central austin homes: Tarrytown recent home sales and average price per square foot - 07/06/17 01:57 PM
Austin has several wonderful neighborhoods in the central part of town. One of my favorites is Tarrytown. The schools in this area also have a great reputation. You may determine this for yourself by visiting www.GreatSchools.com  or www.SchoolMatters.org.  There are numerous fantastic dining options and even some great shopping in the smaller boutiques. This neighborhood is primarily comprised of homes built in the 1920's to 1950's. However due to the age of some homes there has been a recent influx of new construction when the original homes are in too poor of a condition to simply remodel. Builders buy these "Scrapers" … (3 comments)

central austin homes: Austin's downtown condo market update. If your considering a condo know the HOA before you buy. - 05/01/09 03:36 AM
With the recent building boom of downtown condos the face of Austin is changing. We can't go back in time and stop the building, but we can be aware of which properties charge the lowest HOA fees. If you are considering buying a downtown condo this is important information to consider. Some of these condos are charging over a thousand dollars a month in HOA fees. What you get for your money varies from project to project. I am including a breakdown of the most affordable HOA fees and the most expensive HOA fees for the downtown condos and lofts.  The HOA … (8 comments)

central austin homes: Austin is in the top five once again for growth: population, employment and over all growth! - 03/21/09 10:57 AM
 
Austin is in the top five once again for growth in: population, employment and overall growth!
Once again Austin is listed in the top five cities for population growth and future job growth. Even with the erratic national economy these five cities have flourished. These cities were also listed as the top cities back in 1990, so they are consistant top performers.
According to the report Las Vegas is still number one because it was the quickest growing market for: population, individual income and employment growth. Overall growth score: 37.95  Population growth:21.08%  Employment: 26.86%
Raliegh NC has an over all growth … (9 comments)

central austin homes: Austin Real Estate- Here are the stats from December 2008 and 2007. You be the judge. - 03/21/09 10:03 AM
People often ask me what the Austin Real Estate market is doing now. How is Austin different than any other home market? All markets are the same only in the respect that each real estate market is unique and constantly changing. Here is a snapshot of what happened in Austin in December of 2008 and how it relates to December 2007. So you may judge for yourself if you feel our market is depressed. in my opinion since the prices are still moving up we are not a depressed market. Certainly the number of homes sold did go down slightly, but the value of … (0 comments)