austin: So you want to buy an investment property.... - 01/24/08 11:42 AM
I may be biased, but I think the Austin/Round Rock area is a great place to purchase an investment property. We are still having steady appreciation - nothing crazy, but nice, slow and steady rises in home values. The kind that doesn't explode in a real estate bubble. Well, Entrepreneur.com has (4 comments)
austin: Austin is one of the best cities for jobs in 2008! - 01/17/08 09:21 AM
According to Moody's Economy.com, Austin ranks high in the lists of the best cities in the country for jobs in 2008. Moody's uses five data points to create these rankings (they are weighted equally): the state's unemployment rate, job growth, income growth, median household income and cost of living for the (0 comments)
austin: Austin - it's a great place for business! - 12/21/07 11:11 AM
If you're moving to Austin for business, you're in the right place! If you're moving to Austin for business, you're in the right place - and that's not just our Austin pride talking. The city is ranked third in Forbes' annual survey of Best Places for Business and Careers - for the (0 comments)
austin: Williamson County, TX stats for the week of 10/28 - 11/05/07 10:11 AM
Here are some stats for the week of 10/28 for Williamson County courtesy of the Williamson County Association of Realtors. I know for me, business has really picked up in the last week - I got several calls on my listings and went on 3 appointments to list houses last week! (0 comments)
austin: Hot Topic - Toll Roads in Central Texas - 10/10/07 01:05 PM
There is alot of buzz around Austin about new toll roads these days. Just this week five more new toll roads were approved by the Capital Area Metropoitan Planning Organization board. People seem to be very divided on the topic citing double taxation for the land as the reason not to (0 comments)
austin: To Stage or Not to Stage.... - 07/03/07 10:35 AM
I found a great article from Realtor Magazine Online by Christina Hoffman Spira about staging your home for sale. It features 3 different realtors in the Chicago area that were given $250 and 2 hours to stage a room in a home for sale. They were able to accomplish a lot (0 comments)
austin: Austin's Hot Market - 06/25/07 01:58 PM
Home sales in the Central Texas housing market were up slightly in May, with a 2 percent gain over last year. Sales of previously owned homes rose to 2,679 in May, which is a record for that month according to the Austin Board of Realtors. Homes sold in an average of (0 comments)