August 2010 - Posts
I was at an Austin MLS Lake South property tour this morning at The Grille at Rough Hollow. A home builder’s sales person was passing out graphs illustrating the change in home affordability at lower interest rates. Her example illustrated the difference
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I was looking at real estate stats for Austin area homes and came across some interesting data. I did this because so many people seem reluctant to buy. They keep hearing how bad the real estate market is by the national media and don't realize that
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This has nothing to do with Austin real estate, but it is pretty funny/interesting. Near Helotes, TX there is a fascinating formation in the limestone alnog a creek. It is amazing what erosion over time does. The one in the middle is almost a perfect
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I was a little restless this morning and drove to the Apache Shores waterfront park on Lake Austin. It was just after 7:30 and I was surprised to see the number of people that I saw. There were 2 ladies with 2 dogs at the boat launch. They were tossing
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The Lake Travis ISD has bought sites for 4 new schools. Included will be a new elementary and new middle school off Reimer’s Ranch Rd. Another middle school site is located on the north side of Hwy 71 just west of Bee Creek. A future high school
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Can you believe it? The rumor that has been floating around for 3 years is coming thrue. Whole Foods will open a store in the Hill Country Galleria Mall in 2012. Area residents have been talking about a Whole Foods or Central Market coming to the area
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There has been a lot of property available for sale to real estate developers and little or no movement in recent years. Part of the problem is that nobody seems to want to lend for large scale purchases. Well, several large tracts have sold recently
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