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It's a great long term trend for Austin. Knowledge workers will increasingly play a strong role in the economic health of a community. Startups and company growth depend on having a well educated work force and Austin is well positioned with 120,000
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Austin Business Journal Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 11:52am CDT Report: Austin among best performing U.S. metros Austin and San Antonio will be the first two U.S. cities to recover from the recession, according to a new national forecast from IHS Global
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Information provided by Ted C. Jones, PhD, Senior Vice President—Chief Economist, Stewart Title Guaranty Company. --April 2009 Time to buy is RIGHT NOW! U.S. home prices have declined across the nation in the past year—albeit at varying levels.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 1:28pm CDT Austin ranks No. 1 for job growth potential Texas dominates a new list on job growth potential among the nations largest metropolitan areas. Austin ranks No. 1 on the list of big cities for employment potential from
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The First-Time Homebuyer Credit is definitely a hot topic in the marketplace. Since a lot of consumers are still confused on the details, I have provided you a link to the IRS website. You will find the IRS 5405 form with all of the details including
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, passed the House on February 13, 2009, by a vote of 246 - 184. Later that day, the Senate also passed the bill by a vote of 60 - 38. The President
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Best and Worst Bang for the Buck Cities by Abha Bhattarai Wednesday, October 15, 2008 provided by © Shutterstock Your money will go farthest in Austin. The economic storm sweeping the country has left Americans with few places to hide. But those
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"Right Now is a Buyers Market " The Fed cut the federal funds rate to 4.5 percent today. How will this affect your finances? "If you're looking at refinancing, it makes sense to do it now. Its one of those things that's a no-brainer"
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Market Soars As Fed Cuts Interest Rate Tuesday September 18, 5:25 pm ET By Jeannine Aversa, AP Economics Writer Federal Reserve Slashes Interest Rate by a Half-Point; Market Soars WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a bold strike, the Federal Reserve slashed a key
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Austin bucks the trend --metro foreclosures down 6 percent in 2007 Austin Business Journal - 1:55 PM CDT Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Foreclosures in the metropolitan area are down 6 percent so far this year making Austin the only major Texas market to show
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AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Wednesday, August 08, 2007 Backed by healthy job growth, Central Texas' real estate market is expected to remain strong in 2008, a Texas economist predicts. The strength should span the region's housing, retail and apartment
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Austin Business Journal - 12:38 PM CDT Friday, May 11, 2007 Sales tax revenue in Texas got a boost in April. According to Texas Comptroller Susan Combs, the state collected $1.7 billion in sales tax revenue in April, an increase of 10.3 percent compared
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