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austin real estate news: Spotlight On Mueller: A Model for Sustainable Community Design - 07/09/08 01:22 PM
Mueller Austin is quickly becoming an energetic community hub within Austin city limits. It's been almost a year since the first residents moved into one of the diverse neighborhoods, Located just three miles from downtown and two miles from the University of Texas.
Robert Mueller who first envisioned the redevelopment of Municipal Airport into a mixed-use urban village. The result is an award-winning sustainable community being developed by Catellus Development Group.
Read Also: Mueller Austin among best green real estate in the U.S.
New homes and jobs
Mueller's 711-acre site, when complete, will become home to approximately 10,000 people, 10,000 permanent … (0 comments)
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austin real estate news: Austin Texas Real Estate Market Update: Rebound in 2009 - 06/25/08 12:51 PM
The buying season heated up in Central Texas in May according to the Austin Board of REALTORS® Multiple Listing Service (MLS) May 2008 sales report. Single-family home sales in May are up slightly over April 2008 numbers, when 1,981, homes sold. Homes are spending fewer days on the market and overall, the real estate market continues to reflect conditions similar to those of 2005, before the unusual boom in 2006.
Take a look at May single family sales statistics compared to 2007:
No matter which city you live in, inventory is still high. Still, Texas is fairing better than the rest … (2 comments)
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austin real estate news: Austin Tackles Affordable Housing Again. Anyone Care? - 06/23/08 01:43 PM
Who pays if we don't create affordable housing for Austin real estate?
This question was posed at the Austin Neighborhood Housing and Community Development's Affordable Housing Forum, held last Friday (June 13). The third in the forum series on affordable housing issues for real estate in Austin featured Ken Bacon, VP for Housing and Community Development at Fannie Mae. (Fannie Mae recently reduced down-payment requirements nationwide).
Austin real estate consistently ranks among the fastest-growing metro areas in the nation. Demand continues to rise for housing. We recently wrote about the issue of affordable housing in Austin, citing key issues facing developers … (0 comments)
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austin real estate news: Austin Board of REALTORS Endorse Cid Galindo for City Council - 06/13/08 02:35 PM
The Austin Board of REALTORS sent an alert last week to encourage agents to vote for Austin city council candidate Cid Galindo.
Galindo faces Laura Morrision in a runoff that ends on June 14th. The main point of contention is the recent Point of Sale Ordinance that is part of the Mayor Wynn's Climate Protection Plan.
Read also: Austin Board of Realtors Opposition to the Point of Sale Ordinance
REALTORS support the Climate Protection plan, but oppose the specific provision that requires upgrades before an Austin home sale is completed. REALTORS think this will increase Austin real estate sales times, hampering … (0 comments)
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austin real estate news: Baby Boomers Set Latest Austin Real Estate Design Trends - 06/02/08 03:59 PM
We know that the Baby Boomers account for a large part of the real estate owning population in America. But did you know that they may be the latest trend-setters in Austin real estate also?
Sounds unlikely, but it is very true! As this article in the Wall Street Journal explains, designers and architects are catering more and more toward this fast-growing segment of the population. According to the latest data, most boomers plan to remain in their own homes as opposed to moving into retirement or "assisted living" communities as they age.
Innovating Better Living
Recently, this "aging in place" phenomenon has triggered … (1 comments)
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austin real estate news: Austin Board of REALTORS® Propose Alternative to Mayor Wynn’s ‘Point of Sale’ Ordinance - 05/20/08 02:13 PM
Austin Board of REALTORS® sent an email alert today to propose a change to Mayor Wynn's Climate Protection Plan. So far, it looks like REALTORS® agree with most aspects of the plan. Like most solutions, there's a few areas of contention. Here's what the email alert outlined:
What's this about?In early 2007, Austin Mayor Will Wynn released the Climate Protection Plan with the goal of making Austin the "greenest" city in the country, [including] the "Proposed Point of Sale Ordinance"....The city's proposal would require that homeowners upgrade their homes and obtain a "Certificate of Compliance" from the city before they're able … (0 comments)
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austin real estate news: Austin Real Estate Becomes Eco-Friendly With ‘Unbuilds’ - 05/07/08 01:19 PM
In today's ‘green conscious' society, not only is there a moral obligation not to destroy and discard, but to recycle and reuse.
The eco-friendly ‘unbuild' has now become an option to the traditional ‘tear-down' of Austin real estate. According to a Wall Street Journal article, an unbuilt house can be carefully disassembled, piece by piece, and the parts used for a new house and/or donated for reuse elsewhere. Whatever is donated can be deducted from income tax.
‘Unbuilding' an Austin home may be the right thing to do for many reasons, but saving time and money is not top of the list. It … (3 comments)
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