America’s Fastest Growing Cities Daniel Fisher, Forbes Magazine, 4/18/12 There was a time in the early 1990s when Austin, Texas, was the quintessential see-through city, with empty office towers downtown and vacant subdivisions meandering through the surrounding limestone hills. No longer. Austin realtor Kevin Elliott says buyers are snapping up houses as companies like Apple, […]
Downtown Austin Emerging Projects
January 22, 2013
Downtown Austin is currently undergoing another massive change. In what will be one of downtown’s tallest buildings, The Fairmont Hotel will tower at 700 feet with more than 50 stories and should break ground in 2013. Other highlights include the new central library, 3 Eleven Bowie (apts, office and retail), the JW Marriott Hotel and […]
Sellers Market in 2013 for Austin
January 9, 2013
by QUITA CULPEPPER / KVUE News and Photojournalist DAVID GARDNER Posted on kvue.com at http://www.kvue.com/news/A–strong-housing-market-forecast-in-Austin–186095862.html Posted on January 8, 2013 at 6:11 PM AUSTIN — There’s good news for builders and others involved in the Central Texas housing industry. The forecast for this year is looking promising. In fact, […]
Apartment Market In Need of Expansion
January 8, 2013
by QUITA CULEPEPPER / KVUE News and photojournalist SCOTT McKENNEY Posted on kvue.com at http://www.kvue.com/home/Apartments-a-hot-commodity–in-Austin–185946962.html Posted on January 7, 2013 at 6:22 PM AUSTIN — Austin has one of the hottest rental markets in the state. According to ALN Apartment Data, Inc. it’s tougher to find an apartment here than pretty much any other city and […]
Ice Skating at Whole Foods
January 8, 2013
Once a year the Plaza at the downtown Whole Foods becomes a skating wonderland for old and young try their hand at ice skating. Watch out for the Texans who have never seen a frozen lake and are curious about this contraption called an ice rink. They’ll be the ones hanging on the edge wall. […]
Austin’s Trail of Lights
December 28, 2012
After a two-year absence, the Austin Trail of Lights made a comeback thanks to the RunTex Carrozza Foundation. Millions of lights illuminate Zilker Park with displays such as The 12 Days of Christmas, Snow White, dinosaurs, Candyland, and many others. The trail also includes family friendly activities such as music, food vendors, and sitting on […]
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