What a nice crowd at my local Starbucks this morning. I counted 9 in line, 6 waiting for their coffee and 23 sitting inside and outside. It’s a gorgeous day too. About 50 degrees, sunny, and I don’t see a cloud from a where I sit. In my first blog I said I would observe the 8am – 9am crowd, but it is apparent from today the Saturday activity starts happening around 10am.
My open house in Anderson Mill West of Cedar Park went well today. I consider it a success if I have just one qualified buyer come through the door. Anderson Mill West is located just north of 620 along El Salido and is a pretty sizable area. The open house I held today feeds to an exemplary elementary school and middle school in the Leander ISD. That’s pretty exciting. Especially since the elementary school is basically in the backyard of the house and the middle school is just down the street. What more can you ask for at $183,000.
I drew the graph below based on data from the Austin Multiple Listing Service (which is deemed reliable but does not guarantee accuracy). To me it shows a pretty stable market based on where the $ per square foot value starts 10 years ago and where it ends in 2010 so far. It starts just under $80 and ends right in the middle of the 80 and 100 (the bars). And look at the average sold price line…pretty darn stable.
Another thing I love about this area is the Mexican Restaurant down the street named Guadalajara. I go there in the morning before 11am whenever I can (lately every other week) for the $2.49 Huevos Rancheros plate. Whenever I am showing out of town clients that side of town I always invite them to have a genuine Mexican lunch with me to break up the day. So far everyone I have taken there has gone back after settling in to their new home in Cedar Park or Northwest Austin. The waitresses there are great. Your cup of coffee never goes empty. My usual is the plate with coffee, chips, corn tortillas, and a side of bacon (don't forget to exercise an extra 15 minutes or so the next day).
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