real estate: The BEST and worst places to by a home these days....
- 01/29/08 05:01 AM
Yup!, you guessed it...Round rock TX is in the # 1 spot!!. Here's an excerpt from the article from Yahoo news & Entrepreneur.com http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/article/104278/Best-and-Worst-Places-to-Buy-a-House <!--Yahoo! Finance evergreen article module--> by Danielle BabbThursday, January 24, 2008:" ............................ The Top Places to Buy Whether you're an investor like me or you're looking to purchase that next move up, here are my picks for the best areas to buy a home: Killeen, Round Rock, Austin, Texas: Killeen has the lowest average home price in any market in the nation while still maintaining quality. Round Rock and Austin have seen incredible job growth and very stable home prices despite the (2 comments)
Check out my Blog from earlier this week to see what Prop 6 is all about http://activerain.com/blogsview/254594/TEXAS-A-Vote-that
or go to http://www.voteforprop6.org/ In short, we are voting for prop 6 to stop the government from unfairly taxing vehicles used by people who use one car for both personal and business purposes. This will affect Realtors, Mary Kay/Avon people, Pizza guys, Contractors, Consultants..etc...basically anyone who uses one vehicle for both things. So if you're a Texan and have the right to vote, then VOte! Early voting ended today, but you can (0 comments)
real estate: Hope you didn't turn back the hands of time?
- 10/30/07 03:43 PM
...Well at least not yet. :). Usually, we would turn our clocks back on the last sunday of October every year, but remember back in 2005 the Energy Policy Act changed all of that. We are set to fall back and turn our clocks back an hour next Sunday, Nov. 4th at 2am. And no, your machines haven't gone mad, it's just that any electronics with clocks made before 2005 are likely to be affected, so until Sunday, you'll have to annually adjust it, and then adjust it again on Sunday, or you could of course just leave it be till SUnday, (9 comments)
real estate: Wanna buy a town?...come on down to Texas..or go on EBay ;)
- 10/30/07 03:14 PM
LOL...and yes, there is actually a small town for sale down here in Texas...about 70 miles outside of Austin called Albert Texas..although the asking price is $2.5 Million, the last I checked the ebay bid was well below 10K :). Albert Texas is about 13 acres, has a School house, a dance hall and an ice-house Check out the pictures here http://www.alberttexas.com/home/pics.php I know I don't get any money for further advertising this property, but hey, I've got to share this story :). How many times to get a whole town for sale? :) so check out http://www.alberttexas.com for yourself to see what Albert (7 comments)
real estate: TEXAS -A Vote that's important to you!
- 10/29/07 08:56 AM
Vote FOR Proposition 6 on Nov 6th to stop unfair taxation that will hurt anyone, not just Realtors, who uses their vehicle for business & work Or vote today..early voting is going on till Nov 2nd, otherwise Vote YES for 6 on the 6th :) . You're probably wondering what Proposition 6 is, and why you should be voting FOR it? This is important for anyone who uses their car for business and personal use. In simple terms, proposition 6 is an amendment being proposed, so that people who use their cars for both business and personal use, will not (3 comments)
real estate: Round Rock's getting connected!
- 09/20/07 04:47 AM
After years of having no reliable and inexpensive public-transportation way to get from Round rock to Downtown Austin, and back, The City has finally responded with a new Bus system that will connect Round Rock, to Austin's Capital Metro lines. They plan on actually hiring a private bus company to get it started soon. They expect it to have a stop near Downtown Round rock, where people can take the bus to the Tech Ridge Park and Ride lot, by I35 and Parmer. Round Rock is growing rapidly, and because of that, there is a need for a lot of people for (0 comments)
real estate: "The Austin market seems to be a different animal from the rest of the country,"
- 08/28/07 03:53 PM
Bob Barnes, president and chief executive of International Bank of Commerce in Austin, said he foresees the market remaining healthy for the next couple of years, based in large part on strong job growth.Ryan Sweet, an economist with Moody's Economy.com says, Austin's housing prices, though relatively high for Texas, have never gotten out of whack as they did on the East and West coasts, he said, and the Austin economy is strong. "The Austin market seems to be a different animal from the rest of the country," he said.Some Quotes from an article I read today from the Austin Statesman We (0 comments)
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