Monthly Archives: October 2011

Maintaining Austin’s Edge

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Sam Carroll Leave a comment

While Austin has won numerous “Best City” awards in recent years, it needs to think carefully about how to remain a successful city in the future, according to Carol Coletta, host of NPR’s Smart City and CEO of CEO for … Continue reading →

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Austin Homes – cheaper to rent or buy now?

Posted on October 25, 2011 by pg1116 Leave a comment

Evidence suggests that now is a good time to buy a home in the US and in Austin. Claims are in some areas it is cheaper to buy than rent. If you want to do the calculations yourself you could … Continue reading →

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Where Office Market Leads, Residential One Will Follow

Posted on October 18, 2011 by pg1116 Leave a comment

The office market in Downtown Austin is strong and showing signs of good momentum, in contrast to other urban markets. Office vacancies dropped by 4 percentage points in the 3rd quarter from the previous quarter, according to an article by … Continue reading →

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Flood Insurance in Austin?

Posted on October 11, 2011 by pg1116 1 Comment

As our record drought moves into its second year, more Austin homeowners may be tempted to drop their flood insurance unless it’s required by a lender. My advice is “stop, look and listen” before you do that. “Stop” and remember … Continue reading →

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Recent Austin Real Estate Market Indicators

Posted on October 5, 2011 by pg1116 1 Comment

Last week the Case-Shiller Index was released and was up for the fourth month in a row. While most of the gain came from northeastern US, the index did show Dallas rose about 1% for the past three months but … Continue reading →

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