Real Estate Blog - December, 2020

Best Blogs About Living in Austin, Texas | Spyglass Realty

Posted by Ryan Rodenbeck on December 11th, 2020

Austin is undeniably one of the best cities to live in America. For the past years, Austin, Texas has been consistent when it comes to ranking the Best Places to Live, Best Places for Career Growth, and Best Places to Relocate in America. It's undeniable that the beauty, attractions, lifestyle, and livability of the City have contributed to being one of the best places to live in. The fast-growing city has attracted families, students, young professionals, singles, couples, and retirees to relocate to Austin.

Austin is a moderately-expensive place to live in, however, it's one of the affordable metro-cities compared to Brooklyn, Manhattan, and San Francisco. The tech industry in the area is thriving. Home to Dell, plenty of other large tech…

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Remote Work Tools | Spyglass Realty

Posted by Ryan Rodenbeck on December 8th, 2020

Today's technology enables people to work from home. With the current global situation, more companies are moving from onsite to working remotely.

Based on a recent article from Fox Business, more corporate jobs and remote workers have been lured to move to Austin due to its affordability and low tax rates. It was announced this year that business relocations to Austin are expected to create nearly 10,000 jobs; the City's highest figure for a single year according to the Austin Chamber of Commerce. This helps offset the effects of the pandemic to the tourist-dependent businesses. 

For some, the environment at home can make them feel unproductive; this makes working from the home way different versus working in an office setting. Distractions are…

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Renting vs Buying in Austin, Texas Guide: Which is Better?

Posted by Ryan Rodenbeck on December 1st, 2020

This is the decades-old question of whether, at any given point in a market's upswing, is it better to rent vs buying in Austin.  We often hear potential Austin home buyers saying things like "The Austin real estate market looks like it may peak and I'm wondering if I should wait until prices go down before I buy Austin tx real estate".  Well, it's hard to time any market and, from the studies we've seen, why would you want to try?  

As long as interest rates stay anywhere near the level they are at now, it will likely be better for consumers to rent a home in Austin vs buying a home in Austin.  See this article from CNC where they state that in every one of the 100 biggest metro markets, buying a home was found to be the more affordable path over…

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