5/13/2008 6:40:00 AM
Austin Area Housing Market Data For April Still Shows Prices Rising, Sales Trending Upward
There are lots of different ways to look at the Austin housing market. Some make it look frightening, some are much more optimistic. To me there are three things that present a meaningful indicator of the overall health of the Austin, Lake Travis, Cedar Park, ...
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5/12/2008 4:59:00 PM
IRS Relaxes Rules Regarding Capital Gain on a Primary Residence Owned for Less Than Two Years Under Certain Circumstances
Tierra Grande, a publication from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M discusses some recent changes in the IRS Tax Code regarding capital gains and includes some examples of how they apply. A portion of the article follows: Tax rules for home sales were ...
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5/9/2008 10:37:00 AM
2008 Real Estate Market Reports For Austin and 25 Other Texas Metro Areas Are Now Available From the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
The new 2008 real estate market reports for the Texas 25 Metropolitan Statistical Areas are available on the TAMU Real Estate Center's Web site. Myself, and most other Realtors I know, find the information and publications available on this site to be ...
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5/8/2008 5:32:00 PM
Forbes Ranks Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio Among America's 10 Recession Proof Communities
A recent Forbes.com article placed the four largest cities in our great state in their list of "10 Recession Proof Communities". To reach their findings, Forbes.com examined the 50 largest U.S metro areas and examined several key indices. They examined ...
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5/6/2008 7:09:00 AM
How to Protest Your Preliminary 2008 Travis, Williamson or Hays County Tax Appraisal - Important Information About How and Where to Begin!
I've been getting a lot of inquiries and thought I'd pass along this information for anyone who might need it. Important Information About Your 2008 Tax Appraisal Check your mail: Appraisal notices in Travis and Williamson County have been mailed and ...
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5/2/2008 2:13:00 PM
Austin Tops U.S. News and World Report's "10 Greenest Places to Retire" List!
Think living in Austin is like a permanent vacation? I agree, and we're not alone. A recent article in U.S. News and World Report cited Austin among the "10 Greenest Places to Retire". With so many wilderness preserves and parks, Austin was named ...
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4/24/2008 12:11:00 PM
Price Reduced AGAIN on 17800 Maritime Point #202 in Hollows At Northshore - Named Best Master Planned Community in Austin 2008
Hollows At Northshore, Jonestown - Announcing a price reduction on 17800 Maritime Point #202, a 1,245 sq. ft., 2 bath, 3 bdrm single story. Now $375,000 - Hollows Hilltop Condo. This Hollows Hilltop Villa condo is an extraordinary value. It features custom ...
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4/19/2008 4:59:00 PM
Austin Business Journal reports - Central Texas home sales still slow, but prices keep rising
It is a rather strange phenomenon. The area's home sales decline doesn't seem to be slowing down yet prices continue to rise. Sales of existing homes fell a whopping 21%, 1,832 homes in March, the 9th consecutive month to show a decline, according ...
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4/11/2008 5:41:00 AM
Austin Business Journal Names The Hollows at Northshore on Lake Travis as the Austin Area's "Best Master Planned Community" for 2008
Move over Steiner Ranch! There's a new place to live that offers a completely unique and exciting lifestyle! An article in a special section of today's issue of The Austin Business Journal names The Hollows at Northshore , an exclusive luxury and second ...
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4/2/2008 9:41:00 AM
Macfarlan Seeds $1B Plan With Centex Resorts and Aquires Three Second Home and Resort Properties in Texas including The Hollows on Lake Travis, The Waters at Horseshoe Bay and Pointe West in Galveston
An article published today on GlobeSt.com, a Web site providing "Commercial Real Estate News and Property Resource" reported that Dallas-based Macfarlan Capital Partners LP, whom they referred to as "an industry-recognized contrarian" has ...
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