Vacation Home Sales Soar to Record High
April 28, 2015Vacation home sales reached a record high in 2014, rising above the last peak level reached in 2006, before the housing market crash, according to the National Association of Realtors®’ annual survey of residential homebuyers. The survey, which included existing home and new home transactions during 2014, showed vacation home sales reached an estimated 1.13Read More
Largest Group of Home Buyers? Millennials
March 31, 2015The millennial generation, those ages 34 and younger, was the largest group of recent homebuyers, according to the 2015 National Association of Realtors® Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends study. This is the second year millennials have garnered the largest percentage, 32 percent, which was one percent higher than the previous 12-month period. Generation X,Read More
Regent Property Group Releases Austin Home Search App
March 10, 2015Austin real estate brokerage Regent Property Group has released a new Austin home search real estate App, designed to let you search for available homes in the Austin market from the palm of your hand. Created for iOs mobile devices, this user-friendly and free App can be downloaded at your online App store by entering,Read More
Go Local Spotlight: Young Austinite Creates BeeSweet Lemonade
February 12, 2015Austin is buzzing with a variety of social entrepreneurs, but not many of them are pre-teens. Meet Mikaila Ulmer, a social entrepreneur, bee ambassador, and creator of the BeeSweet Lemonade line sold at Whole Foods Market, TOMS, Peoples Rx, East Side Pies, Barton Hills Market, The Natural Gardener, and more. At only ten years old, Ulmer has createdRead More
Regent Founder Brian Talley Named Platinum Top 50 Finalist
December 31, 2014Regent Property Group Broker Brian Talley has earned a spot among Austin real estate elite yet again, this time as a finalist in the 2015 Platinum Top 50 awards. The Platinum Top 50 awards recognize residential REALTORS® for overall success – for outstanding achievements in sales, education, industry participation, and civic leadership. The announcement wasRead More
Go Local with Austin’s Brush Strokes Mobile Pottery Studio
November 19, 2014Looking for a new twist for your holiday traditions? Hand-painted Christmas gifts, ornaments to commemorate a special event, and even plates for Santa’s cookies can be made right at home or with your favorite group, thanks to Austin’s only completely mobile paint-your-own-pottery studio, Brush Strokes Pottery. Austin resident Courtney Harding founded Brush Strokes after sheRead More
Wildflower Center: Fall is for Planting
September 30, 2014Miss the spring Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center plant sale? Fall is actually the best time to plant in central Texas, and on October 11 and 12 the Wildflower Center will have 300 species of native plants, trees, and shrubs for purchase at its twice annual plant sale. A members-only sale will take place onRead More
Locavore’s Guide to Austin Farmers’ Markets
September 26, 2014Locavore – a person who eats food that is grown, raised, or produced locally, usually within 100 miles of home. Austin abounds with opportunities for locavores, from farmers’ markets to community-serviced agriculture to community and home gardens, fresh and local food is only the next meal away. Looking for a more nutritional-packed punch? Local foodRead More
Housing Starts on the Increase in Austin
July 28, 2014There may be some relief for the tight housing market in Austin, Texas: new construction is on the upswing. Home starts in the Austin area increased seven percent compared to last year, according to housing information and consulting firm Metrostudy. 2014’s increase brings home starts to 9,782. Of note is the upward trend of priceRead More
Have you tried Regent Property Group’s new online search tools?
June 30, 2014Regent Property Group has developed a useful all-in-one property search: choose your search parameters, choose your viewing format, and find your new home! With interactive maps of every Austin neighborhood and visuals to help you understand how school districts, zip codes, and even grocery stores and traffic congestion will impact your search, we’ve created aRead More