By the Kent Redding Group

AUSTIN, TX. – So, your family or friends are in town for the weekend and you plan on taking them to dinner and are wondering about where the best distilleries are in Austin.

Never fear, we got you covered!

In this article, we will provide you with more information about Austin’s best distilleries so you will know where to take your family or friends when they are in town and look like a connoisseur at the same time.

Best Distilleries in Austin

Revolution Spirits Distilling Co.

Location - 12345 Paul’s Valley Rd

Austin, TX 78737

Revolution is number one on our list because they offer high-quality gin and a “cafecito” coffee liqueur made with Cuvee Coffee which goes perfectly after a meal! If the…

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By the Kent Redding Group

Image Credit - Jack Conway Realtor

Searching for Austin Texas Open House information online? If so, you’ve come to the right place! In this article, we will provide you with more information on Austin Texas Open Houses for the weekend of August 18-19, 2018.

Saturday, August 18th

 

Time – 1:00 to 4:00 pm

Address – 1704 Snyder Trail, Leander TX 78641

Built-in 2014 and located in located in Leander, this 4-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom home features tons of space and many custom options including a beautiful built-in desk and cabinets in the living room, custom drapes, cool media room with barn doors and a wonderful formal dining room.

Besides offering you plenty of space, 1704 Snyder Trail also offers you a spacious kitchen with dining area, butler…

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By the Kent Redding Group

Thanks to a recent report from Niche, a neighborhood, and school review website, we know that Austin has been ranked as having the number one public high school in the United States.

Located on the LBJ Campus, the Liberal Arts & Science Academy that has earned an A+ rating from Niche because the school has great teachers, an excellent culture, diversity, excellent academics and so much more.

About the Study

According to Niche’s latest ranking of the best public high schools in the U.S., LASA ranked No. 11, with a grade of A+ on the site. 

Niche compiles the individual grades for factors including academics, culture and diversity, teachers, and parent/student surveys to calculate a school’s overall grade.

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By the Kent Redding Group

AUSTIN, TX. – The City of Austin recently launched an affordable parking program aimed at easing the financial burden on tourism and hospitality workers who have to park downtown on a daily or nightly basis.

There’s no doubt that parking in Austin Texas can get expensive. Especially if you have to park downtown for your job or business.

Thankfully, anyone who has to park downtown now has an affordable option available to them because, with the affordable parking program, workers will only have to pay between $35 and $65 per month for parking at Waller Creek Center compared to paying much more elsewhere.

About the Affordable Parking Program

Additional evening parking will also be available at One Texas Center…

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Open Houses in Austin Texas – August 11th and 12th 2018

Are you planning on buying a home? If so, don’t miss these open houses in Austin Texas August 11th and 12th 2018!

Open houses are still an excellent way for you to check out a home in person and see if it has all of the bedrooms, bathrooms, square feet, amenities and location that you’re looking for!

In this article we will list two open houses that you should visit this weekend:

8406 Cayuga DR

Built in 1982, this 1,908 square foot home has been meticulously maintained over the years and is the perfect single level home that you’ve been looking for!

Are you looking for a home that’s in a developed area? If so, this home is situated perfectly on a tree covered a lot in South…

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By the Kent Redding Group

AUSTIN, TX. – Are you planning on selling your Austin Texas home? If so, one important thing that you don’t want to forget to do is to stage your yard!

In this article, we will share with you several yard staging tips that you can use to make your yard look like it’s been professionally landscaped.

Tip #1 – Clean Up Your Lawn and Landscaping

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While you’re cleaning up, don't fоrgеt to ѕtаѕh аwау аnу kids' tоуѕ уоu find on the lawn, and аlwауѕ park уоur cars іn the gаrаgе. This is important because you wаnt tо hіghlіght уоur home, not the…

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Early in life, most couples and small families start out in apartments or tiny homes. As the family and incomes grow, people generally move into multi-bedroom homes with a lot of space for everyone to live comfortably. As time and life move on, people age, children move out and lifestyles change. At this point, big houses are less necessary, can be overwhelming and often become more trouble than they are worth. The last thing anyone should need to deal with during retirement is a living situation that is unsustainable or unmanageable. A change is usually needed.

At this crossroads, seniors typically have two options - downsize their home or move into a senior living community. Both options may be best for different people, and there are a few…

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In 2017 it seemed like just about everyone was buying or selling a home in Austin Texas and for good reason because huge demand and low mortgage interest rates made the prospect of buying or selling a home in the area irresistible.

Big Profits For Sellers In 2017

Last year, Austin metro area homes sold for a median of $57,697 more than the purchase price, a gain of 27.1 percent — the second highest return in Texas.

Zillow says the current 20 percent down payment on a median-priced Austin home is $58,620, meaning sellers' profits were just shy of covering their next down payment in the Capital City. The typical local seller owned the home for only 5.6 years prior to selling, far less than the 8.4 years nationwide. 

"In a housing…

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By The Kent Redding Group

AUSTIN, TX. – If you have kids there’s no denying that they do play a major role in your life because you want the very best for them right?

The same can be said if you’re buying a home. Before making your home purchase you’re going to make sure that you’re buying a home in a great area with an awesome school district because you want to give your children every advantage that you can.

How Else Do Children Influence The Home Buying Process?

More than half of homeowners with a child under 18 said the opinion of their child was a factor in their home-buying decision. Overall, 55 percent of parents said that was the case. For millennial parents, who are between the ages of 18 and 36, the influence of children…

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By the Kent Reddig Group

For the last five years the Austin Texas Real Estate market has been growing non stop and we’ve enjoyed year-over-year growth which has made many people ask the big question: how much more can we grow?

The answer to this question many be coming. In June we saw the first cool down of the real estate market in years. This may be just a “blip” for the 2018 Real Estae market but it does reflect a pattern that occurred in Dallas and other major cities across the United States.

About The Austin Texas Real Estate Market

While sales soared during the first half of 2018, sales of single-family homes declined 2.7 percent year-over-year in the month of June — a first since 2013. 

The Austin-Round Rock area sold 3,299…

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