Austin Adds Best-Value City to Growing List of Titles
Posted on October 22, 2008 - Filed Under Austin Real Estate, HomeCity News, Relocating to Austin, This Is Austin | Leave a Comment
It has become increasingly difficult, if not impossible to avoid the reports of the struggling economy, and market instability. What is more difficult to find these days is the reports of areas that are surviving and in some cases thriving in this time of great uncertainty. If you live in Texas you can rest assured [...]
Read More..>>Keep Austin Weird – The Story Behind the Movement
Posted on September 14, 2008 - Filed Under Moving In Town, Relocating to Austin, This Is Austin | Leave a Comment
If you have been in Austin for more than half an hour, you may have seen a car (or two), driving around with a peculiar phrase on a bumper sticker, or a local resident sporting the same motto on a t-shirt: “Keep Austin Weird.” So what exactly does that mean and why is it so [...]
Read More..>>Popular Local Tradition Closes Its Doors
Posted on September 14, 2008 - Filed Under Moving In Town, Relocating to Austin, This Is Austin | Leave a Comment
On Wednesday September 3rd Austin saw the end of one more of its coveted local traditions. Las Manitas Café made headlines last year as it appeared it was going to become yet another victim to the growth and infiltration of franchises in the downtown area. The restaurant’s lease was not being renewed in order to [...]
Read More..>>No Need to Leave Fido at Home
Posted on September 9, 2008 - Filed Under Moving In Town, Relocating to Austin, This Is Austin | Leave a Comment
These days it’s getting easier to find places to relax or enjoy a day out on the town with man’s best friend. Gone are the days of “no pets allowed,” especially in cities like Austin which has been ranked as one of the top 10 most dog friendly cities in the country.
If you are visiting [...]
Austin Makes List of Top 5 Most Wi-Fi Friendly Cities in America
Posted on August 21, 2008 - Filed Under Moving In Town, Relocating to Austin, This Is Austin | Leave a Comment
Another “best of” for Austin, Texas! In a recent survey Microsoft ranks our beloved city among the top 5 most Wi-Fi friendly cities in America. Just how does a city earn such a prestigious ranking you ask? Microsoft officials turned to Intel’s annual “Most Unwired City” survey as a starting point, which ranks cities based [...]
Read More..>>A Buyer’s Market - Why it’s a great time to buy real estate in Austin, Texas!
Posted on October 24, 2007 - Filed Under Austin Areas, Austin Real Estate, Edwin Zamora, Relocating to Austin | Leave a Comment
Even though the only headlines that you’re probably reading in the news and hearing about on tv are about the terrible times for real estate, big downturn, and only more trouble ahead for the home building industry; this is actually great news for buyers right now! The Austin area has the highest number of homes listed [...]
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