Carrie Hagglund - Texas Realtor

10/11/2026

90 of them didn't understand the question
7 of them didn't know what day it was
The rest couldn't hear well enough to answer the question.
So true, I go between the 7 and 90 😂
My people ❤️

09/11/2026

Housing supply hits 6-year high -
Housing supply hit a six-year high in August, as new listings rose 2.6% from July and 4.3% year over year, according to a Redfin report.

Texas remains one of the nation's most buyer-friendly markets. 82.3% of Austin homes, San Antonio (82.1%), Dallas (79%) and Houston (77.4%) sold below their original asking price in August.

Median sale prices also fell 6.3% in Austin, 2.6% in Fort Worth, and 1.5% in Houston among Texas metros.

~ Texas Real Estate News

08/24/2026

Jesus showed up in the post office!

08/24/2026

Garland property taxes going up?
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1EYxQjGefK/

08/20/2026

⭐Texas cities top list of 'most motivated' markets⭐
Four Texas markets — Sherman, Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas — rank among the nation's most motivated seller markets, according to Parcl data. In each one, more than half of sellers have cut their asking prices as buyers gain the upper hand.

🥇Sherman leads the nation, with 55%+ of sellers cutting prices and a median discount of nearly 6%.
Austin comes in at No. 3, where 54.4% of sellers have lowered their asking price by a median of 5.4%.

San Antonio and Dallas round out the top five, ranking No. 4 and No. 5. In San Antonio, 54%+ of sellers cut prices with a median discount of 5%, while in Dallas, 53% of sellers cut prices by a median of 4.5%.

~ Texas Real Estate News

08/13/2026

Near-record home prices, elevated mortgage rates and economic instability drove down U.S. home sales in July.

06/23/2026

In Texas, concessions were most common in San Antonio (59.4% of sales), followed by Houston (57.8%), Dallas (57.1%), and Austin (53.8%).

Texas Real Estate News

06/06/2026

Deals may be on the horizon 🏠

Skilled professionals who transformed a region now face exile.

05/21/2026

🌟 TEXAS PLANT PEOPLE: Tax-Free Plant Weekend Is Real! 🌟
May 23–25, 2026

This is your friendly Garden Guy reminder that Texas has a real, official sales tax holiday for certain lawn, garden, and water-saving products.

It is officially called the Water-Efficient Products Sales Tax Holiday, and it runs Saturday, May 23 through Monday, May 25 — Memorial Day.

And yes, according to the Texas Comptroller, qualifying items can include:

🌟 Plants
🌟 Trees
🌟 Grasses
🌟 Mulch
🌟 Soil
🌟 Compost
🌟 Rain barrels
🌟 Soaker hoses
🌟 Drip-irrigation hoses
🌟 Moisture controls for sprinkler or irrigation systems
🌟 WaterSense-labeled products

A few important details before the comment section puts on its courtroom wig:

⚖️ This is a Texas sales tax holiday, not just one nursery running a sale.
⚖️ There is no limit on the number of qualifying items you can buy.
⚖️ You do not need an exemption certificate for qualifying purchases.
⚖️ The outdoor water-conserving items are for residential property use.
⚖️ Online, phone, mail, and custom orders can qualify if the purchase happens during the holiday window.
⚖️ Not everything in the garden aisle qualifies. For example, regular sprinklers are listed as non-qualifying by the Comptroller.

Garden Guy translation:

If you were already planning to buy plants, trees, mulch, soil, compost, or drip hoses for your home landscape, this is a smart weekend to do it.

But please do not take this as permission to buy 47 clearance plants that already look like they’ve seen things. Tax-free does not mean Todd can resurrect every botanical tragedy in your back seat. 😂

Shop smart. Buy plants that actually like Texas. Support your local nurseries when you can. And check your receipt before you leave.

Tag your plant-shopping friend, your mulch-hauling spouse, or the neighbor who is “just going to look” and comes home with a tree.

With love from Garden Guy,
Todd Farber, Aggie Horticulturist
askgardenguy.com

05/06/2026

Texas has no state property tax. Every dollar taken from you was decided locally by people you can name and vote out. Most Texas property owners never question their appraisal notice. They just pay it. If you received a Notice of Appraised Value this spring, you have the right to protest. Deadline: May 15, 2026. Resources at property-taxes-texas.com. Ownwell does it on contingency - no savings no fee. Link: ownwell.com/partner/Carrie-Hagglund

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