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Home prices in Texas, and Austin in particular, increased in 2008 - A look back

Posted Thursday, March 26, 2009 6:39 PM by David Richard
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...
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Phase one of ACC's Round Rock Campus get under way

Posted Tuesday, March 17, 2009 1:05 PM by David Richard
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...
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Federal Stimulus impacts green home improvements

Posted Tuesday, March 17, 2009 8:55 AM by David Richard
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...
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Number of homes sold nationwide is up - ABJ

Posted Tuesday, January 27, 2009 1:40 PM by David Richard
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...
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Affordable Condominium For Sale in Travis Heights

Posted Tuesday, January 27, 2009 1:39 PM by David Richard
• 1,257 sq. ft., 1 bath, 1 bdrm single story - MLS® $226,000 - Rare $$ in Travis Heights Travis Heights, Austin - Great location, rare chance for affordable living in original Travis Heights Subdivision. Property information Read More...
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New 2/2 Condominium at 2200 Dickson Drive #203 just off South Lamar

Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2009 7:33 PM by David Richard
South Lamar, Austin - Announcing a price reduction on 2200 Dickson Drive #203, a 903 sq. ft., 2 bath, 2 bdrm single story. Now $229,000 - . Property information Read More...
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Single Story For Sale in South Lamar

Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2009 7:16 PM by David Richard
First Complex Rated 4 Star Austin Energy • 664 sq. ft., 1 bath, 1 bdrm single story - $148,900 South Lamar, Austin - Akoya is the first multi-family 4-Star Austin Energy Green Building in Austin. Michael Hsu Design Office, Located in vibrant South Read More...
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Perspective on Austin's Housing Market - ABJ 12-30-08

Posted Wednesday, January 07, 2009 2:27 PM by David Richard
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_pa Read More...
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The chance of a lifetime in real estate

Posted Friday, December 12, 2008 7:49 PM by David Richard
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...
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Austin job creation still outpacing rivals

Posted Saturday, December 06, 2008 4:19 PM by David Richard
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...
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More really great sites you should be using.

Posted Wednesday, December 03, 2008 7:46 PM by David Richard
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...
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What is happening in West Campus - ABJ 11-28-08

Posted Wednesday, December 03, 2008 9:53 AM by David Richard
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...
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Texas Foreclosure numbers for October - ABJ 11-14-08

Posted Monday, November 17, 2008 9:55 AM by David Richard
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=et Read More...
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Austin 4th on List of Major Growth Centers - ABJ 11-10-08

Posted Monday, November 10, 2008 8:19 PM by David Richard
Still another great ranking for Austin http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2008/11/10/daily12.html?b=1226293200%5E1730907&surround=etf Read More...
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Forbes Ranks Austin 4th Best for Value

Posted Monday, November 10, 2008 8:09 PM by David Richard
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...
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