Archive for February, 2010

East End Flats is Austin, Texas’ newest urban loft development

Sunday, February 28th, 2010 Posted in Austin Downtown Condos | Comments Off

East End Flats offers the most unique, modern and affordable lofts in Austin, Texas.  This lovely private residential loft community conveniently located just two miles from downtown Austin Texas and ... Read more..

41 Waller offers Luxury Lofts with Superior Austin, Texas Location

Saturday, February 27th, 2010 Posted in Austin Downtown Condos | Comments Off

Located just two blocks from beautiful Lady Bird Lake, 41 Waller is an incredible condo development that is perfect for downtown Austin urban living.  41 Waller is 30 units that ... Read more..

Nat’l Association of REALTORS gives home sales a mixed review

Saturday, February 27th, 2010 Posted in Austin Living, Austin Real Estate, Austin Real Estate Financial Matters | Comments Off

[caption id="attachment_1372" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Austin TX and USA home sales data drops"][/caption] Existing-home sales fell from December to January but were still above year-ago levels, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) ... Read more..

Austin could gain up to 500 new jobs with Facebook and solar energy firm

Thursday, February 25th, 2010 Posted in Austin Living, Austin Real Estate, Green Living in Austin | Comments Off

[caption id="attachment_1366" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Facebook jobs might be headed to Austin"][/caption] Austin could gain more than 500 new jobs with proposals by a Chinese solar energy company that is considering building ... Read more..

Apache Shores is a Lovely Waterfront Texas Hill Country Community

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 Posted in Austin Lakefront Property | Comments Off

The Austin waterfront community of Apache Shores can be found tucked in the hills on Lake Austin, just south of the Mansfield Dam.  Boasting a beautiful lakeside setting and reasonably priced ... Read more..

Are Austin mortgage rates headed higher…or not?

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 Posted in Austin Real Estate, Austin Real Estate Financial Matters, Austin Real Estate Financing | Comments Off

You might have noticed last week that the Federal Reserve raised the discount rate on loans to banks. To the uninitiated, this might seem like a move that will push ... Read more..

The Residential Community of Sendera in Southwest Austin

Sunday, February 21st, 2010 Posted in Austin Real Estate | Comments Off

  Sendera is a lovely, established neighborhood just outside downtown Austin that boasts approximately 800 homes and was completed in three different phases. The community was originally developed by the Milburn ... Read more..

Is Austin Texas the center of the new Green Economy?

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 Posted in Green Living in Austin, Uncategorized | Comments Off

Austin, Texas is a forward thinking and no where is that more apparent than in its ever-growing environmentally-friendly home designs. There are many energy-efficient residential developments throughout Austin that boast ... Read more..

The Luxury lofts of Austin City Lofts

Monday, February 15th, 2010 Posted in Luxury Living in Austin | Comments Off

Austin City Lofts is 82 beautifully modern, luxury lofts located on the northwest corner of West 5th Street and West Avenue in Austin.  These luxury units boast approximately 1700 square ... Read more..

Austin ranked #1 city in USA for entrepreneurs

Monday, February 15th, 2010 Posted in Austin Downtown Condos, Austin Living, Austin Real Estate, Austin Real Estate Financial Matters, Uncategorized | Comments Off

[caption id="attachment_1336" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Austin's robust economy great for small business"][/caption] According to a new report in Portfolio.com/bizjournals, Austin ranked #1 as the place for small business vitality, based upon a ... Read more..