7/1/2009 3:43:00 PM
June, 2009 Austin Real Estate Market Stats
June is over and I just pulled numbers from the MLS. I looked at sales of all residential units and then just at single-family homes. As you can see, units sold were down around 21% in 2009 compared to dropping around 15% in 2008. As you can also see, prices ...
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6/24/2009 2:28:00 PM
Buying Waterfront in Austin vs. Florida
Both Austin and parts of Florida are great for finding waterfront homes. People can buy on Lake Travis and Lake Austin in the Austin area. People buying in Florida can be on the coast or on a pond or river. People in Austin need to be aware of underwater hazards ...
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6/23/2009 3:38:00 PM
It Is HOT in Austin
The last week or so has been very hot for Austin and the heat doesn't look like it is going away soon. I just checked the Lake Travis weather center and found this: What cracks me up is the wind chill factor being only 104.3! The 105.5 high temperature ...
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6/23/2009 2:39:00 PM
Education Levels & Employment
From the Bureau of Labor and Statistics: Need I say more? Parents, this is a great one to whos your kids.
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6/18/2009 2:46:00 PM
New Austin Online Newspaper Here - The Austin Post
There is a new, for lack of a better term, online newspaper out and it is called the Austin Post. A few months ago I received an email asking if I would like to be a contributing writer. I was asked to submit an article of blog post I had written and did just ...
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6/18/2009 9:03:00 AM
Austin Among Healthiest Economies According to the Brookings Institute
Measuring employment, the unemployment rate, wages, gross metropolitan product, housing prices and bank owned foreclosures, Austin is second highest on the list of the top 100 metro areas in the nation in terms of economic health according to a study done ...
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6/17/2009 1:58:00 PM
Home Valuation Estimating Sites Stink
Home Valuation Estimating Sites Stink OK, I shouldn’t say they stink, but they can be far from accurate in the state of Texas. Many home buyers, especially the younger crowd, think they can do their own research on home prices. They think they can use ...
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6/11/2009 10:31:00 AM
One World Theater in Austin
One World Theater is a very interesting venue on Bee Cave Rd. It actually started out as an education outreach program. The vision was to open the eyes of their students to the arts and to various cultures around the world. What One World Theater evolved into ...
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6/10/2009 3:49:00 PM
Apache Shores (Austin) Open Houses
There will be at 4 homes open for viewing in Apache Shores this weekend. What you will see above is a map showing the locations and prices of the homes. Each is numberd on the map according to the listings above the map. You will also see arrows pointing to ...
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6/5/2009 10:05:00 AM
Can You Picture the Austin Area Having 2.7 Million Residents?
According to Bizjournals, the Austin-Round Rock area will be one of the fastest growing metro areas in the country through 2025. Of the 250 metro areas studied, the projection is that Austin and surrounding suburbs will be the 5th fastest growing metro area. ...
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