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he art of gift giving, especially during the holiday season, requires skills. It’s the attention to detail, creative thinking, and ability to listen—not extravagant budgets—that makes gift giving fulfilling. When a REALTOR gives a personalized gift to a client, a longtime connection can emerge. As the last point of contact with buyers and sellers in a transaction, closing gifts are more than just an unexpected surprise. The gifts serve as a sincere show of appreciation for business and a casual way to generate referrals. A personal touch goes a long way in making an impression on clients. Giving customized gifts requires more time and effort but also leaves a worthwhile, lasting impression. Choosing a gift that has ‘staying power’ allows the recipient to display the gift, and is also an ongoing reminder of your available services. Knowing your client’s home’s selling price and affluence also helps guide the gift selection process. Sharing a token of appreciation is an effective method for reinforcing a possibly long-term client and REALTOR relationship. Every REALTOR brings his/her own personality to the gift-giving experience. If you’re interested in giving more thoughtful gifts, start a conversation that offers insight into your clients’ interests, hobbies, personal plans, and needs. Remember to adjust gifts to the age, life stage and temperament of each gift recipient. Popular gifts include gift cards, flowers, plants, gift baskets, personalized home accessories, alcoholic beverages, and food. Jimmy Goff of Goff Properties Goff made a longtime client as a result of sharing a lighthearted gift. “I had some wonderful clients that were huge Texas Tech football fanatics,” says Goff. “The Forest Creek home
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with the words, ‘We interrupt this marriage to bring you hunting season,’ printed on them, and a huge pumpkin wreath for their door,” says Mandry. “It’s all about making the experience fun.” More examples of recent gifts she’s purchased include large Tiffany vases from Tiffany and Company for women. Dove hunting chairs, camouflage, Browning pop-up chairs, a Browning camouflage ice chest, and a bottle of wine for her ranch clients. For her fixer upper clients, she gave a basket containing a hose, drill, hammer, nails, beer, level, measuring tape, and Shiner Beer. Toby Rocha of Real Estate Executives of Austin, LLC “Like most REALTORS, I give gift cards, thank you baskets, and small tokens of my appreciation,” says Rocha. “I think the most unique gift I have given was a one-year membership to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. One particular client was moving in from out of state had expressed her love for Texas wild flowers. She really appreciated the gesture.” Wendy Cash of Century 21 of HSK & Associates “I always try to think of gifts that are meaningful to my clients and have a local flair,” says Cash. “I think that the best gift I’ve ever given was to a client who sold the first house that they had bought as a married couple,” says Cash.
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Jonathan and Yvette Boatwright, center, both of Realty Austin, celebrate the opening of their fifth office at The Shoppes at Avery Ranch.
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Austin Association of Real Estate Brokers officers take the oath of office at the group’s Installation event. Pictured left to right are Gregory Lany, treasurer, Sandy Battise, secretary, Robert L. Wright, vice president, and J. Rene Ward, president.
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Brookfield Residential invites REALTORS to its Blanco Vista community in San Marcos to tour model homes, win door prizes and be on TV with Hot On! Stephanie Hogland, left, of Hot On!, Ashley Larson and Angie Barnes, both of Buffington Homes, welcome the crowd.
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Excited about the grand opening of the company’s second Tenura Home Center, Kevin Klein and his wife Terry, give us a tour of the new digs—reminding us how the services here provide a fivestar closing experience. The new Tenura Home Center is on Southwest Parkway.
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NAPMW’s recording secretary Gretchen Rossington of Cadence Bank checks for bids at the NAPMW’s bottle auction at Shoal Crossing.
