Dianne Bartlett

Round Rock Texas Cat Hollow Home for Sale. New listing in Cat Hollow on the market priced less than what you have been seeing lately! Many updates on this home include gleaming dark wood floors plus shining slate tile. Recent carpet, paint, roof and garage doors add to the updated feel of this home.

You'll appreciate the floor plan with over 2500 square feet of living space. A huge kitchen with a pass-through bar opens up to a friendly family room with a gas log fireplace and soaring ceilings. The master bedroom is downstairs with a private bath, double vanity, separate shower and garden tub.

Upstairs is a generous game room plus 3 large bedrooms. You'll love the spacious, floored, attic storage. This popular floor plan is sure to meet your needs.

The home is located in coveted Cat Hollow, and children in this neighborhood attend award-winning Round Rock schools. Older students go to McNeil High School - home of the Mavericks. Cat Hollow also has a wonderful neighborhood park with a swimming pool, playground, tennis courts, basketball courts and walking trails.

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103 Birdie Drive in Lakeway Texas is a Jaw-Dropping Bargain! This little birdie has a secret - and it's a good one for the buyer. At just $265,000, your jaw will drop when you see inside this luxurious corner-lot, stand-alone, garden home. Rich wood beams and soaring ceilings in the living room and overlooking loft provide that open, spacious feel of a much larger estate home.

A complete remodel includes custom cabinets, tile floor and counters, stainless appliances and a gourmet kitchen. You'll love the private master bedroom with morning light and its own patio. Great in-law floor plan with 2 extra bedrooms upstairs. Over 2000 square feet of living for this bargain price in Lakeway, Texas.

103 Birdie Drive allows you to live in the Lake Travis ISD for less.

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Lake Travis Lake Levels Still Low and Hindering Waterfront Home Sales. The elevation of Lake Travis today is 654 feet msl. This summer, the lake reached historic lows due to exceptional drought but rain this fall helped raise the lake over 15 feet to date. Many area home owners think the lake levels are nearly back to normal but this is not the case.

Area news stations report lake levels daily and give a misleading view of how low the lake remains because they report how many feet below "average" the level is for that day. Average does not mean full. Lake Travis fluctuates from its full pool elevation of 681 feet, and the "average level for December over the years is 668. At 668 feet, the lake is still 13 feet below full.

Any lake level at Lake Travis below 681 feet means dry coves, longer walks to the water, steeper drops from cliffs and harder-to-navigage boat ramps. Waterfront home owners suffer a loss of property value when the lake is anywhere below full. Views retreat, neighboring docks compete for space and access to the water decreases. Trespassers also take advantage of low levels when they have access across exposed land to reach private property that is normally inaccessible.

The truth is: Lake Travis is over 25 feet too low! 25 vertical feet of water is missing from the lake due to drought. Rainfall has been infrequent in the last several weeks and inflow rates are declining. There is no significant rain in the forecast.

Low lake levels hinder waterfront home sales even more than a seasonal decline in home buying activity. Who wants to buy a "waterfront home" that may not even have water in front of it? Buyers who are willing to buy with the lake low will find bargain prices if they act now before the lake comes up.

Winter Scenery along Hamilton Greenbelt in Lakeway Texas Worth a Hike. You may have missed the fall colors, and it's a few months away before we have spring buds. Still, a nice winter hike on the Hamilton Greenbelt in Lakeway provides lots to look at. I took advantage of our 70 degree sunny day today and hiked the 3 - 4 miles of trails just off Lohman's Crossing in Lakeway.

Lakeway Texas Living for Less! The time to buy in Lakeway is now. Prices have dropped to the lowest in a decade, and you'll get lots of value, space and quality for your money. If you want to live in the most highly coveted area of Austin Texas for less money, the following is just one example of what you can buy.

109 Nakoma Drive is a recently-built home for just $319,000. The home is situated on over 1/3 acre and features an all masonry Texas stone veneer. You'll get over 2500 square feet of living space for this price plus a 3-car garage. Your back yard is buffered by a green belt for serene privacy. This is a single story home for easy living and maintenance with 3 bedrooms and 3 full baths.

The master bedroom is located on the opposite side of the home from the secondary bedrooms in an ideal floorplan. The kitchen is open to the dining and living, and you will appreciate the wood and hard tile floors.

Call today to see this beautiful home: 512-266-2606.