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Entries from March 2011

Destination Living and Traffic Influences on the Austin Market

March 30th, 2011 · No Comments

We’ve all been there, sitting in traffic on MoPac or I35 trying to get home after a hard days work. Yes, Austin’s traffic can be terrible and Austin has recently been given the distinction of the 4th worst traffic city in the country according to research by INRIX. This report found that on average, commuters [...]

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Small Investors Have a Large Influence on the Housing Market

March 18th, 2011 · No Comments

There has been an increase in small investments in Austin residential properties. The upswing is in local investors, who are purchasing distressed REO properties. These new investors, who earn less than $100,000 a year are part of the housing recovery. Many of these new investors are looking to fix up these distressed properties with the [...]

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Vacation Rentals in Austin

March 8th, 2011 · No Comments

With SXSW on the horizon, there has been a large influx of vacation rentals in the Austin real estate market. Property owners who have been waiting to sell while the market to continue its swing upwards use events like SXSW as an additional source of income. Others time their vacations to coincide with the larger [...]

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