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levels not yet realized. I am thankful to be a part of that leadership team as I carry on as past-president. Williamson County Association of REALTORS loves its members and community. As one of the fastest growing counties in the state of Texas, we have seen our membership
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he holiday season has poignant meaning for me. I love the changing leaves and cooler temperature. I love how the celebrations roll out from Halloween to Thanksgiving, and for my family, Christmas. Those who know me, get how I fully embrace the spirit of Christmas because for me, it means family, friends, and fellowship. That spirit, heightened for the holidays, carries over to our Association as we install our new leadership. It is with great thanks and excitement that I welcome Gary Cocanougher as the 2014 president of WCREALTORS. Many will recognize that he is also a past-president and spearheaded the construction of our Association building. He has a strong love and commitment towards Williamson County, and it will be evident as he leads us through 2014. Jack Stapleton is our president-elect, and he is known throughout Central Texas for his efforts on the ACTRIS committee, as well as the 2012 REALTOR of the Year recipient. He is the type of man that when asked for some-
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thing, it is done immediately. He will be an amazing leader of WCREALTORS in 2015. Shavonne Jenkins is one of the REALTOR of the Year 2013 nominees and will continue as treasurer. I have personally worked side by side with Shavonne and can attest to her gifts of volunteerism. She has been a member and chaired numerous committees at WCREALTORS, and her insight has proven to be invaluable. Greg Hodge will be secretary, and he has already made a huge impact, not just with WCREALTORS, but throughout Williamson County and at TAR as he championed water issues on our behalf. He put together discussion panels featuring key players within the water debate and has kept us greatly informed on all aspects of this hot topic. Each of these REALTORS carries with them the spirit that I mentioned above. They excel in their field, give back to their association, and love the community they serve. Their gifts combined will lead Williamson County Association of REALTORS to new
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Megan Coffey, Rich Coffey and Jeanie Coffey, all of Hay Darby, have some family fun at the company tailgating party.
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Juanpablo Wright and Joseph Thweatt, both of Ameripro Funding, celebrate the grand opening of the new Tenura Home Center on Southwest Parkway. The Tenura Home Centers offer a five-star closing experience to homebuyers.
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Leaders sharing leadership type secrets. Bill Evans, center, Austin Board of REALTORS 2014 president and Leonard Guererro, Austin Board of REALTORS past-president congratulate J. Rene Ward for her installation as 2014 president of the Austin Assocation of Real Estate Brokers.
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Cheryl Gillispie and Nancy Grimes, both of Sky Realty, take a tour of MileStone Community Builders’ model home at The Reserve at Brushy Creek.
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Terry Jackson, Monica Middleton, Shelli McLaughlin and Susan Zbranek, all of Capital Title, couldn’t be happier to be a part of such a fun organization. They welcome guests to its tailgating party at the UT vs. ‘Ol Miss game.
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WCR State President Sylvia Seabolt pops in to the WCR Monthly Meeting to make sure WCR Austin President Chris Rodriguez is doing his job correctly—we hear he passed the muster.
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Vaike O’Grady, left, and Alyssa Douglas, right, both of Newland Communities, catch up with Kandis Wilberforce of Brohn Homes at the Women’s Council of REALTORS Bras 4 a Cause fundraiser.
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Woopie! We found NAPMW’s national membership chair Brenda King and past national president Candace Smith of Starkey Mortgage having fun at Shoal Crossing, where the organization held its annual bottle auction.
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Mike Miloch, center, of Grand Haven Homes shows Karen McCarty of Keller Williams Realty and Shawn Andrew of Vista Lending the high quality materials the builder uses to build homes that stand the test of time. Grand Haven Homes recently held a Fall home Harvest Tour in Sarita Valley. Buy photo: RL_120813_B.jpg at www.myRealtyLine.com
Wendy Power of Keller Williams Realty and her friend Barney Pace arrive to the KB Home Agent Mixer at The Park at The Domain.
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rent Allison, newly-appointed immediate past-president of the Home Builders Association (HBA) of Greater Austin, announced the winners of the 2013 Custom Builder Member, Volume Builder Member, Developer Member and Associate Members of the Year, as well as the recipients of the 2013 President’s Awards. These HBA members were honored at the 2013 Presidential Awards and Board Installation Luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at the HBA Phillips Event Center. “These awards recognize those outstanding HBA members who not only help advance the building industry as a whole, but make generous contributions to the Austin-area HBA,” says Allison. Custom Builder Member of the Year Wes Wigginton, Foursquare Builders Wes Wigginton is the HBA’s first vice president and operations VP for 2014. In addition, he is a key member of the board of directors, executive committee, finance committee, and the Custom Builder and Remodeler Council.
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Volume Builder Member of the Year Tom Lynch, Pacesetter Homes Tom Lynch and Pacesetter Homes are currently managing the construction of the 2013 HBA Benefit Home, which is located in the Blanco Vista neighborhood of San Marcos. He is also a former member of the board of directors. Developer Member of the Year Walter Elias, Brookfield Residential Walter Elias and Brookfield Residential subordinated the lot for the 2013 HBA Benefit Home in Blanco Vista and played a significant role in the successes of both the 2013 Crawfish Boil and Hays County Chapter’s Big Texas Sporting Clay Shootout. In addition, he is the HBA’s new president-elect for 2014, chairman of the HBA Hays County Chapter, member of the board of directors, Executive Committee and Government Relations Council. Associate Member of the Year Carol Baker, Capitol City Insurance Agency Carol Baker has been an incredible advo-
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Chelsea Brown, right, of KB Home hosts an agent mixer to show appreciation for REALTORS like L.C. Nino, left, of Keller Williams Realty, Mary Mealy of Texas Premier Realty and Memo Vargas of Keller Williams Realty.
