The 2 Davids

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 a few other select city results. Abilene up 2.7% Austin–Round ...

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

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. Yet the most recent and complete numbers for salary growth in metropolitan ...

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 (up 2.1percent), followed by San Antonio (up 2 percent); Austin-Round Rock (up ...

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

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  

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 is a great tool for locating a business or learning you neighborhood

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

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

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 than you want to know.  Put in where you live now and you will be ...