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November 2011 - Posts

Flood Insurance for Lake Travis Homes

I just got an email from a guy asking about flood insurance for Lake Travis waterfront homes , but how about a little background before getting into insurance. The full level of Lake Travis is 681 feet above mean sea level. Until not long ago the elevation Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 30, 2011 10:38 AM by Sam Chapman | 0 Comments

Lake Travis High School Incredible Sports Programs

Lake Travis High School (LTHS) offers an excellent education to its students, but over the last 5 or so years it has turned into a school with incredible sports programs as well. For the second year in a row, the LTHS Lady Cavaliers won the state 4A volleyball Read More...
Posted Sunday, November 27, 2011 12:44 PM by Sam Chapman | 0 Comments

Austin Home Supply Shrinks

Did you know that the supply of homes in Austin has continued to drop? We had just over a 5 month supply of homes on the market in October. Why? Well, there are several reasons. First let’s look at the state of Texas. Single-family home sales in Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 22, 2011 4:57 PM by Sam Chapman | 2 Comments

Keys to packing properly

As most people know, moving can be quite a hectic and frustrating process. To add to the discomfort of leaving the place you have come to call home, trying to organize all of your things in an effective and efficient manner can be quite a hassle. To avoid Read More...
Posted Friday, November 11, 2011 10:02 AM by Sam Chapman | 0 Comments

Texas has the Top U.S. Business Climate

Site Selection, a magazine calling itself the corporate real estate strategy and area economic development, rated the top business climates in the country and Texas came out number one on the list. The study looked at a lot of factors and stated a good Read More...
Posted Monday, November 07, 2011 1:28 PM by Sam Chapman | 2 Comments

Lakeway Hospital Update – November 2011

I have posted about the Lakeway Regional Medical Center a few times before, but never had first-hand information until now. I heard the hospital's CEO speak recently and here are some highlights: The hospital will be open and fully operational in Read More...
Posted Friday, November 04, 2011 11:06 AM by Sam Chapman | 0 Comments
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Texaplex 2 - Great Info on Texas

Here is the second Texaplex video. There is great information in this. Austin is featured nicely at 4:20 - it talks about not only tech being big in Austin, but biotech as well. At 6:15, Austin's music scene is highlighted. Click to see the original Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 01, 2011 1:24 PM by Sam Chapman | 1 Comments