ATX: the Austin Real Estate Life Blog

 

  Happy Monday. After taking a break last week in honor of Memorial Day, we will finish up our Lead Gen Bracket contest with a discussion on the winner-REFERRALS. Referrals are one of the most valuable and cost-effective resources of your real estate business. Clients who come to you through a trusted recommendation are more likely to work with you and more likely to trust you. Beyond that, a referral-based business is a sustainable way to grow your business long term. When you focus on building strong client relationships, your network begins to work for you. Asking for a referral doesn’t have to feel awkward or pushy. In fact, when done the right way, it can strengthen the relationship and leave clients feeling appreciated and included in your success. Referrals don’t just come from past clients – anyone you build rapport with can lead to new business. That includes friends, family, current clients, networking contacts, neighbors and even colleagues from a previous job. Don’t lim...

 

 

  You're Invited: Future of Small Multifamily, Making it Pencil on Urban Infill Sites   Greetings from the Cedar team! Over 200 developers and folks from the infill community joined us for our last small-multifamily event , where we covered how landmark housing reforms in Texas are unlocking a whole new catalog of infill development opportunities. These projects are faster to permit, more cost effective to build, and perfectly aligned with the next generation of housing demand. It’s the future of urban infill, and it’s being built today. But since that event, we’ve continued to get the same question...     ...“how do I actually get these projects to pencil? ”     While we can’t necessarily help with financial modeling, we can help you understand the complex equation of entitlement scenarios, design options, and construction tradeoffs that make infill projects successful. On June 25th, we'll cover the key unlocks that make residential and small-multifamily projects work on tigh...

  THE OWL - SUMMER 2026 TABLE OF CONTENTS Hello Old West Austin neighbors! Here's a preview of what's included in the OWL this quarter.  1. Notes from the Chair 2. June General Membership Meeting Agenda 3. Zoning Updates 4. Events Updates 5. Runoff Election Info 6. CCDC Update 7. West Austin Park Overlook update 8. Neighbor Spothlight 9. Business Member Listing   NOTES FROM THE CHAIR Hello Old West Austin Neighbors, Happy May! It's a time of new beginnings, graduation, and adventure. In that spirit, we look forward to seeing you Tuesday, June 2nd f or OWANA's General Meeting. Please bring a neighbor!  Our Location for the June meeting (not the change!): Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church ( 1725 W. 11th S), from 6:30 to 8:00 pm att. Enter around the back to the Fellowship Hall. (Mathews Elementary is closed while school is out.) At the OWANA General Meeting you will: - Connect with your amazing neighbors. - Hear more about our incredible July 4th parade, which mig...