ATX: the Austin Real Estate Life Blog

Insert Note. Mark Sprague's son, Stephen Sprague, was George Vance McGee's 1st real friend in second grade @Casis Elementary School in West Austin. Mr. Sprague also took us to see the Real-Life Documentary HOOP DREAMS, when we were kids. It was a stellar flick. Market Musings (Greater Austin Area) Posted on  April 16, 2020 Mark Sprague, State Director of Information Capital Here’s an update on some recent questions I’ve been considering, with input and feedback from much wiser analysts/economists whose seminars I have been able to sit in on the last few weeks. What impact has COVID 19 had on the nation’s economy?    We have never had a crisis like this before.  Comparisons to previous crises like 9/11, 2008, and WW2, and the Great Depression are not useful.  Unlike previous economic crises, people have/had jobs, want to work, and are being prevented from doing so. Household budgets are struggling. The financial system is struggling. Supply cha...

Friends, If y'all weren't aware, I, George Vance McGee personally and recently physically moved my place of Residence to Central EAST Austin near Manor Road, French Place, Cherrywood, Blackland and the Chestnut neighborhoods. So far so good. Today on 4.20.2020. Yep that is the actual day, I had a 6:15 pm Buyer's Agent showing appointment for  a home with a pool, in a neighborhood I'm marketing and identifying as "Mueller North. " Mueller North is located North  of East 51st street and East & West of Berkman Drive. In the past 5 years Mueller North  has been gentrifying steadily. Lots of Home Remodels, Updating, and "Fix and Flip" properties. The ballpark price range of this Mueller North neighborhood is between $250,000-$500,000. It is NOT yet known as an above $500,000 dollar geographic area. Also, despite it's improved "Crestview / Allandale"-esque feel, ambiance and overall VIBE, the demolish and Build NEW hysteria has s...

ORDER TAKE-OUT OR DELIVERY THIS WEEKEND AND SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANTS!  Below is a list of  neighborhood restaurants  that remain open and are  serving take-out and delivery orders.  Please try to continue to support these restaurants and tip well. Now is also a very good time to buy restaurant  gift certificates  to be used later. For those establishments we've been able to contact, we've made notes on their current take-out and delivery services. We're certain we've missed some, so please feel free to let us know any additions or changes we need to make to this list by emailing  chair@owana.org .  24 Diner http://24diner.com Currently open 11am-10pm. Call-in orders for curbside pickup. Online platform in the works.    40 North - Pizza https://www.40northpizza.com Order online for curbside pickup or delivery. Better-Half Coffee https://www.betterhalfbar.co...