Ray Martin Suggests Strategies Offered By Real Estate Pros
NEW YORK, May 22, 2008
(CBS)
Selling A House In A Buyers' Market
It certainly isn't easy, but there are definitely steps you can take to make it easier, and Early Show money maven Ray Martin spells them out in this column.
As the supply of homes for sale continues to grow throughout the U.S., hopes that the spring and summer..(read more)
Neighbors who opposed
Supercenter praise move
By Shonda Novak
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Wal-Mart is dramatically scaling back plans for its Supercenter at Northcross Mall after a two-year controversy and a court fight with neighbors opposed to the store.
Wal-Mart now plans a 99,000-square-foot store, about half the size of the 192,000-square-foot facility..(read more)
From: Austin Business Journal: June 20, 2008
There is finally some good news for Texas motorists. The pump prices drivers paid for petro this week in the Lone Star State were flat compared to the previous week.
The average price per gallon for self-serve regular gas did, however, spike to an all-time high of $3.95 mid-week before settling down to a statewide average of $3.93, according to..(read more)
Cedar Park Event Center breaks ground
09:50 PM CDT on Tuesday, June 10, 2008
By OLGA CAMPOS
KVUE News
Professional hockey is headed back to Central Texas now that construction of the new Cedar Park Event Center is underway. Tuesday's groundbreaking marked a milestone for the Texas Stars -- the American League affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Dallas Stars. It's..(read more)
Best Cities to Live, Work and Play
Wednesday, June 4, 2008, provided by www.kiplinger.com
These ten great places will only get better.
Our approach this year to picking the ten best cities in which to live and work was simple: Look for places with strong economies and abundant jobs, then demand reasonable living costs and plenty of fun things to do. When we ran the numbers, some of the names..(read more)
Austin real estate is selling! Granted, there are 27.5% homes on the market than time last year so it is taking a little longer to sell. What does that mean for buyers? More choices! As a buyer, you have more options to help you find that perfect house and many sellers are willing to negotiate to sell their house!
Will you be moving in 2008? I offer the following services
FREE to my clients!
Receive..(read more)
Job growth prompts rise; some notices will arrive next week.
By Shanda Novak AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
In a sign of the region's relative economic health, homeowners in Travis, Hays and Williamson counties can expect to see increases in their 2008 property appraisals when they begin receiving notices in the mail soon, appraisers say.
The Travis Central Appraisal..(read more)
Daily Real Estate News | March 27, 2008
As April 15 tax day approaches, here is a reminder for home buyers with mortgage insurance.
Home owners with adjusted gross incomes of $100,000 or less can deduct the full cost of their government or private mortgage insurance premiums on their 2007 federal returns.
Families with incomes between $100,000..(read more)
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS and RON NIXON
Published: February 15, 2008
AUSTIN, Tex. - The real estate market these days is a tale of two Americas, and one of them is not doing too badly.
Skip to next paragraph
Ben Sklar for The New York Times
Jim and Hatti Wang, with their daughters, Claire, left, and Chloe, at an open house in Austin, Tex. The couple, both working in computer technology, want to move..(read more)