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Gary Lahrman of Capital Title, Sandy and Ron Urias, both of Farmers Insurance, take part in the celebration of the new Realty Austin office opening at The Shoppes at Avery Ranch.
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The Women’s Council of REALTORS welcomes Victoria Reviel of 98th Meridian with open arms. She was installed as president this month. Buy photo: RL_120413_B.jpg at www.myRealtyLine.com
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Linda Quist and Nino Marks, both of New Home Locators, are drawn to the red carpet that has been set out for their arrival to the Buffington Homes model home in Brookfield Residential’s Blanco Vista community in San Marcos.
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wrote last month about precession—the effects of bodies in motion on other bodies in motion. You do not belong to you. You belong to the universe. You may assume you are fulfilling your role if you convert your experiences to the highest advantage of others. You didn’t create this universe and you’re not running it. The opposite of precession is control. You were not put here to “earn your living.” You do not have to earn the right to be here. You arrived here with a gift—something special to offer your fellow human beings. Most people believe there is a God, or a greater intellect or energy, running the universe. But not many actually trust in this God, or greater intellect or energy. So instead of doing what universe wants, most people sell their body, mind and spirit for a paycheck. But if you do what the universe wants, you’ll be taken care of. Many people want to be “taken care of.” They want the government or business to do that. But what they don’t realize is that they
already have someone (i.e. the universe). So you should give up, surrender and let go. You should trust in the universe. You should follow your intuition. You should do what you are supposed to be doing. What do you love? If you had all the time and all the money in the world, what would you do with the rest of your life? Once you decide what it is you would do, go do it and what you need will show up exactly when you need it. There are no straight lines in the universe. We live in a universe consisting of waves of energy. The only straight lines you see are the ones humans draw or make. There is no such thing as a “solid.” What we call “solid” is merely very densely packed energy. Believe it or not, but 99.9 percent of the universe is invisible. Humans are very sensorial creatures, taking on information through our eyes, ears, and sense of touch. If we see it, hear it, touch it, humans perceive it as reality and we ignore what we cannot see, hear or feel. All things and all humans are made up of energy. When at social gatherings this holiday,
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“It was also the house where they brought their children home from the hospital, so it was a very sentimental house for them. I had a local artist paint a watercolor picture of their house from a snapshot. I had it framed and gave it to them on the day that they closed.” Lucy Sheffield of Private Label Realty “We offer gifts that promote our brand,” says Sheffield. “We provide a reusable shopping bag,
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Greg Miller, left, Christine Frizzelle, second from left, and Melanie Townsend, second from right, all of MileStone Community Builders, show Diane Christy, center, of Diane Christy REALTORS and Gary Hoffarth of Austin Advantage Real Estate what the builder has to offer at the Reserve at Brushy Creek. Buy photo: RL_110213_I.jpg at www.myRealtyLine.com
A giant pair of scissors always makes for a great cut. Realty Austin celebrates yet another grand opening—this time in The Shoppes at Avery Ranch with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
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Giver of many Austin housing market forecasts, Mark Sprague of Independence Title, left, is always a wealth of knowledge. We catch up with him, Kara McGregor and Brian Pitman, both also of Independence Title, at the Coldwell Banker United, REALTORS’ annual regional sales meeting.
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continually a top-four producing branch. McClellan’s team consists of 14 loan officers, five loan officer assistants, four processors and two processor assistants. While each loan officer has his or her own niche, all share McClellan’s philosophy of generating business from referral partners and staying on top of new programs. While 2013 was the year Supreme Lending was recognized for its quality of life and financial growth—for McClellan’s branch alone, the volume of loans closed will be up about 72 percent from 2012 and triple 2011’s numbers, 2014 is gearing up to be a different kind of challenge. When more of the Dodd– Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act rolls out, every mortgage lender in the country will be contending with new procedures that will almost require reinventing the way lenders close deals. Right now, Supreme Lending generates nearly $4 billion a year in mortgages. In order to keep those numbers on a steady incline, McClellan and colleagues are relying on proprietary technology to better streamline brand new policies. “Every year we have a theme for the company as a whole,” says McClellan. “Because of new compliance issues we’ve had to deal with over the last three or four years, this year our theme is about technology and automation.”
