These may be far from the best of times, but they are no longer the worst. Last year’s annual “Best Cities for Jobs” list was by far the most dismal since we began compiling our rankings almost five years ago. Between 2009 and 2010, only 13 of 397 metropolitan areas experienced any growth at all. [...]
Read More...Austin #1 Best City For Jobs
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Austin Housing to recover in 2011
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Apartment occupancy levels, a healthy resale supply and new home inventory at record lows put Austin in a positive position in 2011, according to a recent report by Metrostudy, a national housing data and consulting firm that maintains the most extensive primary database on residential construction in the US housing market. “With economists forecasting 2% [...]
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From: Austin Business Journal Date: Friday, February 11, 2011 Austin’s rich supply of entertainment and high ratio of singles has landed the Texas state capital a spot on a recent listing of the best cities for dating. Vavoom.com named Austin second best city for dating using data such as available singles, fun things to do [...]
Read More...Downtown Condo Sales Rose 50% in 2010
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Austin condo sales doubled last year, while prices were stable, according to recent Multiple Listing Service data released Monday. A report from AustinTowers.net, a downtown Austin real estate blog, compiled MLS data from 25 downtown residential towers. The group tracked 168 sales last year, or about 50 percent more than in 2009. The average selling [...]
Read More...Austinites May Soon Face a Spike in Rental Rates
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AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) – 1/7/2011 – MPF Research predicts the Texas capital will become the country’s second best apartment industry performer this year, just behind San Jose, California. Austin’s apartment occupancy increased 3.6 percentage points over the last year to 93.5 percent, one of the nation’s strongest increases. Austin’s occupancy is anticipated to rise an additional [...]
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Austin Business Journal – Monday, November 22, 2010 Austin was ranked the sixth safest city among those with 500,000 or more residents, according to a report by CQ Press. The list ranks cities from a compilation of crime statistics in six main categories: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft. In the [...]
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Daily Finance, the money and finance site from AOL, identified the best cities for telecommuters – looking at places that provide a big-city experience at a small-town price. “In most lists of the best telecommuting cities, the focus is on local technology and the quality of Internet access. But as high-speed broadband and wireless options [...]
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-Bob Roberts, Gracy Title Last week brought the release of 2009 estimates (before the release of the actual Decennial Census) from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS). Here’s a sampling of findings from the 2009 ACS for the 5-county Austin Metropolitan Statistical Area that may be helpful in your presentations about Austin. More [...]
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Rays of Sunshine: In a lump of coal you sometimes find a diamond. In an oil slick, you find patches of clear water. And in a recession, there are success stories that can change how we think about our country in the modern era. The United States is a vast country whose different regions vary [...]
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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 [...]
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