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Austin TX Weather - Breaking Another Record - August Hottest Month Ever!

Austin TX Weather has been crazy H-O-T all summer. September 1 is supposed to be the start of Fall, but we're still seeing triple digits here. It's been 78 days of triple digits to be exact.

austin tx weather droughtIt's official, August 2011 is the HOTTEST month EVER in Austin with an average temperature of 91.6 degrees. Funny, I'm thinking we just went through this... oh yes, we were the hottest month ever in July 2011 with 89.7 degrees... I think I would kill for the cooler days of July over what we had in August! There were only two days in all of August that were not triple digits!

Last week, we also tired the HIGHEST temperature ever recorded in Austin TX weather of 112 degrees. No, that's not like an Arizona "dry" 112...

According to the weather people, we're supposed to get a COLD front starting Monday to take us to the low 90's. The low 90's?? That sounds so C-O-L-D!!

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Donna Harris, REALTOR®
RE/MAX Austin Skyline
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Austin TX Real Estate

and the surrounding areas of Lakeway, Bee Cave, West Lake Hills, Cedar Park, Round Rock, Spicewood, Circle-C, Steiner Ranch, and everywhere in between... Hill Country Austin TX Real Estate and beyond. Whether you're buying or selling an Austin home, I'll be with you every step of the way.

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Word of Mouth is Powerful

Relocation to Austin TX is huge for several reasons. Besides being at the top of so many lists, word of mouth is just as powerful.

relocation austin txI have relocation buyers coming into town next week. I asked them why they chose Austin TX to relocate to. The response was, "We were on vacation in Costa Rico recently and it seemed like everyone we met was from Texas. No one had a bad thing to say about Texas, and they said if we were to move anywhere, it needed to be Austin because of what it has to offer, so we contacted you."

Austin may be the top of Economic Recovery and near the top for Boomers to move and many other lists, but nothing tops the effect of people verbally telling people how great a city is.

These people are selling their house in California to move to Austin on the recommendation of strangers! Now that's powerful word of mouth!!

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Donna Harris, REALTOR®
RE/MAX Austin Skyline
www.DonnaHomes.com
Donna@DonnaHomes.com
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Austin TX Real Estate

and the surrounding areas of Lakeway, Bee Cave, West Lake Hills, Cedar Park, Round Rock, Spicewood, Circle-C, Steiner Ranch, and everywhere in between... Hill Country Austin TX Real Estate and beyond. Whether you're buying or selling an Austin home, I'll be with you every step of the way.

For real time Austin TX listings,click here.

** Multi-Million Dollar Producer Year after Year **

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Lake Pointe - Bee Cave Austin TX - Market Report September 2011 - 53% Sales Increase!

Lake Pointe Bee Cave Austin TX had a fabulous Summer with 29 home sales from June 1 - August 31, 2011! That's a huge increase over Lake Pointe homes sold in the same time period in 2010 of 19. 53% more homes were sold, to be exact!

Can you say, "WOW!"

This is just another reason why real estate is LOCAL and NOT National! Over and over again, we hear on the National news that real estate is not doing very well, but here we are in one of the top areas in the country with a 53% sales increase over the previous year! I say that's good stuff!

Not only are houses in Lake Pointe selling, but they're selling quickly, which shows high demand. Here is a chart from June - August 2010.

lake pointe bee cave austin tx homes for sale
As you can see, 47% of Lake Pointe homes for sale sold within 30 days with a total of 68% selling within 60 days. None of that 6 months on the market stats that you can see in other areas.

Here is the chart from June - August 2011.

lake pointe bee cave austin tx homes for sale
As you can see, 59% of Lake Pointe homes for sale sold within 30 days with a total of 83% selling within 60 days. Last year, homes weren't staying on the market very long in Lake Pointe and they weren't in 2011 either!

Lake Pointe and the entire West and SW areas of Austin TX are going strong and selling well. If you're looking to buy or sell in the Austin TX area, please contact me and I'll send you all the information I have about homes for sale and market stats.

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Donna Harris, REALTOR®
RE/MAX Austin Skyline
www.DonnaHomes.com
Donna@DonnaHomes.com
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Austin TX Real Estate

and the surrounding areas of Lakeway, Bee Cave, West Lake Hills, Cedar Park, Round Rock, Spicewood, Circle-C, Steiner Ranch, and everywhere in between... Hill Country Austin TX Real Estate and beyond. Whether you're buying or selling an Austin home, I'll be with you every step of the way.

For real time Austin TX listings,click here.

** Multi-Million Dollar Producer Year after Year **

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Bee Cave Austin TX - The Hill Country Galleria Fall Concert Series 2011

The Hill Country Galleria has announced their Fall Concert Series lineup for 2011. All concerts feature local bands and are on Saturdays from 7-10pm in the middle of the Hill Country Galleria at the amphitheater. Bring blankets, drinks, whatever you want. It's a great time to let the little ones run around and get tired for a good Sunday sleep-in!

September 3 - Debra Watson & The Smokin' Aces
September 10 - Jackie Bristow
September 17 - Soulshaker
September 24 - Al Monti Band
October 1 - Arielle Nicole
October 8 - Chris Jamison
October 15 - Hoodygoode

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Donna Harris, REALTOR®
RE/MAX Austin Skyline
www.DonnaHomes.com
Donna@DonnaHomes.com
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Austin TX Real Estate

and the surrounding areas of Lakeway, Bee Cave, West Lake Hills, Cedar Park, Round Rock, Spicewood, Circle-C, Steiner Ranch, and everywhere in between... Hill Country Austin TX Real Estate and beyond. Whether you're buying or selling an Austin home, I'll be with you every step of the way.

For real time Austin TX listings,click here.

** Multi-Million Dollar Producer Year after Year **

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Texas Longhorns - Football Schedule 2011

For all you die-hard Texas Longhorn Fans, below is this year's schedule.

texas longhorn football schedule

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donna harris Realtor Austin TX blog

Donna Harris, REALTOR®
RE/MAX Austin Skyline
www.DonnaHomes.com
Donna@DonnaHomes.com
austin-texas-homes-for-sale.com

Austin TX Real Estate

and the surrounding areas of Lakeway, Bee Cave, West Lake Hills, Cedar Park, Round Rock, Spicewood, Circle-C, Steiner Ranch, and everywhere in between... Hill Country Austin TX Real Estate and beyond. Whether you're buying or selling an Austin home, I'll be with you every step of the way.

For real time Austin TX listings,click here.

** Multi-Million Dollar Producer Year after Year **

Copyright© 2011 By Donna Harris, All Rights Reserved. You may re-blog with links back to this post.
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Texas Longhorns - Football Schedule 2011 * was first published on donnahomesblog.com.