Austin Real Estate and Investment Properties

Under a law passed by the Texas Legislature, homeowners who apply for a new  property tax homestead exemption must provide proof to the county  appraisal district that they live in the house they claim as their principal residence.  The new law took effect September 1st, 2011.House Bill 252 requires a copy of the ...

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 ...

   Austin home prices improved year-over-year last month, while total sold fell 31 percent from October 2009, the Austin Board of Realtors reported Thursday. The group's Multiple Listing Service data showed total homes sold decreased to 1,221 in October, while home listings were up 8 percent to 9,703 properties on the market. At ...

10 Markets Most Likely to Appreciate Forbes magazine turned to real estate research firm Local Market Monitor to figure out which markets have the greatest likelihood of price appreciation because they offer a mix of jobs weighted toward growth industries. These are the top markets, the research company concludes: 1. Raleigh-Cary, N.C. 2. ...

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 ...

Forbes: Austin best economic recovery in U.S. Austin Business Journal The Austin-Round Rock area tied for first on a list of large metros where the recession is easing. Central Texas tied Washington D.C. in the Forbes.com ranking that compiles job growth and real estate industry improvement, among other indicators. Washington has one of the lowest ...

Thursday, February 25, 2010, 9:58am CST Facebook opening 200-person Austin office Austin Business Journal - by Jacob Dirr Staff Writer Facebook is creating 200 jobs in Austin, thanks to a $1.4 million incentive from the state of Texas. The move will be the first major U.S. expansion outside of Palo Alto, Calif., where the company is headquartered, ...

Wednesday, August 5, 2009, 11:47am CDT Austin Business Journal Memo to working moms: Austin's your kind of town Working moms trying to balance family and the workplace may be better off in Austin than a lot of other cities around the country. That according to ForbesWoman's first ever list of the "Best Cities for Working ...

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 ...