Sara sells homes in your neighborhood through skillful, educated assistance with sensitivity to your needs. She can help first-time homebuyers, help to settle a parent’s estate, help with enjoying retirement in Austin, with rightsizing for prudent planning or downsizing for a comfortable future. She can assist with a simultaneous home sale and purchase, leasing, gated communities, downtown living, townhomes and condos, investors, second homes, new homes and Central Austin homes with potential. Her experience includes many areas all around the Austin vicinity.

Sara has been an Austin resident since 1978 with a Houston, Texas upbringing. Educated at Bellaire High School, she has an undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master’s degree from the University of Houston. Her previous work includes experience as a School Psychologist, development of a day camp for Head Start, adult education in mental health, Director of an Early Childhood Program and President of the Austin Association for the Education of Young Children. Traveling, gardening, weaving, Mah Jongg and book clubs are other interests she enjoys.

In the past, Sara collaborated with her husband, Mark Madera, Architect & Builder, in creative additions to and renovations of older homes and the construction of new homes in older neighborhoods with the “Not so Big House” aesthetic. She is the mother of Daniel Madera since 1985, previously a two-time winner of outstanding linebacker and team captain at Austin High School, graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, a commercial construction superintendent for large multifamily projects at The Domain and superintendent of construction for luxury custom homes as well as special events creator and producer as a founding member of Six Cactus. Dan now has his own building company, MaderaCustomHomes.com.

Consistently honored for excellence, Sara’s clear-sighted resourcefulness will focus on your Real Estate needs. Clients say Sara is “calm”, “competent”, “patient”, “knowledgeable”, “helped me make an informed decision”, is “a creative problem solver”, a “successful negotiator”, “an assertive advocate” and “a pleasure to work with”.

Ask for a link to your own website to receive home information as listings come on the market or to search for yourself and save homes that meet your unique needs and dreams.

Community Involvement

West Austin Neighborhood Group previous board member
Previous board member of the Austin Friends of Folk Art
Previous Task Force Member of the Austin Folk Art Museum
Volunteer usher for the Long Center for the Performing Arts
Volunteer usher for the Austin Symphony Orchestra

Awards

Stanberry Realtors Certificate of Excellence, Multiple years since 2017
Austin Business Journal #2 Top Team, Carol Dochen Realtors, 2016
Platinum Top 50 Finalist 2012, 2013
Platinum Top 50 Nominee, Austin Business Journal 2001
Top Producer, Turnquist Partners REALTORS, 1993

Designations

ABR – An Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR®) has received advanced training in understanding a home buyer’s needs and how to best serve them and has specialized information to stay on top of home buying issues and trends.
CNE – Certified Negotiation Expert designation – advanced training in negotiation for real estate professionals.
CRS – Certified Residential Specialist – Advanced training for residential real estate professionals. Less than 5% of Realtors® have this designation
GREEN – NAR’s Green Designation provides advanced training in green building and sustainable business practices assisting Realtors to seek out, understand, and market properties with green features.
GRI – Graduate Real Estate Institute. Advanced training received in many areas of real estate by real estate professionals.
SRES - Seniors Real Estate Specialists are qualified to address the needs of home buyers and sellers age 50+ with the expertise to counsel clients through major financial and lifestyle transitions in relocating, refinancing or selling the family home.

If you'd like to hear about the local market from a human voice, please contact me at your convenience.

512.750.5536 Mobile
512.327.9310 Office
Sara@SaraMadera.com

I look forward to talking with you soon.

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