Archive for the ‘Cool Places to Live’ Category

Calling All Music Fans!  It’s ACL Festival time again!  October 2-4, 2009, will bring 65,000 music fans a day to beautiful  350 acre Zilker Park located at 2100 Barton Springs Rd. near downtown Austin.  The festival also is projected to inject some $30 million into the city’s economy!  Who says music doesn’t pay? Austin City [...]

If you are thinking of living in Southwest Austin, do yourself a favor and check out this beautiful park where you can hike and bike on a well-kept 2 mile trail, play tennis, basketball, volleyball with a sand-pit, take the kids to the elaborate playground, and even swim in an outdoor heated pool year-round!   [...]

Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center is a native plant botanical garden located in Southwest Austin just off Loop 1.  With its incredible array of native plants, water features including an aquaduct and viewing tower, it truly is a delightful treasure for Austin!  And don’t forget to check out its art gallery to see what is currently [...]

Everyone knows that home prices have declined this past year (yes, even here in Austin and the surrounding Hill Country).  So what do you do if you are trying to sell a home in a “buyer’s” market? Here are a few tips for you sellers out there:
1. The First Impression:  The rule is that the [...]

The Old Pecan Street Festival is celebrating its 31st year downtown on 6th Street.  Great art (250 exibitions), local handcrafts, festival food, and over 80 acts on five stages to take in all in two days!  Whew!  There will be plenty of fun to be had for the kids, too.  From a petting zoo to [...]

Every year the city of Austin hosts a free day to attend any and all  28 of its wonderful museums.  Sunday, September 20, 2009, is the day this year!  So, if you are visiting our lovely city or a local, get on out and enjoy some of these great museums.  Our favorites this year to [...]

Have you visited historic Gruene, Tx. lately? Do you love antiques and collectibles and hidden little towns that just take your breath away? Well, if you haven’t been to this charming little hill country town located on the beautiful Guadalupe River, hop in the car for a trip back in time to this delightful litte [...]

Hike and bike trail located in Southwest Austin, just off Mopac (Loop 1) and William Cannon Drive

Celebrating its 11th year serving Austin, the award winning Sunset Valley Farmer’s Market is located at 3200 Jones Road, Sunset Valley (just off the 290 W access ramp between Brodie Ln. and Westgate) in the parking lot of the Toney Burger Center.  It is open every Saturday morning rain or shine from 9am to 1pm. [...]

Recently we noticed an upsurge in people who are choosing to rent rather than buy in our Austin metro area.  Cool Houses Austin has a new feature where we can now search for apartments for our clients as well as houses to rent.
We’re really excited about the new feature.  Rents are very reasonable in Austin [...]


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I'm Vicki E. Phillips and I am a licensed real estate broker in both Texas and Florida. I am also a certified “EcoBroker” which means that I care very much about sustainability and green living!