HBA’s annual Parade of Homes May 17 through June 1
The annual Parade of Homes presented by the Home Builders Association of Greater Austin (HBA) is on track for the public opening on May 17; the Parade will be open through June 1. This year’s parade is situated in the community of Rough Hollow Waters’ Edge in Lakeway. Six beautiful homes are now taking shape overlooking a deepwater
arm of Lake Travis at Rough Hollow. Homes are priced from just over $2 million to more than $3.1 million. Some of Austin’s finest builders will offer the latest design trends and architectural features. Purchase cash only tickets at the gate for $12 ($10 for seniors and children 3-17). The parade will be open Thursday through Monday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
APRIL 17 REALTOR GRAND OPENING Mercedes Homes’ Denim & Diamonds Quarry Lake Estates, Liberty Hill - 5 p.m. MAY 5 AMBA Annual Golf Tournament Avery Ranch Golf Club - 10 a.m.
MAY 5 HBA “Cinco de Mayo” Golf Tournament Falconhead Golf Club - 1 p.m. MAY 6 WCR Style Show Balcones Country Club - 6 p.m.
MAY 8 19th Annual WCAoR Golf Tournament Cimarron Hills - 10 a.m. MAY 19 REALTOR GRAND OPENING Ash Creek Homes - Arboretum Park 9707 Anderson Mill Road, Unit #36 - Noon
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Local REALTOR joins Commission Gov. Rick Perry appoints Avis Wukasch to six-year TREC term position earlier this year after learning that one of the member’s terms was expiring. Despite having CONTRIBUTING WRITER risen to these other top positions and Avis Wukasch, general manager of Keller having served the governor previousWilliams Realty’s Williamson County Market ly as a member of the Property Tax Center in Round Rock, has long been an established Appraisal Task Force, she wasn’t sure leader in the industry. She just finished a term as if she would be selected. chairman of the Texas Association of REALTORS, “I was driving to Temple to teach a and now she is emerging in a new statewide role as class on contracts when I got the call a member of the Texas Real Estate Commission, from the governor’s office that I had which regulates and licenses real estate brokers and been appointed,” Wukasch says. “I salespersons. tried to be cool and stay calm but as Gov. Rick Perry appointed her to a six-year term soon as I hung up I screamed out at the end of March. TREC is composed of nine loud. People in the other car must members, six of whom must be licensed real estate have thought I was crazy. It was hard brokers who have been engaged in the real estate not to tell the people in class what had brokerage business as their major occupations for at just happened, but I thought I should least five years preceding their appointments. tell my family and office first.” Wukasch, who has also served as president of the When she did get a chance to tell Williamson County Association of REALTORS and others, she says they offered congratthe Women’s Council of REALTORS during the ulations but also wondered why she course of her 28-year career, says she applied for the had taken on yet another volunteer position. TREC members are unsalaried and meet Presorted Standard once every six weeks. U.S. Postage PAID “It’s a lot of reading Austin, Texas Paid Permit #715 and not a lot of meeting,” the experienced leader P.O. Box 81366 justifies. “They gave me a Austin, Texas 78708-1366 binder that is two inches thick. But it’s really not that big a deal— it’s all about time blocking.” Wukasch, who prides herself in her ability to Don’t forget: You can visit us online 24/7 at www.realtylineonline.com boil down complex sub-
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jects and make them clear to others, says she is excited about becoming instrumental in making positive changes for her colleagues. “Some people are gifted in different ways,” she says. “Some sing in the choir at church and some drive for Meals on Wheels. I feel like I am fairly levelheaded and can cut through the baloney and look at something logically and make good decisions.” For starters, she says she wants to make it easier for people to figure out what to do to get a license or to renew a license. “I see an opportunity to help streamline the processes for getting into real estate and to help ensure that the people who enter this profession are top notch,” she said. “I am not implying that there are bad processes, but there is room for improvement.” Kiersty Lombar, who works with Wukasch, says she is confident Wukasch will lead the way. “She is a real force to be reckoned with,” Lombar TREC Commissioner Continued on page 6