austin texas: The Best City for Recession Recovery is Austin TX - 07/27/09 12:47 PM
According to Forbes, the Austin-Round Rock, TX area is the BEST city for Recession Recovery across the country.
Why? Many factors...
One is that unemployment is low at 5.8% (however, the local news reported unemployment even lower, at 5.4% so I'm not sure which number is correct).
Second is that the … (4 comments)
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austin texas: Tax Free Weekend is Coming to Texas - 07/22/09 09:05 AM
I saw on the news a couple of days ago that some states are canceling their "Tax Free Weekend" next month because they can't afford to do it.
Texas WILL still have a "Tax Free Weekend".
What does this mean? This means that many of the items you would buy for … (8 comments)
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austin texas: Sailing - Lake Travis- Austin TX - 07/15/09 09:08 AM
Sailing on Lake Travis in Austin TX looks like a lot of fun. We were out on Lake Travis in our ski boat and so were a bunch of sailboats. It was almost like they were having their own little race going on as they were everywhere and kept encircling.
Here … (7 comments)
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austin texas: Barton Springs Pool is FREE for Everyone on July 11, 2009 - 07/10/09 01:23 PM
Barton Springs Pool, inside Zilker Park, is going to be FREE tomorrow, July 11, 2009. I would say they're doing it just because it's my birthday and I'm special, but they're doing it because it has been HOT HOT in Austin the past few weeks, and everyone needs to cool off.
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austin texas: How Was Your Weekend? - 07/06/09 04:44 PM
Each week, I've been giving a summary of how my weekends are going. It's mainly my way of showing off the light of my life, Alyssa. People seem to enjoy the updates, so I continue to post them.
This weekend was a lot of fun. We went out on Lake Travis. … (19 comments)
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austin texas: Speechless Sunday- Popsicles Make the Heat Go Away - 07/04/09 01:22 PM
Oh, it's not Sunday yet?? Sorry, but I couldn't wait. This picture just looked too good to pass up. We've had 17 days over 100 degrees and many of those days broke record highs getting up to 106 and 107 on several of those days!!
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austin texas: Lake Travis - Austin TX - The Unexpected Islands and Dangers - 07/04/09 08:46 AM
Lake Travis - Austin TX has many unexpected islands and dangers. The lake levels are so low right now they're the 5th lowest in Lake Travis history. If you're going to go out this Holiday weekend, or any day, please be aware of the dangers of the lake.
Here are some … (12 comments)
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austin texas: Speechless Sunday- Unexpecting Beauty - 06/21/09 01:30 PM
These flowers popped up on the dry banks of Lake Travis where water usually is. No grass or dirt, just rocks... Have the seeds for these flowers been sitting under water within the rocks all these years?!
**Are You Packed Yet?**
Donna Harris, REALTOR®RE/MAX Austin Skylinewww.DonnaHomes.comDonna@DonnaHomes.com
Austin, TX and … (9 comments)
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austin texas: Austin TX - Top 10 Awards Summary - 06/20/09 09:04 AM
In the past year, Austin TX has been on 10 Top Ten awards lists for various things.
If you're thinking about moving here, here are a few things to look into.
July 2008- CNNMoney.com - TOP 10 BEST PLACES TO LIVE- Ranked #7
July 2008- Forbes.com- BEST CITIES FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS- … (2 comments)
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austin texas: REALTOR® Membership is on the Rise in Austin TX - 06/15/09 08:25 PM
Many markets are doing very bad, or just mediocur. Austin, TX has been fairly stable, and has also been picking up a lot of activity recently.
Many markets also talk about all the REALTORS® who have been weeded out of the business and the worker-bees are picking up their slack.
According … (8 comments)
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austin texas: Wordless Wednesday - 06/10/09 10:30 AM
This is my first Wordless Wednesday, but you know me, I need to talk.
Look at this thing!! Isn't it GROSS!! One of my husband's friend found it a foot away from her daughter's foot on their patio!!
Gives me the heeby jeebies... By the way, this is 8" long and … (15 comments)
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austin texas: Austin TX Ranks at the Top of Another Survey- Big City Job Growth! - 06/10/09 10:14 AM
Can you say, "Another survey"? There are so many surveys these days, and they all break down the same things and are interpreted differently, but then a new little element is added which changes the results from another survey.
From information released a few days ago by the the Bureau of … (2 comments)
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austin texas: June is Already Hot Hot HOT in Austin, TX!! - 06/02/09 02:39 PM
Not only has the temperature been in the mid-90's for the past few days which makes it hot, but real estate is hot hot HOT!
We're only 2 days into June and the current activity will tell you everything.
In the past two days, there have been 193 new listings listed, … (12 comments)
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austin texas: My Husband Turned the BIG 4-0 at Lake Austin's Hula Hut! Life Downhill From Here? - 05/31/09 09:46 AM
Mike turned the big 40 yesterday. He doesn't look it, but he sometimes acts it... my back hurts, my knees hurt, my carpaltunnel hurts...
Since the day we got married, I always said I would need to trade him in for a younger model if he kept it up. Some … (17 comments)
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