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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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Texas Real Estate Experts

2007

Community Spotlight: Alamo Quarry Market and Quarry Village San Antonio

Dec. 27, 2007
Categorized in: Texas Cities and Towns
The Alamo Quarry Market website has the brief history of this beautiful development. The location is at the quarry of the old Alamo Cement Plant. Quarry Crossing is an upscale project incorporating specialty retail and theme restaurants.

Texas Lawmakers Take "Green" Boot Approach to Sustainability

Dec. 26, 2007
Texas is not just growing a green thumb, we're passing laws that put a "green" boot in the backsides of corporations, developers and new construction builders to encourage them to adopt new practices.

U.S. Housing Market Gloom Lifting?

Dec. 21, 2007
Market indicators for San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, and even Houston may not be the best we've seen in recent years, but there's no "sky is falling" scenario playing out in the Lone Star State.

North San Antonio Steps up Shopping and Entertainment

Dec. 20, 2007
San Antonio has some of the best theme parks, historic architecture, and golf courses in the nation, so it's a great place for retirees, golfers and tourists.

Austin Board of REALTORS® Shuts Agents and Mac Users out of MLS

Dec. 19, 2007
Tagged with: abor, agents, mac, mls, realtors
If you haven't already heard, the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABOR®) upset agents this month when they switched over from the TEMPO MLS system to the new MLXchange.

Community Spotlight: Sonoma in the Village Houston

Dec. 18, 2007
Rice Village has been one of Houston's oldest and most-loved shopping destinations since the 1930s.

Trans-Texas Corridor, Slated to Connect Dallas to Austin and San Antonio, Still Controversial

Dec. 17, 2007
A variety of infrastructure and development tools are being used in anticipation of millions of new residents coming to Texas in the next decade.

Gotcha Guide™: Holiday Safety Tips for Home Sellers

Dec. 14, 2007
Categorized in: Gotcha Guides
Tagged with: buy, holiday, invest, real esstate, safety
We felt that holiday safety tips were important this week because you may have a friend whose guard is down during the holiday season.

Gotcha Guide™: Holiday Safety Tips for Home Buyers

Dec. 13, 2007
Categorized in: Gotcha Guides
hate to be a damper on your holiday season, but felt the need to post some quick tips on how to be safe when shopping for a new home during the holiday season.

Forbes Study Puts Austin's Growth Rate Among Best in Nation

Dec. 12, 2007
Categorized in: Texas Cities and Towns
Forbes.com recently published its list of the nation's fastest growing cities. Austin was third behind Las Vegas, Nevada, and Phoenix, Arizona.

Community Spotlight: Rough Hollow Lakeway

Dec. 11, 2007
Categorized in: Texas Cities and Towns
Since Bee Creek Road will connect Lakeway to major access roads, developments like The Highlands and Rough Hollow will see a spur in interested buyers.

San Antonio Days on Market Decent Despite Slow Mortgage Market

Dec. 10, 2007
MLS Statistics are provided by the San Antonio Board of REALTORS® (SABOR)

Texans should be Fed up with real estate doom and gloom

Dec. 7, 2007
I have a small beef with the national real estate news media

Houston Market Update October 2007: It's a Yawn

Dec. 6, 2007
Most U.S cities have greater than 6-9 months inventory, so unless you live in Texas, you are most likely experiencing a buyer's market.

Real Estate Marketing Goes Mobile

Dec. 5, 2007
Mobile technology will change the way businesses communicate with customers, especially real estate brokers and agents.

Spotlight Family Getaways: Destination Holiday or a Just Little R&R

Dec. 4, 2007
Your family may be looking for a "home away from home" or maybe you need winter getaway for some R&R. Whatever your fancy, head further west into the heart of the hill country to the area bounded by Vanderpool, Leakey, and Utopia.

Dallas Real Estate Prices Up, Sales Down

Dec. 3, 2007
Categorized in: Texas Cities and Towns
The market continues to dodge the housing doom bullet.

This just in! Austin Real Estate Market Update

Nov. 30, 2007
Categorized in: Texas Cities and Towns
Now that the mortgage market is making a comeback, investors and buyers are flying in to get some great December deals.

Cedar Park Approves $43 million for Hockey Complex

Nov. 29, 2007
I do know that it took a while for hockey to catch on in Texas and I have to admit it seems a bit out of place so far south.

Spotlight Interview: Texas Mortgage Market Update

Nov. 28, 2007
How's the Texas real estate market? Are we still selling houses? Has the mortgage market gotten better? Is now a good time to buy? Sell?