless RV Park in East Austin Creates Criticism, Praise

Apr. 21, 2008
Categorized in: Austin and Hill Country
Today's spotlight is on controversial Park Place Village, a 10-acre gated RV site for 150-175 "chronically homeless" individuals.

Is Affordable Austin Real Estate Just a Pipe Dream?

Apr. 16, 2008
Categorized in: Austin and Hill Country
Austin is consistently one of America's top places to live, causing demand for housing to remain steady in most areas of the city.

Three Reasons Why Austin is Among Top U.S. Real Estate For Empty Nesters, Boomers

Apr. 14, 2008
Categorized in: Austin and Hill Country
Empty Nesters are moving to cities like Austin and Las Vegas in droves, keeping the local economy afloat during the current recession while growing housing demand.

Spotlight: $85M 'Villagio' Brings Mixed-Use Luxury to Northwest Austin

Apr. 9, 2008
Categorized in: Austin and Hill Country
This week's spotlight focuses on the $85M mixed-use project breaking ground in Northwest Austin.

How will Dell Layoffs of 900 Jobs Affect Austin Real Estate?

Apr. 7, 2008
Categorized in: Austin and Hill Country
A surprise announcement by Dell, Inc. earlier this week sent the Austin real estate community into shock. Dell plans to close it's North Austin manufacturing facility, cutting almost 800-900 jobs in early 2009.