Heather Witte On the Improving National Real Estate Market

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Austin 2012 Real Estate Market Report from The Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University

2012 market overview_Austin_RoundRock_SanMarcos from Heather Witte is the Owner The Witte Homes Team at Keller Williams Realty

Your Top Home Ownership Tax Questions Answered

Your Top Home Ownership Tax Questions Answered Which tax benefits do home owners miss? Will you get audited if you take the home office deduction? Find out the answers to these questions and more before Tax Day. Read

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It's Time To Fill Out Your Homestead Exemption Forms!

If you purchased a home in 2012 and want to save some money on your property taxes, it's time to fill out your homestead exemption forms!

Homestead exemptions remove part of your home's value from taxation, so they lower your property taxes.

Only a homeowner's principal residence qualifies.

You must file an Application for Residential Homestead Exemption with the county appraisal district between January 1 and April 30 of the tax year the property became your primary residence - up to one year after you pay your taxes.

If, during any given year, you turn 65 or become disabled, you may apply for the 65 or older or disabled exemption, but no later than one year from the qualification date.

Once you receive one of these exemptions, you do not need to reapply unless the chief appraiser sends you a new application.

To Download forms in your county, click on the appropriate link below:

Travis County - http://www.traviscountytax.org/pdfs/HomesteadExemptionApplication.pdf

Williamson County - http://www.wcad.org/Appraisal/PublicAccess/Forms/PublicServices/HomesteadExemptionApplication.pdf

Hays County - http://www.hayscad.com/PA/forms/homestead.pdf

Bastrop County - not online; call 512-303-1930

I wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

What To Do If Your Austin Area Home Didn't Sell

The Austin area real estate market is on fire! So, why are there still homes that aren't selling? It could be for a number of reasons: location, level of updating, price, or lack of exposure to the market place. It could something very minor that, if addressed, would secure you an offer in no time. If you've tried to sell your home recently, and have been told that the winter months are the slow time for real estate sales, it's time to get a second opinion! The number of homes sold in Austin is up 23%, the median price has improved by 7%, and the total dollar volume of homes sold has increased 35% over this time last year! That doesn't sound slow now, does it?

To see what homes are selling for in your neighborhood, go to www.HomeValuesAustinNow.com for a Free market report.

Then contact me for my Free Consumer Report: "How To Avoid 7 Costly Mistakes When Selling Your Home".

This Month in Real Estate - December 2012

Well, it's certainly been an interesting year for the national real estate market. Check out this month's video below for details. To find out what's happening in your local real estate market, call, text, or email me for a Maximum Value Home Report or visit my website to see the most recent neighborhood sales trends on Market Insider

Where We Market Your Home For Sale

If you want to receive the highest price on the sale of your home in the shortest amount of time, maximum exposure on the internet is crucial! Just putting a For Sale sign in the yard and listing the property on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) is simply not enough to generate the buyer interest necessary in today's high-tech environment to make the most money possible on the sale of your home. To see just a sampling of the many websites The Witte Homes Team will market your property to get your listing the exposure it needs, watch the video above. Then, give us a call at 512-994-HOME (4663) or email our owner, Heather Witte, at Heather@WitteHomes.com for a no-obligation listing consultation.