Today we’d like to introduce you to Karla and Victor Aguilar.
Hi Karla and Victor, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
We relocated to Austin in the summer of 2008. When we decided that we were done shoveling snow, we looked at several different areas to move are young family to, Austin kept popping up as one of the top places to live. While visiting Dallas, we took a detour to Austin. After spending a few hours in this vibrant city, we decided we would call Austin our next home city.
Here in Austin, we continued our work in the real estate industry. We first worked for a mortgage servicer (as we did in our previous city). We helped that bank sell properties that were already foreclosed. We then moved on to title insurance but always had a desire to work in the real estate resale market.
In 2015 we started helping families out with their biggest investment… The sale or purchase of a home. We REALLY enjoy what we do and LOVE working with our clients. Many of them we call friends even if we first met through their home purchase process.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
Currently, there are a couple of unique challenges here in Austin. While the home appreciation has helped many sellers leverage their home to build wealth, it has priced out many buyers whose income has not kept up with the pricing surge. Furthermore, those that can afford to buy are frustrated with having to go through a bidding process.
Even though these challenges may sound gloomy, we have best practices in place that can help alleviate both of these challenges. First of all, there are government programs and projects that cater specifically for first-time home buyers who have been priced out. Furthermore, we have best practices in place that help buyers win their offer bids.
Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about Azuri Group | REAL?
Azuri Group is a small team within REAL Broker LLC. Karla and Victor Aguilar are the managing leaders of this team. They have a total of 8 team members consisting of REALTORS and support staff. Azuri Group specializes in helping families sell or buy real estate. Also, as a certified business advisors, they can not only sell real estate assets within a business but also can help sell the business as a whole. Having started Azuri Group in 2017, most of the current staff consists of administrative support that specializes in giving its clients the very best service. Their Youtube channel is also very entertaining and provides valuable information.
The crisis has affected us all in different ways. How has it affected you and any important lessons or epiphanies you can share with us?
The crisis has affected the housing market in various ways. First of all, there was a shortage of homes being built during the first few months of the pandemic. Next, we were hit with a shortage of building supplies. What followed was a huge demand on homes. People that used to be comfortable living in an apartment realized that the confined spaces were no longer suitable while working from home. This has driven prices up… WAY UP.
We are still seeing the effects all these things. Not to mention, now we inflation in the mix because of the crisis.
However, there has been some positive things that have come from the crisis. It seems that there is much more appreciation to things we used to take for granted. We believe that people now are generally seeking a better quality of life. Also, we have become more resilient to changing times. We have learned to adapt to changes. Hopefully, that will add silver lining in all this.
Contact Info:
- Email: victor@azurigroup.com
- Website: www.azurigroup.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/azurigroup
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AzuriGroup/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AzuriGroup
Image Credits
All Photos by Raul Perez
