July 2008 - Posts
"Democratic lawmakers presented a plan late Tuesday night to impose $9.7 billion in new taxes on the wealthy and corporations to avoid the cuts to government services..." was the first sentence in an article I just read. I also read that a magnitude
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"Keller Williams ranks highest among real estate companies in satisfying home buyers..." is the first line from a press release I just read. Read the release here .
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I have had a number of people from outside of Texas ask me lately about the weather here. It seems that people from the north and from coastal California think it is always hot here. Below is a table I put together with data from one of the local TV stations.
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There was an excellent extra section in today's Austin American Statesman Statesman. It is their once a year publication of all kinds of stats, things to do, places to see, music, museums, hospitals, festivals, transportation, toll roads, light rail,
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In case you haven't been paying attention, there is a tropical storm entering the Gulf of Mexico. Called Dolly, the storm appears to be heading for south Texas, but will the state see significant rain? With a ridge of high pressure beginning to settle
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Round Rock was # 7 on CNN's 2008 Best Places to Live list. Why? CNN cited affordable housing, three medical centers, the Round Rock Express minor baseball team and tons of shopping. Oh, it is also a bedroom community of Austin - just north of downtown
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If you know anything at all about music in Austin, you know about the Backyard. The Backyard is an amazing outdoor venue with huge oaks, wooden decks with a capacity of around 5,000 people and there isn't a bad seat anywhere. The Backyard has seen
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Like most people, I have become very concerned about the cost to fill up my gas tank, especially with all the driving I do as a REALTOR. So a couple of months ago I decided to see how I could cut my driving expenses without cutting back on driving. The
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I saw a news story yesterday about a hailstorm in upstate New York. The apple growers were showing the effect that the storm had on their crop. Apples got dinged by hailstones ranging in size from pea to quarter-size. Some orchards didn't get touched,
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I have posted about this several times, but an article in today's Statesman gave us numbers on home starts in 2008 and new home starts are way down. This is just more evidence to support what I have been saying about the supply of new homes in Austin
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The Real Estate Center at Texas A&M came out with its 2008 Market Overview for major metro areas in Texas. This is for the Austin MSA, which includes Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson Counties. Cities included are Austin, Cedar Park,
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I received this in an email today. Please read it and help if you can. Hello! As many of you know, my friend Bridget and I have taken on the responsibility of four children as a voluntary placement through Child Protective Serives. If you don't know
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