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It has been a VERY busy couple of weeks, so I haven't blogged recently. My last post was about a high ranking for Austin that I wasn't so sure was good news -- as a major funder of lobbyists in the State of Texas. As I noted then, I suspect that have more to do with the City-owned electric uti...
05/26/2010
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I have written many posts to brag about Austin appearing on various Top 10 lists. I don't recall any that I considered "mixed blessings," but instead thought all were clearly great news for a great city. (If there was a downside to any of them, it is that growth threatens the very lifestyle that ...
05/12/2010
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This was actually part of the tax credit program announced last November, but it hasn't gotten much attention since then. This reminder is from NAHB: Home Buyer Tax Credits - Special Rules for Military Members I have not been a great fan of the homebuyer tax credits in general, but ... These me...
05/05/2010
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This article from the National Association of Realtors® appeared this morning in RISMedia, echoing data that has also been reported elsewhere in recent weeks: Pending Home Sales on an Upswing Of course this is good news! In addition to an increase in March in the number of homes sold and closed,...
05/05/2010
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There was a feature story in Sunday's Austin American-Statesman about the fact the what people call "my credit score" can mean different things in different situations and from one potential lender to another: Credit scores aren't always black and white There are three major credit reporting bure...
05/03/2010
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I just posted a few articles on www.AustinMarketInfo.com from HousingPredictor.com: Best 25 Housing Market Forecasts in 2010 Worst 25 Housing Market Forecasts in 2010 Texas Certainly I am pleased to see Austin among the 25 best, but I am equally happy to see us near the bottom of that list ... fo...
05/03/2010
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I wrote a couple of days ago about all the things that make Austin such an attractive place to live, and why we end up on so many Top 10 lists. Yesterday I received this from my favorite title company: This is just the month of May! And it's really not an unusual monthly list. And it's only the m...
05/03/2010