Crystal Kilpatrick's Blog

Thought for the Day: "Make each day useful and cheerful and prove that you know the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be happy, old age without regret and life a beautiful success." Louisa May Alcott1832-1888, Novelist  For Austin Real Estate: Crystal Kilpatrick Homes ATX www.Cr...

Why Smart Homeowners Are Moving Up at the Start of a Real Estate Recovery Cycle! Most signs and economic indicators point to a recovery cycle in the real estate market with price stabilization. Previous perceptions of a flood of foreclosure properties are not materializing, and in fact, foreclosu...

I was recently exposed to some great resources on planning for retirement. Here are my favorites you'll want to know for anything and everything to do with retirement. How long are you going to live?    http://gosset.wharton.upenn.edu/mortality What are you going to get from Social Security?    h...

Happy Memorial Day!   "Fear of failure and fear of the unknown are always defeated by faith. Having faith in yourself, in the process of change, and in the new direction that change sets will reveal your own inner core of steel." Georgette MosbacherBusiness Executive   For Austin Real Estate: Cry...

Austin, Texas has been chose to host the World Cup of Motorsports.  After a 3 year hiatus, Formula One is heading back to the US.  The location of the future racetrack has not yet been determined, but a facility will be built to hold the event.  The race will be held here from 2012 to 2021.  The ...

"The real winners in life are the people who look at every situation with an expectation that they can make it work or make it better." Barbara PletcherAuthor     "Whatever course you have chosen for yourself, it will not be a chore but an adventure if you bring to it a sense of the glory of stri...

Protesting Property Tax Appraisals If you haven't already received your Notice of Appraised Value from your local Appraisal District you will soon.  If you want to protest the appraised value there are certain guidelines and timelines you should adhere to.  The deadline on when your last protest ...

The Workforce: Where will the New Jobs Come From? By Barbara Kiviat, published in TIME Magazine. "The good news is the perception as well as the reality is improving in some areas of the country. Just 12 out of 384 metropolitan areas ended 2009 with more jobs than they had at the beginning of the...

The Workforce: Where will the New Jobs Come From? By Barbara Kiviat, published in TIME Magazine. "The good news is the perception as well as the reality is improving in some areas of the country. Just 12 out of 384 metropolitan areas ended 2009 with more jobs than they had at the beginning of the...

"Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road." Dag Hammarskjold1905-1961, Statesman and Secretary-General of U.N. Thought for the Day   For Austin Real Estate: Crystal Kilpatrick Homes ATX 512-680-583...