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Chris Lagarde

Agent Member Since November `05

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Austin, TX  
United States

Phone: (512) 288-6334
Cell: (512) 288-6334
Fax: (512) 288-6334

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It’s No Accident I Live In Austin
How do many people end up where they’re living? For a lot of people, it’s where their job takes them: have job, will travel. For others the place just calls to them. It’s no accident I live in Austin.

Can I say I’m a native Austinite? Nope. I moved here from New Orleans in 2000. What I can say is how lucky I feel living in Austin.

Austin Has A Good Vibe
On a deep level, I feel a connection to Austin, but I have to admit I’m not the only who feels this way. The natural beauty of a Austin is a showstopper. You don’t have to travel far to find an incredible array of things to do. You can tube down the Comal River, a spring fed, 72 degrees, amazingly clear river. Move to Austin and it’s an hour’s drive south.

Enjoy camping? A 2 hour drive gives you a wide variety of areas to enjoy getting back to nature. What about water recreating? You’ve got Lake Travis. Do you enjoy a quiet evening on a beautiful river? Emma Long Park is your ticket.

Perhaps You’re A Music Fan
You’re going to love the music scene here. And let’s not forget the incredible Austin City Limits Festival held every September in Zilker Park.

These are just a few of the reasons why I pinch myself sometimes because I feel so lucky living here. I’m blessed to be sharing my Austin experience with my wonderful wife, Dana, and son, Chase, born December 2005.
1/21/2008 12:07:00 PM

Sale Price: Replacing Zeros With Digits = Thousands More $ For Seller

I found the below excerpt from "The Atlantic" to be fascinating, and it will influence how I advise clients on pricing their homes to sell. From "The Atlantic" magazine - January/February 2008 issue: If you want to save money, don’t ...

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11/26/2007 4:56:00 PM

Home Sales Down 6% Year-to-date in Austin

From the Austin Board of Realtors.... Central Texas Home Sales Sluggish in October November 20, 2007 - Single family home sales saw a decline in October, according to the latest Multiple Listing Service (MLS) report from the Austin Board of REALTORS®. ...

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9/19/2007 8:05:00 PM

Home Inspection Nightmares

Whether my clients are buying a resale home, or a brand new home, I always recommend they hire a licensed home inspector. The website, www.ThisOldHouse.com has SEVEN galleries of Home Inspection Nightmares. The link to the latest gallery of nineteen photos ...

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9/18/2007 9:08:00 AM

Recouping The Cost Of Remodeling Projects

Making Home Improvements Pay What's the return for remodeling? Remodeling magazine's annual report compares construction costs with resale values for 25 common remodeling projects in 60 U.S. markets. This is the 2006 report. The 2007 report will come ...

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9/12/2007 12:14:00 PM

Deceptive Mortgage Advertising Language To Watch Out For

From www.consumerist.com In an almost comical case of too little too late, the FTC wagged a big finger at deceptive mortgage ads Tuesday . Here's some of the red-flag advertising language they warned consumers to watch out for : "Low "Fixed" ...

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6/8/2007 8:55:00 AM

Hays County Appraisals Jump Up

For out of town readers, Hays county is directly south of Travis county (where Austin is located). During the last decade Williamson county to the north experienced tremendous growth. While much growth is still occuring in Williamson county, now Hays county ...

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5/23/2007 11:58:00 AM

Austin Ranked 14th For Sustainability

SustainLane.com, an online media company empowering people, businesses, and government to go green, recently published a list of the top 50 largest US cities ranked by sustainability. Austin ranked 14th overall. As energy costs continue to go up, it becomes ...

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5/16/2007 10:24:00 AM

Hill Country land sale could be a record

By Shonda Novak w/ AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Touting it as the "crown jewel of the Texas Hill Country," a South Carolina company has purchased more than 21,000 acres on Lake Buchanan's northeastern shore in what might be the largest single land ...

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5/15/2007 8:06:00 AM

Seeing Live Music in Austin With Little Kids

If you don’t have kids you’ve already heard it, and if you do have kids you know it well: it’s tough to see live music when you have little ones. Most shows don’t even start until 10:00 pm which is the same time parents are stumbling ...

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5/14/2007 2:31:00 PM

Goldilocks Market Conditions Austin, TX Real Estate-1st Qtr 2007

Home Market Moderating Continued Record Growth Should Positively Impact Local Housing Market First quarter residential sales in greater Austin showed continued “goldilocks” market conditions with home appreciation rates up market-wide 6% over 2006, ...

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