Austin Modern Living

2012 Austin Tour of Homes – Tickets on Sale

Tom Bates — Sat, 05 May 2012 16:27:19 +0000

2012 Austin Tour of Homes

More than 60 Austin homes in 10 featured Austin neighborhoods, coordinated by the Home Builders Association of Greater Austin. When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. (May 11 – 13th). Tickets: $5

Neighborhoods include: West Cypress Hills, Teravista, Belterra, Falcon Pointe, The Reserve at Lake Travis, Crystal Falls, RimRock, Caballo Ranch, Rough Hollow Lakeway, Highpointe

Information and tickets: www.tourofhomes atx.com. Here is the Austin Statesman article on the 2012 Austin Tour of Homes

What the heck is going on at Agave Austin?

Tom Bates — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:13:30 +0000

The last year has not been a good year for east Austin’s modern home community Agave 969. Everyone I talk to about Agave is scratching their heads about what’s going on at Agave. The rumor I heard is that the bank is taking back ALL the remaining Agave lots…the auction could be in May but of course no way to know for certain. Hopefully a design-minded builder will pick up the lots and continue the modern home theme. My guess is that the Agave re-sales will remain strong over the coming few years, just because it’s so unique and there is a strong appetite for modern design in Austin under $400k.

Smarter Spaces Home Tour April 14 – Ticket Promo Code is “MODERNLIVING”

Tom Bates — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:17:26 +0000

Enter promo code “MODERNLIVING” to get a discount on your tickets for the Smarter Spaces Home Tour coming up on Saturday April 14. Here is the link to buy your tickets online: http://www.smarterspacestour.com/tickets.html

See you at 2110 Kenwood Avenue in Travis Heights

Austin Smarter Spaces Home Tour – Travis Heights

Tom Bates — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:35:24 +0000

We are honored to have our listing at 2110 Kenwood Ave in Travis Heights, South Austin, be selected and featured in a new home tour in Austin called the Austin Smarter Spaces Tour. The Smarter Spaces tour will feature lots of cool homes under 2500 sf. Fun to see that Eric Brown, principal at ThoughtCrib Inc has his cool south Austin MCM remodel on the tour too. Here is a link for information on buying tickets for the Austin Smarter Spaces Home Tour which will be Saturday, April 14, 2012 from 11:00 to 6:00.

View our other featured Austin luxury modern homes for sale.

HGTV Show: Property Brothers Casting Call in Austin

Tom Bates — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:56:59 +0000

Just got a call from the Property Brothers casting director, and they are looking for a good Austin house to feature in an upcoming show on HGTV. Let me know if you have an Austin house you want to sell and want to get some free remodeling/make-over and be on the show. 512-413-0870.

Green, Modern, Waterfront, 6 Acres, 10 Garage – Dripping Springs

Tom Bates — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:26:46 +0000

We have a new waterfront modern home for sale that will blow your mind. Dubbed the Jackalope Ranch, this KRDB designed and Blue Horse green built home sits on 6 acres of serene hill country and has 295 feet of ACTIVE WATER Pedernales waterfront. At just $899,500 this is a ridiculously low price for high-end architecture with huge water frontage. This was a VERY green built home, with way too many green features, recycled materials and green technology to mention here. Check out the full listing for more details. This place will actually melt your mind its so cool. At just $236/sf this is a great deal. The 1800 sf HVAC conditioned workshop/garage can probably fit 10 or more cars. Dripping Springs modern waterfront home for sale.

Call Amy Lewis 512-965-6744 or Tom Bates at 512-413-0870.

State-of-the-art IDX MLS Search Engine

Tom Bates — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:26:01 +0000

We have tested our share of IDX MLS search engines over the years but we finally found one that really rocks. It allows you to search for Austin area MLS listings by unique categories like proximity to cafe’s, grocery stores, schools, restaurants, etc. Want to know where the closest Starbucks is? Done. Check out the new search tool here: Search Austin MLS IDX

Austin modern home spec building making a comeback this year?

Tom Bates — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:49:29 +0000

OK OK, so it’s not a full comeback, but it’s a start. There still are very few Austin modern homes being built as spec houses this year compared to the salad days, but we are absolutely seeing a pick up this year compared to the last 4 years. Still too few for our buyers to have a huge selection, but it’s a good start! Most of the activity is in smoking hot Austin areas like south Austin’s 78704 and in further out affordable areas. Green homes are also HUGE this year, but beware, just because the marketing says it’s a green house doesn’t necessarily mean a lot…you and your agent really need to look under the hood and see what’s really green and what’s just marketing, more on that huge subject another time! (here’s an example of a real green house, and it’s for sale!)

Of course, our office continues to be busy helping people build custom modern homes in Austin and I figure that will continue for many more years until spec home building comes back for real. If you are looking for an Austin modern home for sale, a good place to start is our Austin modern homes list. We try to update it once a month or so. The best way is to work with an agent who specializes in architectural and modern homes and speaks with and knows a lot of builders and keeps a list of their modern spec homes they are working on. Of course, our agents are the cat’s meow but there are dozens of great modern focused agents out there. Good luck with you search!

Austin Modern Home Tour This Weekend

Tom Bates — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:12:50 +0000

In case you didn’t already know, the Austin Modern Home Tour 2012 is this weekend. The Austin modern home tour will be February 4 from 11AM to 6PM. Here is a link to more information on the Austin Modern Home Tour.

The W Condo Austin Strong Rents + HUGE Buyer Incentives

Tom Bates — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:56:05 +0000

If you are looking to buy a downtown Austin condo, I wouldn’t wait around too long. Inventory is starting to seriously dwindle for high quality downtown Austin luxury towers and quality Austin condos in general. This summer we will see a lot more purchases in the 3 downtown Austin luxury towers. And if you are investing, consider this: we just leased a W Condo for $7500/month for a 1718 sf unit…that’s $4.36/sf. Oh, and if you have a luxury downtown condo that you want to rent out or sell, call us or get a list of all the Austin condos that match exactly what you are looking for. For those who prefer luxury apartments or want a short term luxury apartment, we have a list of preferred high quality properties that we can show you…service is free to you so give us a call.