A returning investor is under contract for his third property in Central Texas. This time, it's a posh duplex that's located less than a mile away from Samsung's swank new processor plant.
Passenger trains in Austin, after 22 years of debate, an election and something like $100 million (and counting) spent, will begin running this evening. Well, one of them will. However, the only people on board will be transit workers.
The number of home sales in the Austin market may be down, inline with the USA average, but the value of local residential real estate continues to rise faster than in most other markets around the country.
Rigged appraisals, lax underwriting and toxic loans may dominate the headlines, but they are hardly the only issues causing problems in residential real estate.
A returning investor is under contract for his third property in Central Texas. This time, it's a posh duplex that's located less than a mile away from Samsung's swank new processor plant. 
Passenger trains in Austin, after 22 years of debate, an election and something like $100 million (and counting) spent, will begin running this evening. Well, one of them will. However, the only people on board will be transit workers. 
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As we all eagerly await the Fed decision at 2 pm today, I want to just clarify what exactly a rate cut will and will not affect. 
Despite national worries over the sub-prime collapse and rising oil prices, the economy will avoid a recession in 2008, economist Ray Perryman says. 
The number of home sales in the Austin market may be down, inline with the USA average, but the value of local residential real estate continues to rise faster than in most other markets around the country. 
Why is housing in some cities still booming? The answers may help you navigate your own market. 
Rigged appraisals, lax underwriting and toxic loans may dominate the headlines, but they are hardly the only issues causing problems in residential real estate.