7/9/2007 8:17:00 AM
RENTS AND VACANCY RATES RISE
AUSTIN ( Austin American-Statesman ) – Rents for top-tier office space reached their highest level since early 2001, while vacancies also rose from the previous quarter, when they had reached their lowest level in six years, according to Oxford Commercial. ...
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7/3/2007 7:07:00 AM
Samsung opens largest wafer plant in Austin
(Austin) - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced memory technology, announced the opening of the largest 300mm NAND flash memory wafer plant in Austin. The 1.6 million-square-foot building is one of the largest single semiconductor facilities ...
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7/3/2007 7:06:00 AM
SALES SIZZLE IN CAPITOL CITY
AUSTIN ( Austin Business Journal ) – Area home sales last month increased for the second month in a row. Marking a record for May, single-family home sales (2,679) were up 2 percent compared with May 2006, according to the latest Multiple Listing Service ...
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5/22/2007 7:38:00 AM
Fair Isaac Announces Plans to Launch More Powerful FICO Score
Newest model of industry-standard consumer credit risk measure increases predictiveness by 5-15 percent in testing May 17, 2007 - (San Francisco, California, USA) - Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FIC) today announced from its InterACT 07 conference that U.S. ...
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5/11/2007 3:49:00 PM
Credit Scores for Sale
When your credit scores don't qualify you for the home mortgage you want, where do you turn? That's an especially timely question now, as lenders tighten underwriting standards for applicants with less than perfect credit. But federal and state authorities ...
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4/23/2007 9:03:00 PM
NEW HOME STARTS SLOWING
AUSTIN ( Austin American-Statesman ) – New home starts fell by nearly 28 percent in the first quarter compared with a year ago, according to a report from Residential Strategies Inc. "The large-production builders are battling inventory issues elsewhere ...
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4/23/2007 9:02:00 PM
PLAIN SPEAKING
AUSTIN ( Austin American-Statesman ) – Haas & Haynie, a San Francisco construction company, will develop a luxury community on the former Covert family ranch on Lake Travis' south shore. Called “Vizcaya,” Spanish for “an elevated ...
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4/23/2007 8:55:00 PM
TANGLEWOOD WEST SOLD
AUSTIN (Houston Income Properties Inc.) – A private investor and condo converter has purchased Tanglewood West in the city’s Tarrytown area. Built in 1966, the 62-unit complex off Norwalk Lane has units averaging 704 square feet. The average rent ...
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3/31/2007 1:54:00 PM
X UNBOXED
LEANDER ( Austin Business Journal ) – The Texas X Park recreational complex has received an environmental permit from the U.S. Corps of Engineers, clearing the way for a groundbreaking on the $18 million first phase later this summer. The permit allows ...
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3/31/2007 1:52:00 PM
ST. CROIX DEVELOPING AT CROSSING
AUSTIN ( Austin Business Journal ) – Kelly Trade Ventures LLC, a sister company of San Diego–based St. Croix, recently completed the purchase of two parcels in Round Rock and southeast Austin for projects totaling $50 million. St. Croix will develop ...
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