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Grand Haven Homes has a lot to offer in Sarita Valley. Sharron Murray, left, and Mike Miloch, second from right, both of Grand Haven Homes, show the builder’s plans to Mark Bennett of Robinson Co. REALTORS and Mary Boatright of RE/MAX 1 at the Grand Haven Homes Fall Home Harvest Tour. Buy photo: RL_110113_N.JPG at www.myRealtyLine.com
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Robert Schottenstein, center in the blue jacket, CEO of M/I Homes, his staff and VIP guests celebrate the grand opening of the company’s new model home in Caballo Ranch. M/I Homes recently entered the Austin market and is currently building in four communities in Cedar Park and Round Rock. Buy photo: RL_110413_C.jpg at www.myRealtyLine.com
Lisa McEntire, Kasey Parrish, Tiesa Hollaway, Alan McGraw, Kristy Santela and Karen Williams, all of North American Title, shop ‘till they drop and pick up some nice things for the holidays. North American Title hosts the Shop ‘Till You Drop holiday shopping event annually. Buy photo: RL_120513_A.jpg at www.myRealtyLine.com
Bruce Berman and Bryan Millard, some of Coldwell Banker United, REALTORS’ finest, pick up on Austin’s hot trends at the company’s regional sales meeting held in ABoR’s auditorium. Buy photo: RL_120413_A.jpg at www.myRealtyLine.com
Angie Barnes of Buffington Homes gives Shan Abeywickrama of Keller Williams Realty a list of inventory they have available in the Brookfield Residential community of Blanco Vista in San Marcos.
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Cathie Ward of RE/MAX II and Anne Cobeton of RE/MAX Capital City tour Grand Haven Homes’ model home at Sarita Valley during the builder’s Fall Home Harvest Tour.
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President’s Column By Chris Rodriguez • 2013 President
2013: what a year!
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o serve, lead and work with such a great group of people at the Women’s Council of REALTORS has been such an incredible experience. When the year first started, I was excited about the possibilities of what was about to take place, and of course, what has taken place was exciting, at times challenging. When I think back at the TAR/WCR Winter Meeting Celebrity Waiter Dinner, the theme Heroes and Villains—Bill Evans as Goldmember, Ruby Johnson as Mini-Me, Diana Keys as Ivana Humpalot, and myself as Austin Powers, I have memories that I will treasure for the rest of my life. I can’t express how grateful I am to the 2013 WCR board of directors, with whom I have spent so many hours in working to fulfill the WCR mission—a network of successful REALTORS, advancing women as professionals and leaders in business, the industry and communities we serve. As I look back over the year, we offered relevant educational classes and re-
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ferral and networking opportunities. We helped to develop leadership skills in those who stepped up, and we motivated by providing speakers that shared their ideas on how to “jump start” your business. February started the year with the Austin Chapter winning second place in the ABoR/TREPAC Chili Cook-off. In April, through our cakeauction, we were able to raise approximately $3,400 for TREPAC. At the TAR/WCR Winter meeting, the Austin Chapter was awarded “Largest Financial Contribution” during the TREPAC Celebrity Waiter Dinner and also won “Best Chapter Participation” (ah, again, the memories). Our Community Service Committee put together “comfort-kits” to distribute to the homeless and raised approximately $750 which was donated to the Senior Elder Care Summer Fan Drive. Then, in October, we more than tripled last year’s Bra’s 4 A Cause total with a portion of the proceeds going to the Breast Cancer Resource Center of Central Texas. I am honored to have served as the 56th
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president of the Austin Chapter. They say that while you are developing your leadership skills, one of the things you must learn to do is to pull others up behind you who could, then, soon replace you. And, if you talk to Victoria Reviel, she tells a story of how, a couple of years ago, with a glass of wine in hand, I was calling her name from across the lobby of the Hyatt Regency during the TAR Conference—running after her, asking her if I could talk with her—and, again, with a glass of wine in hand for her, sat down with her to talk about the possibilities of running for office with the Women’s Council. I am glad she said, “yes.” Congratulations and best wishes to the 2014 WCR President, Victoria Reviel. I will miss WCR. I will probably pop in here and there just to satisfy my “WCR fix”. But, I leave the office confident that the Chapter is in the best possible hands to carry on the WCR values and make sure that as a WCR member, you are positioned to stay on top of your competition through
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Stephanie Hogland of Hot On! gives out information on Blanco Vista, a Brookfield Residential community in San Marcos, to Paul Kennedy of Atlas Realty and Rob Kellogg of The Gardner Group while they take a tour of Buffington Homes’ model there.
