August 2009 - Posts
The Austin skyline has changed once again. The Austonian, which will be 56 stories tall when completed, took over the top spot as the tallest building in Austin. The Austonian, pictured below, took the top spot from the 360 Condominiums building, which
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With the return of the school year comes adjusting to the driving laws that you may not have necessarily practiced during the summer months. Below are some reminders as well as some new laws that will affect the way you drive and how parents can prepare
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Starting September 1, 2009, it will no longer be legal to talk on a cell phone while driving in a school zone unless you’re using a hands-free device or there is an emergency. In order to be enforceable, municipalities will need to install signs
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Mark Sprague, of Residential Strategies Inc., gave his middle of the year update and forecast for the Austin housing market yesterday. He presented his data and predictions to the Home Builders Association of Greater Austin. Sprague said much of the same
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It was kind of odd seeing a water and smoke remediation truck and van outside the Hudson Bend Fire Station, but they were there this afternoon. There was a fire at the Hudson Bend Fire Station yesterday. I saw only a few patches in the roof and an exterior
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People are anxious about the level of Lake Travis and the drought. Florida Gal, who has left comments on my blog, commented about the lake being so low and how glad she was that she didn't buy here. She is OK to take her chances with hurricanes. Many
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IDX stands for internet data exchange. Whenever a real estate consumer goes to a real estate agent’s website and jumps on that agent’s home search page, the results from her search that she sees come from a data stream from the Board of REALTORS.
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