April 2007 - Posts
I've written about the Austonian before, but here is a bit more. This 55 story condo project in downtown Austin is going to be pretty fancy. Amenities are said to include built-in cappuccino machines, bathrooms with marble walls and a lounge on the
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It makes sense that anyone who owns a home that is in a floodplain needs to have flood insurance. But what about properties not in a floodplain? You may actually look into purchasing flood insurance if you live in an area that isn't in a floodplain.
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The Austin American Statesman published a story a few days ago that made it look like the national cooling of the housing market had hit Austin. The article stated that home sales in the 5-county Austin area were down to just a 1% increase. However, looking
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Villa Muse Studios was announced recently. This is a huge project just east of Austin that will have a major film production facility and a huge amphitheater with 70,000 seats. Austin currently doesn’t have a place in which to hold really large
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Willie Nelson owns a large ranch about 45 minutes west of Austin. Part of the ranch will be developed into a 41 home neighborhood called Tierra Vista. The homes will be high dollar-homes that will sit on 1 or 2 acre lots. The home sites will overlook
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No, this isn't the name of a new hospital, but it might be. I went to the final Sue's Tour put together by Sue Potter. Sue gave a great update of projects in Lakeway. She said that she has been talking to developers and as the talks go on the
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There is a piece of land of about 1050 acres west of Austin that will be turned into a very nice community of luxury homes if the developer gets everything permitted. What was the Covert Ranch will become Vizcaya, a community slated to have around 500
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The Austin job scene is on fire compared to 5 years ago. From 2003 through 2006, the Austin MSA gained almost 81,000 jobs. Last year saw over 33,000 of those new jobs. That is a huge number. People are coming from all over to work at Samsung's new
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