Texas agents are quietly automating their CRM with AI
September 22, 2026
The Follow Up Boss MCP server ships 160 tools and not one of them can send a message to your…
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Buyers leave money on the table when they misread inspection reports
September 20, 2026
Four ways to answer a Texas inspection report, three of them on TREC form 39-11, and the credit ceiling almost…
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The ten most common inspection repairs cost less than buyers fear
September 16, 2026
Five of the ten repairs that show up most on Texas inspection reports run $1,310 to $5,321 together. Sourced cost…
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Your insurance quote can kill your home purchase
September 12, 2026
Insurability is written right into your TREC financing addendum. Here is how to check it during the option period, before…
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Texas home insurance did not get expensive by accident
September 4, 2026
Texas home insurance rose 65 percent in four years while Central Texas home prices fell. Here are the four reasons…
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Property tax rates are not the same across the Austin metro
September 2, 2026
An identical $500,000 house owes $7,049 a year in Wimberley and $12,145 in Manor. Here are the combined 2025 rates…
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Most Austin homeowners never protest their property taxes and it costs them
August 27, 2026
54% of Texas homeowners have never protested once. In Travis County the win rate was 89%. Here is how to…
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Your 2026 Travis County property tax bill is being set right now
August 23, 2026
Austin adopted its 2026 tax rate on August 12. The county and Austin ISD have until September 30. Here is…
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Congress Introduced a Bill to Make Mortgages Portable
August 17, 2026
H.R. 10028, the MOVE Act, would require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy and securitize portable mortgages. Here is…
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Austin-Area Airparks: The Full List, and What’s Actually for Sale Right Now
August 17, 2026
Every residential airpark and fly-in community near Austin, from Lakeway to Mount Sharp, plus the hangar homes and taxiway lots…
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