February 2008 - Posts
Despite the general downward trend of real estate throughout the country, a recent survey conducted by First American Loan Performance shows that Austin real estate is truly unique. In fact, the survey found that the prices of homes in Austin have actually
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Everyone in Austin is watching the downtown skyline transform as taller and taller buildings go up. Well, here comes another. Developer Tom Stacy has announced plans for a 66 story hotel and condo tower at 5th and Brazos. Next to this will be a 32 or
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OK, the city isn't exactly trying to drive up home prices, but it has tried to mandate things that would do just that. Home builders in Austin have successfully fought two local governmental agencies that wanted each new home in Austin to have a residential
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Popular Science Magazine just came out with a list of America's Top Green Cities . Austin hat the #10 spot. The magazine used data from U.S. Census Bureau and the National Geographic Society’s Green Guide for cities of greater than 100,000 residents.
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"Last week we announced Long Beach, California, but today San Francisco, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale in additon to our service in Boston and New York's Kennedy airport. Big day for JetBlue in Austin," said Dave Barger, CEO of JetBlue. That
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Part of what I do with the Lakeway - Lake Travis Rotary Club is act as adviser to a community service club at Lake Travis High School (LTHS) called Interact. As its international service project for this school year, the Lake Travis High School Interact
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I first heard about the possibility of Austin getting a medical school at an Austin economic update that the Chamber of Commerce put on a few months ago. As time has gone by, there has been more talk about the subject. A number of higher-ups in the city
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I just registered this year's Keller Williams team for Relay For Life. Doing that gave me a Relay For Life website, where people can learn about the event, sign up to participate or make an online donation. Click here for the site. OK, so what is
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