-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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– Austin Business Journal The W Austin Hotel & Residences has begun taking reservations for guests arriving Jan. 15. The $300-million Stratus Properties Inc. and Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund II LP joint venture is opening on time and on budget, according to officials. It will be the latest addition to downtown’s growing 2nd Street District and [...]
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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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Asked where the developers had projected the Austonian to be in terms of sales by this time compared with the 70 sales to date, Mitchell said, “we had hoped to be a little higher” — but not hugely higher, given the lofty prices, which he said limits the pool of buyers. “We didn’t expect to [...]
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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 [...]
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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), [...]
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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 [...]
Read More...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 [...]
Read More...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 [...]
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By Les Christie, staff writerJune 15, 2010: 2:08 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — As the nation struggles to shrug off the worst housing crash since the Great Depression, it may be hard to believe a housing shortage could be on its way. The nation is simply not building enough homes to keep up with [...]
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