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The energy is buzzing with excitement at the Patten Law Firm first annual Tee Off For Tykes Tournament benefiting the Austin Children’s Shelter.
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Real Estate News & Notes to 30 years in real estate education, Champions School of Real Estate recently launched Champions School of Professional Development. The new branch of the company focuses on molding professionals into poised and polished executives who will be ready to meet the challenges of the modern business world. Their vision is to be the finest, most dominant and overall most sought-after real estate, mortgage lending, inspector and appraiser professional education service provider in the state of Texas. RL
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Champions School of Real Estate named No. 1 amongst Austin career schools Each year, the Austin Business Journal compiles a list of local career and tech schools based from school surveys and The Higher Education Coordinating Board. Champions School of Real Estate was named the leading career school for 2012 ranking No. 1 amongst all of the other listed schools in Austin. Champions School of Real Estate has enjoyed serving Texas Real Estate industry professionals for over 30 years with campuses in Houston, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Austin/Round Rock, San Antonio, and online. In addition
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Rollingwood Management, Inc., a leading local company in the residential property management field, has just been awarded the prestigious CRMC (Certified Residential Management Company) designation from the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM). This prestigious designation is held by only 45 property management companies nationwide. “Receiving the CRMC designation for my company was one of the proudest moments in my professional career,” says Michael Francis, wwner of Rollingwood Management. The professional designation is awarded to property management companies that have completed the highest levels of achievement including specific course requirements as well as service to the NARPM organization. A detailed examination of the company as well as letters of recommen-
dation from clients and peers is required to pass the certification requirements. There are over 4,000 members of NARPM, the nation’s only professional organization for managers of residential properties. Members represent over $24 billion in residential rental properties nationwide. RL
Growth fuels unprecedented expansion of award-winning real estate brokerage Realty Austin announced the opening of its fifth office in Austin. The new office located at the intersection of Avery Ranch and Parmer Lane in Northwest Austin represents the company's third class A retail location, and an important step in the firm's ongoing growth and expansion into the Williamson County market. Driven by its vision to grow their community presence, Realty Austin is continuing its mission to serve customers at the hyper-local level by providing hands-on access to its customer service-oriented team. Through well-positioned locations in Downtown, Westlake, Lake Travis, Southwest and now Northwest Austin, the company has grown to a team of 200 agents and 25 support staff since its inception in 2004. Jonathan Boatwright, co-owner of Realty Austin says, "The welcoming response from the community has fueled our momentum. We are proud to officially open the doors to our newest state-of-the-art office in Northwest Austin." Romeo Manzanilla, a perennial top achiever who brings a solid reputation and 12 accomplished years of experience to the expanding company’s market manager position, will guide the new office. Romeo Manzanilla, market manager of Re-
alty Austin Northwest says, "People are drawn to Realty Austin because the company represents a strong, fresh appeal to the home buying and selling experience. Realty Austin offers real advantages to our clients in the market because of our culture, technology suite, collaborative environment, and our No. 1 home search website. There are many opportunities in Northwest Austin, and we are at the doorstep of its growth. I welcome the challenge to guide this office and establish it as one of Austin's flagship real estate offices." Boatwright concludes, "Romeo will be responsible for growing our footprint in the newly established Northwest Austin and Williamson County sub-market. We worked hard to finding someone to launch our Northwest Austin operations. Our primary goal in choosing our Avery Ranch location was to get us closer to our customers and agents, so we can offer our services to the community in an efficient, practical manner. Romeo's unique combination of valuable industry experience, professionalism, and strong business acumen, solidifies our confidence that the next chapter of the Realty Austin story, will be paramount." RL
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There’s nothing better than a little live music coupled with BBQ and Texas football! Tammy Elliott, Tiffany Johns and Allison Kelley, all of Realty Austin, thank John Hay of Hay Darby, LLC for inviting them to his company’s tailgating party at the UT home game.
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A black cat is considered bad luck, but apparently not this time, as Realty Line’s Doren Carver appears to enjoy being in its shadow along with colleagues NAPMW’s vice president of communication Natalie Ridder and Rachel Hoffman of Realty Austin.
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Victoria Reviel and Lu Ann Reyes, both of 98th Meridian, show off the new fall fashion at the WCAoR Scavenger Hunt.
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