The Market Doesn’t Care What You Paid
The market doesn’t care what you paid. The market doesn’t care what you owe. The market definitely doesn’t care what you need to net to feel okay about this decision.
Here’s what the market cares about: What did the house two streets over sell for last Tuesday?
That’s it. That’s the whole formula.
The First Two Weeks of Your Austin Listing: Why They Matter Most
Search Search Market Perspectives Blog Market Perspective The First Two Weeks of Your Austin Listing: Why They Matter Most Market Perspective • Adam Timothy Group Even in a slower Austin market — where the average home now takes 82 to 85 days to sell — the first two weeks of your listing are still your […]
Does Your Open Garage Count as Impervious Cover?
If you’re buying, selling, or adding on to a home in Austin, impervious cover limits are one of the most consequential — and misunderstood — zoning rules you’ll face. And open-air garages, carports, and porte-cochères are frequently the culprit behind unexpected compliance headaches.
Most people assume that if a structure doesn’t have four walls, it doesn’t count toward their lot’s impervious cover total. Unfortunately, that assumption is wrong — and it can derail a renovation permit, kill an ADU addition, or complicate a real estate transaction at the worst possible moment. Here’s what every Austin homeowner and buyer needs to know.
The TREC Short Sale Addendum, Field by Field
Short sales are among the most complex transactions an agent navigates — and the TREC Short Sale Addendum (Form 45-2) is the document that makes them work. Here’s what every field means, what every paragraph does, and why the details matter.
Lender Required Repairs: Why These Are Different
Lender Required Repairs in Texas: Why These Are Different | Adam Timothy Group Buyers & Sellers • Texas Real Estate Lender Required Repairs: Why These Are Different October 2025 • Adam Timothy Group You’re under contract. The option period has come and gone. Inspection negotiations are behind you. And then word comes back from the […]
The Zillow-Compass Battle Is Over. Our Clients Were Never Fighting It.
Zillow and Compass reached a resolution this week. Compass dropped its lawsuit. Zillow agreed to stop penalizing agents who market listings on Compass.com and Redfin.com before syndicating everywhere else. The industry took notice. Most buyers and sellers didn’t — and honestly, they shouldn’t have had to.
Austin 2026 Is the First-Time Buyer’s Market
More inventory. More negotiating room. Real programs that can get you in the door. Here’s what the data actually says — and how to use it.
First-Time Home Buyer in Austin? Here’s What to Expect.
The market moves fast, the stakes are high, and the process feels unfamiliar. But buying your first home in Austin is more achievable—and more learnable—than it looks from the outside.
Stop Being Loyal to Your Insurance Company
The insurance industry has done a masterful job of selling bundling as an automatic win. And look — it can be. Bundling home and auto insurance saves an average of 15% annually, or just over $700. That sounds great on paper, and major carriers advertise savings in the hundreds to over a thousand dollars. The numbers look compelling.
The Option Period Isn’t Optional: Why Last-Minute Repair Demands Don’t Hold Up
When we walk through with our buyers, we set expectations plainly. A walkthrough confirms whether something has been drastically changed, is visibly problematic, and was not previously disclosed. We tell our clients, only half-joking, that we are looking for dead bodies, dead squirrels, and walls that got punched through in anger on the seller’s way out the door.
We are not looking for things to use as last-minute negotiating ammunition. That’s not what the moment is for, and pretending otherwise is how good deals fall apart and reputations get spent.
