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2009 First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit
The above chart includes the major modifications to the home-buyer tax credit effective 2009. There are more details and requirements for the credit that are not listed but can be found at http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=187935,00.html or
http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/2009/faq.php
Facts, Figures, Rankings, and Statistics about Austin, TX:Survive and Thrive
14 Austin companies made “Tech Fast 50” list, Deloitte & Touche LLP (October, 2008 )
The list, which the consulting firm compiles each year, ranks companies based on 5-year revenue growth. Austin, with a population of 1.6 million, has a higher concentration of these companies than any other metropolitan area in Texas.
12 Austin companies [...]
Good News for Texas, Again
The largest private mortgage insurance providers in the country, PMI Group, has a report out on economic real estate trends in the major metro areas specifically assessing the risk factor of what metro areas are at risk of declining value. The Risk Index uses economic, housing, and mortgage market factors (including home price appreciation, employment, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Economy is Still Better in TX
This in today from The Real Estate Center, part of the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University in College Station
COLLEGE STATION (Real Estate Center) – More than two million U.S. jobs were lost from November 2007 to November 2008, representing 1.5 percent of its labor force. The Texas economy fared much better during [...]
Plum Creek in Kyle Article
There is an excellent article posted on Plum Creek in Kyle as part of the “UnSprawl” case studies at Terrain.org. This is a big honor for Plum Creek. The focus of the journal is the meeting place between the built and natural environment, or as they describe it, “the soul of place.”
Previous UnSprawl case [...]
Facts, Figures, Rankings, and Statistics about Austin, TX: Business and Work
Austin: “Top 10 Growth Centers” – No. 4, BizJournals.com (November, 2008 )
“Three Texas markets are members of the top 10, with Austin posting the best growth record of the trio, “the report says. “Population has soared more than 8 percent in Austin in the past two years, and employment has jumped more than 10 percent. [...]
Facts, Figures, Rankings, and Statistics about Austin, TX: Live & Play
Austin: “Safest of Big Texas Cities,” CQ Press (November, 2008 )
CQ Press analyzed 2007 crime statistics for all U.S. cities with a population of 75,000 or more. Austin took the No.199 spot among the nation’s largest cities in terms of criminal activity. For comparison, San Antonio is the 233rd safest city; Fort Worth ranks 243; [...]
Austin Condo Review: Brazos Place Lofts
Austin Condo Review: Brazos Place Lofts
Snapshot & Observations
Brazos Place Lofts
8th & Brazos – 800 Brazos
Brazos Place Lofts is a luxury condo conversion in the heart of downtown. Built in 1948, it was the Commodore Perry Hotel and was converted from hotel to office (1984) and to condo in 2007.
Location: close to the Capital, some [...]
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