There is a really innovative Austin Real Estate  Company that services the technologically savvy home buyer  that is looking to buy a new Home in Austin texas.  The Homecity Company has a website at homecity.com that shows you slide shows, virtual tours, and aerial photographs for thousands of Austin homes.  These homes include individual family homes, townhouses, lots, and condominiums.  Regardless of the listing agent, all of this information is available on their website.  This is a great service to the prospective buyer; it gives the buyer the chance to get a really good idea of what properties that they want to look at without feeling the pressure of a salesman breathing down their necks.  Once the buyer knows what they want to look at, all they have to do is contact the company and they will help to match you up with the appropriate seller.