Another GREEN stamp for Austin - 06/26/07 08:56 AM
Last week the Department of Energy named 13 cities as "Solar America Cities". Austin has continued to be a leader, not just in the country, but in the World for it's efforts in Energy Conservation. Both in real estate & in vehicles. Austin & the other cities have been successful implementing (1 comments)
What is the Austin Real Estate Market. - 06/18/07 07:07 PM
Austin Real EstateThe Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) regulates all of licensed Real Estate Agents in the state of Texas. If you have a complaint with a Texas Real Estate company, then TREC is where you'd go. I believe no one is perfect and shouldn't be held to that standard, however, (1 comments)
Austin's Job Growth Still at Historic Low - 06/16/07 10:28 PM
The Austin-Round Rock area gained 1,500 jobs in May, keeping the local unemployment rate in check at 3.2 percent, according to the latest labor figures from the state. Also according to one of Austin's Economic Development Groups, Opportunity Austin, in its first three years, Opportunity Austin surpassed its five-year job creation goals, (0 comments)
Applied Materials Going Green! - 06/16/07 10:09 PM
Applied Materials Inc. plans to install an array of solar panels at its Austin manufacturing plant that it says will be capable of generating 24.6 kilowatts of power. The company, which provides equipment and services to the semiconductor industry, is the latest tech outfit to announce some sort of environmentally (1 comments)
A Dog Tribute: Goodbye Sugar, you were the best little brother on 4 legs - 06/13/07 04:19 PM
I know this has nothing to do with Real Estate, but I felt I wanted to "release" a little. Last Thursday I wrote a post on Austin being one of the Friendliest Cities for Dogs, later that night my dog of 17 years, Sugar, had to be taken to the hospital (7 comments)
Buyer's Disclosures - 06/12/07 08:22 AM
I just had a client where after taking him around to show properties we finally found one that was a good fit. After waiting over a week to get him to sign the contract to put in as an offer, I finally found out what the hold-up was...he is on (6 comments)
Austin one of Dog's Friendliest! - 06/07/07 12:10 PM
Men's Health Magazine recently had an article on the top DOG Cities. I just new Austin had to be up there and it is! I was at a house yesterday and was actually pondering how many people I saw walking in the neighborhood, then realized almost all of them had dogs. On (0 comments)
"Green" Neighborhoods Coming to Austin - 06/07/07 11:19 AM
Yesterday's Austin Business Journal talked about a new development going in Northeast Austin that is going to be 5 Start Green Rated to the Austin Green Energy Program. This is close to the Agave Builders area, some very unique, green homes. This is a new development that I haven't heard of until (7 comments)
Austin Ice Bats Coming to Cedar Park...Finally - 06/07/07 09:50 AM
For the past few years the Austin Ice Bats, Austin area's Ice Hockey team, has been aggressively trying to move to Cedar Park. For their first few years in business they were just renting downtown, then they have been renting in North Austin off I-35, but they want a permanent fixture, (0 comments)