Jeff Harris's Blog

This week, the Austin Independent School district eliminated the property tax exemptions for historic properties.  Apparently, the exemptions for these vintage homes and buildings was breaking the bank in a tight budget year.  Problem is, according to the Statesman, AISD will net less than $100,0...

  Last week it was reported that Austin, Texas apartment occupancy has risen 3.5% since last year.  Now 91% of Austin apartments are occupied.  Since December, the number of occupied apartments in Austin has increased by 4,800.  88% of the additional occupied units were in "Class A" apartments.  ...

Although national real estate headlines and statistics may not look so good, the Austin,Texas area has weathered the recession fairly well. Through June 2010, MLS statistics show the total number of property sales in greater Austin, Texas is up by 15% compared to same period 2009.  The median pri...