If you are a resident of Austin then you already know of the many benefits of living in this great city. A recent survey conducted by ETC Institute compared cities nationwide, and when it comes to other cities across the nation Austin ranked number one in resident satisfaction. Among the 13 citie
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12/20/2011
Jobs are hard to come by in many parts of the country, but Texas is leading the way in the U.S. when it comes to construction jobs. Latest employment numbers over the last year show that from October of 2010 to October of 2011 the great state of Texas added over 17,500 construction jobs. Texas re
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12/01/2011
If you are in the market for a new home, Lake Travis may be the place for you. Over the next 30 days, a development team will be hiring seven homebuilders, led by project developer Wheelock Street Capital LLC from Greenwich, Connecticut, to develop the 1,400-acre site. At this time there are 15 h
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11/29/2011
Fitch Ratings and Standard and Poor's announced earlier in the month that they have awarded the highest bond rating available to Williamson County. The AAA rating is a high rating and means an entity has an "extremely strong capacity to meet financial commitments," according to Standard and Poor'
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11/25/2011
According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), Congress has reinstated for the next two years loan limits on Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insured loans. NAR President Moe Veissi said, “As the nation’s leading advocate for homeownership, we applaud members of Congress for restor
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11/22/2011
Home prices in the Austin area fell by 2.3 percent over the past year, but the good news is they are expected to rise by at least 0.3 percent by the summer of 2012, according to the Fiserv Inc.'s Case Shiller Home Price Index.Home prices in Austin are predicted to rise 0.6 percent from the second
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11/17/2011
Residential real estate in the area has remained mostly unchanged when compared to the number of building permits issued in Georgetown and Hutto in 2010. However, city officials are very optimistic that we will see things turn towards the positive in 2012. Principal Planner Jordan Maddox, for the
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11/16/2011
Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.’s Capital Markets team out of Houston recently secured construction financing of $35 million to build Austin’s new RiverView Apartments.The RiverView apartments will be the first high-rise residential development in south Austin. The new apartments are set to open in 2013.
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11/10/2011
Austin was listed among the top 5 markets to watch in 2012, according to the annual Emerging Trends in Real Estate report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Other cities among the top five included Washington D.C., San Franscisco, New York City, and Boston. The city of Austin is a draw for many inv
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11/08/2011
Austin Energy is offering Austin area homeowners up to $200 for green upgrades. Austin Energy is encouraging Austin homeowners to make energy-efficient upgrades to their homes, and in turn they will provide a $200 bonus rebate from now till the end of 2011. There are over $2,000 worth of rebates
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11/03/2011