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You may end up wanting to stay!!! – Travel to Texas

It’s big…and it’s Texas. Cowboy, Native American, Mexican, and European cultures mix to create the unique flavor that is Texas. There’s so much here, and it’s so large, that you’ll need a really good-sized Texas vacation rental to make it all fit together.
Texas Cuisine
When it comes to cuisine, Texas has a wonderful mix of cultures [...]

Austin Region Likely to See Shortage of New Homes with Continued Population Growth on the Horizon

Austin News, Austin Real Estate News, Austin economy, Real Estate

The HBA held the 2010 Mid-Year Economic Housing Forecast yesterday.
The program was presented by Dr. Ted C. Jones, PhD, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist for Stewart Title Guaranty Company. After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from Colorado State University, Ted earned a PhD in finance with a minor in statistics [...]

Austin Ranks in 10 Top Places for Business

Austin News, Austin economy

Forbes.com’s search for the best places for business and careers spanned 200 communities, ranging in size from the New York metropolitan area, home to 11.7 million people, to the Merced, Calif., area, with a population of 245,000.
Each community was ranked according to 12 metrics, including costs (business and living), job growth (past and projected), income [...]

Pemberton Heights draws eclectic mix of architecture and noted Austinites

Real Estate

A lot happened in Texas in 1927.
The “Santa Claus bank robbery” took place in Cisco, reformer Dan Moody became the state’s youngest governor at 33, the “mocker” was named Official State Bird.
And the Austin Development Co. filed the plat for the first section of prestigious Pemberton Heights neighborhood with the Travis County Clerk’s office. “In [...]

Garage conversions can add square feet — and style — to your home.

Architecture, Design, Real Estate

Have you ever seen a house where the attached garage was turned into a family room or extra bedroom that basically still looked like a garage with drywall? Converting a garage into livable space is quite a feat, but to do it in a tasteful way so it looks like it was always there is [...]

10 Best Cities for the Next Decade

Austin Community, Austin News, Austin economy

They’re prosperous, innovative, and they’ll generate plenty of jobs, too.
By the Editors of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine
From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine, July 2010
We live in challenging times. Unemployment remains high, and the U.S. lead in technology and science is slipping as many foreign countries gain ground. But some U.S. cities, though slowed by the Great [...]

Moving

Austin News, Austin economy, Uncategorized

I just finished what turned out to be the absolute worst move in the history of moves. Granted I was spared what a college roommate went through when the container ship carrying all his family’s possessions sank, but still hiring movers to help ease the stress of moving did not help!
I have a very hard [...]

Austin Ranks as 3rd Most “Recession Proof” City

Austin News, Austin economy, Uncategorized

In April of 2008, Austin was ranked the third most recession proof city by Forbes because of a lack of a housing bubble, low median home price, low unemployment, and strong job growth segments that would recover more quickly. Plus, Austin was known as “Silicon Hills” for its growing tech sector industries.
Now, over two years [...]

Summer Fun in Austin!

Austin Community

The city of Austin has so much to offer, especially during these HOT summer months. I found some great events happening that are fun for everyone from young professionals, to families. Check out some of these events only to be found in Austin!

SPLASH Party movie Nights at the Deep Eddy Pool. This event has been [...]