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Why Investors Like Texas
Why Investors Like Texas Posted on August 29, 2011 by Mark Dotzour Texas Investment Paradigm Each year I make presentations to high-net-worth investors and private equity fund managers. Frequently, these people live in New York or Laguna Beach but invest Read More...

Posted Tuesday, September 06, 2011 8:23 PM by Craig Ellmaker | 0 Comments

Forbes and Moody’s Economy.com projects Austin's economy will grow by 32%
In the late 80’s and early 90’s in Austin, job growth stopped, real estate values dropped and people left town. Probably because of the severity of that recession, Austin has faired much better this time. Home prices did not increase more Read More...

Posted Tuesday, January 12, 2010 7:58 AM by Craig Ellmaker | 2 Comments

BUYERS! TIME TO BUY!`
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. Read More...

Posted Friday, May 08, 2009 8:54 PM by Craig Ellmaker | 0 Comments

Austin ranks No. 1 for job growth potential
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 Read More...

Posted Thursday, April 16, 2009 2:53 PM by Craig Ellmaker | 0 Comments

Austin's Week and Month Sales Review
The number of active listings are up 1.6% over last year. The number of new listings are down this week 12.50% (compared to 2/24/09 - 3/1/09). Pendings are down this week 24.32%. Sold residential units are down 26.32% compared to the same week last year. Read More...

Posted Saturday, March 07, 2009 2:12 PM by Craig Ellmaker | 0 Comments

Austin, Tx ranks #1 in Forbes!
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 Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 16, 2008 1:41 PM by Craig Ellmaker | 2 Comments

Tourism takes off in Cedar Park
Tourism takes off in Cedar Park Written by Mark Collins Thursday, 17 April 2008 With big projects on the horizon, Cedar Park and Leander are beginning to explore tourism for the first time. "We want a city of destination, and we are getting closer Read More...

Posted Thursday, May 01, 2008 11:33 AM by Craig Ellmaker | 2 Comments

UT residential tower breaks ground
UT residential tower breaks ground Austin Business Journal - 3:09 PM CDT Wednesday, September 19, 2007 A groundbreaking event was held today for 21 Rio, the 158-unit high-rise apartment development going up near the University of Texas campus. At 21 stories, Read More...

Posted Friday, September 21, 2007 6:15 AM by Craig Ellmaker | 304 Comments

Market Soars As Fed Cuts Interest Rate
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 Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2007 8:18 AM by Craig Ellmaker | 10 Comments

Massive Project Planned for Leander
1,110 homes and apartments and 800,000 sq. ft. of commercial planned Austin Business Journal 24 August 2007 Leander TX -24 August 2007 -Another piece of Leander's planned transit-oriented development is heating up as a Dallas-based developer plans Read More...

Posted Thursday, August 30, 2007 7:11 PM by Craig Ellmaker | 54 Comments

Quick returns, partnership deals in Austin Texas
Deal 1: $6,000 Needed $900 in 2 months (15% simple ROI) I'm a way behind on the updated pics for this deal, so I'll try to add them tomorrow. Click HERE for PICS It has sheetrock completed, texture completed, the exterior siding is completed & Read More...

Posted Tuesday, June 05, 2007 12:00 AM by Craig Ellmaker | 0 Comments