This really could be the best time for a first time home buyer to start building their nest egg. For another 8 months the Federal Government will help you out. After that, your guess is a good as anyone else's. But for now, this is an offer of free ...
[Read More] Chief Executive magazine has again ranked Texas as the best state in the nation to conduct business. If only the national news reporting of doom and gloom would ease, we could all get back to work. Here is the article from Austin Business Journal. http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/03/16/daily36.html?surround=etf ...
[Read More] The summary of housing prices in the nation for last year from the Federal Housing Finance Authority are out. Nation wide housing prices fell 4.5%. Texas home prices were up 2.1% in 2009. Austin did even better with home prices increasing 4.4%. Here are ...
[Read More] Austin is still growing at a good pace and that will help us all through the rough times in the national economy. The US Census Bureau now puts the population of the Austin MSA at 1.65 million. http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/03/16/daily51.html?ana=e_du_pub ...
[Read More] Soon, the second largest employment sector in Round Rock will be Health and Medical. This is great new for our regional economy. http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=5B2F32F2B2D34CF17425CDE6369AFA79 When completed, this facility will accommodate ...
[Read More] The $787 billion federal economic stimulus bill has several tax provisions affecting energy efficiency improvements in placed in service in 2009 and 2010. The tax credit for qualifying products has been increased from 10% to 30% up to a maximum allowed ...
[Read More] The following candidates (in no specific order) came together for the first time in one room at the Austin Board of Realtors forum on Wednesday 3/11: David A. Buttross, 39, real estate investor Josiah James Ingalls, 28, a Hilton houseperson Lee Leffingwell, ...
[Read More] The number of foreclosures continues to increase. However, we are now seeing the number of homes sold begin to increase again nationwide. http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/01/26/daily4.html?surround=etf
[Read More] 10 Great Cities for Salary Growth by Siri Anderson, PayScale.com We all want to know what's going to happen with the job market in 2009, especially where salaries are concerned. Is a raise in your future? It might just come down to where you live. ...
[Read More] This is from the latest report from the U.S. Department of Labor. Over the previous year, non-farm employment rose in 11 of the 38 metropolitan areas surveyed with the largest year-over-year percentage employment gain recorded in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown ...
[Read More] Although the slowing in job creation in Austin is a concern to economists, we are still one of the best places to bo for real estate in 2009. Here is the artice from the Austin American Statesman. http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/realestate/entries/2009/01/05/report_austin_office_retail_ma.html ...
[Read More] As long as Austin continues to create jobs, we well fair quite well through this economic downturn. As the following article shows, our new home construction remains in line with what our current economy can absorb. http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2008/12/29/daily14.html?ana=e_du_pap ...
[Read More] I had the great fortune receiving a ticket from Barb Cooper for this fun event. Yesterday, after a waiting in a line that stretched from the entrance to the Texas Union Ballroom down the side stairs and out onto the courtyard of the Student Union, the ...
[Read More] David Burton and Becky Hill at the National Women's Council of REALTORS Inaugural Ball in Orlando. November 2008
[Read More] In this article from the New York Times, a very strong case is made for buying now. Simply put, the old wisdom of Buy Low, Sell High applies now more than ever. We may not be at the bottom of the national real estate cycle. Unfortunately, we will only ...
[Read More] In order to help us make sure our consumer dollars stay in our community and benefit the people of Austin, the City has created a great new site. www.ExploreLocalAustin.org Over the next few months, additional areas are to be added to their list. This ...
[Read More] ABJ - 12/2/08 Once again our stats show slow but steady growth. Its good to be in Austin. http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2008/12/01/daily24.html?ana=e_du
[Read More] The new tollway for the Manor Expressway was approved by CAMPO December 1st. Here is the article. http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2008/12/01/daily32.html?surround=etf
[Read More] These two come from my friend Mo Brantley. Thank you Mo! Besides the already featured www.walkscore.com , a great way to check out where you are considering living is to go to http://www.city-data.com/ . This site will tell you more about your neighborhood ...
[Read More] We have all noticed the cranes in West Campus the last few years. ABJ put together a good summary of the changes. http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2008/12/01/focus1.html?surround=etf Basically, the University Neighborhoods Overlay Plan, UNO, ...
[Read More] Out of the 279,561 homes that entered the foreclosure process nation wide, only 9,900 of them were in Texas. Texas represents 6.3% of the total population and only 3.2% of these foreclosures. Here is the link to the full article: http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2008/11/10/daily59.html?b=1226638800%5E1734281&surround=etf ...
[Read More] Still another great ranking for Austin http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2008/11/10/daily12.html?b=1226293200%5E1730907&surround=etf
[Read More] This one is really bullish on Austin. It is nice to be recognized for the positive results of missing out on the 2005 real estate bubble. http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2008/10/13/daily43.html?b=1224129600%5E1718264&surround=etf Full ...
[Read More] Once again good news! http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2008/09/15/daily52.html?b=1221796800%5E1703611&surround=etf
[Read More] I am catching up on the good news for Austin. It seems like we are fortunate enough to be in one of the best places to weather this economic storm. http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2008/09/15/daily26.html?f=et51&ana=e_du
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