Austin Real Estate and Investment Properties

Why Investors Like TexasPosted on August 29, 2011 by Mark DotzourTexas Investment ParadigmEach 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 a sizable portion of their funds in Texas real estate. They understand “the ...

Here are two interesting articles from the Wall Street Journal about the strength of the Texas real estate market. The first article discusses the attractiveness of investing in the stock of publicly traded, Texas homebuilders. Because the broader economic indicators in Texas point to a stronger economic recovery in Texas (and less of a recession ...

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. Latest national price declines range from as little as 4.5 percent (Dallas, Texas) on a ...

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 NewGeography.com. The Capital City posted modest job growth of just 1 percent in 2008 but that ...

Austin Business Journal - 1:56 PM CDT Wednesday, May 23, 2007 Gains in occupancy and rental rates continue to paint a positive picture in the Austin apartment market. The local market saw occupancy creep up less than a percentage point in April to 93.38 percent -- the highest occupancy level of any of the major Texas markets, according to a ...