10% rise in new home starts expected for the Greater Austin area in 2012
Eldon Rude, director of the Austin market for Metrostudy delivered his projections at the fourth annual housing forecast for the Austin area. Rude predicts that new home construction starts will be between 6,400 and 6,700 homes. This will mark a second straight year of growth for new home builders. Demand for new homes is coming [...]
New Law Takes Effect for Property Tax Homestead Exemption Applications
(AUSTIN) — Under a law passed by the Texas Legislature homeowners who apply for a new property tax homestead exemption beginning Sept. 1 must provide proof to the county appraisal district that they live in the house they claim as their principal residence. House Bill 252 requires a copy of the homeowner’s Texas driver’s license [...]
Affordable New Homes
Pacesetter Homes offers today’s homebuyers several neighborhoods throughout the Greater Austin Area that features affordable prices, financing assistance and free upgrades. Pacesetter Homes Bell Farms community in Manor Texas is a hometown neighborhood with lots of charm. Just a short drive from Austin and priced from the low $100’s, homebuyers can receive free upgrades like [...]
New Homes with Three Car Garages
In Austin where houses do not traditionally have basements, the three-car garage is becoming a must-have in new homes. For most buyers, the primary appeal of the three-car garage is that it provides more storage space for a third car or workshop, which consistently ranks high in NAHB surveys of consumer preferences for new home [...]
Economic Indicators puts Austin on Top of the 50 Best Performing Metro Areas
From the Austin Chamber of Commerce: Economic Indicators is a numbers update on select indicators in the Central Texas region that chronicle economic activity on a monthly or quarterly basis. Some of the bright spots for Austin are: 18,700 jobs in the last 12 months Two consecutive quarters of positive net Office space absorption With the [...]
Affordable Housing Program for Rural America Provides Zero Down Payment Financing
USDA Rural Housing program can make your dreams of home ownership a reality When you purchase a home in a USDA Rural Development defined rural area, you may be eligible for financing with the Chase Guaranteed Rural Housing program which features 103.5% financing. This allows the closing cost to be added into the price of [...]
Knollwood on the Colorado River – Where Austin living meets affordability!
For those who prefer to live in or near downtown Austin but cannot afford the high prices or prefer not to be in a high rise condominium should take a look at Knollwood on the Colorado River. The Community: Knollwood on the Colorado River, a new neighborhood with a limited number of homesites just 4 [...]
Forbes.com: Hot Austin jobs market makes now the time to buy…
According to a recent Forbes.com article, the Austin jobs market is growing more than any other city…
Austin’s New MetroRail Serves Cedar Park!
Capital MetroRail is preparing for service to begin in March, 2010.
The Red Line will run on 32-miles of existing freight tracks between Leander and Downtown Austin…
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