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Austin suburb rocks onto list of America’s best mid-sized cities
Round Rock is on a roll. On the heels of being named one of the country’s fastest growing cities, the booming Austin suburb has been deemed one of the 10 most livable mid-sized cities in America. This award comes from financial website SmartAsset, which compared 227 U.S. cities based on eight metrics, ranging from median household income to unemployment rate to home value change. (The cities included have at least 100,000 residents; the 100 most populous U.S. cities were removed.) “For Americans seeking a more affordable and less crowded alternative to the bustle of a big city but not interested in very small towns, a mid-sized city might be the best place to…
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Texas Is On The Road Back To Normal Following Coronavirus
There’s no doubt that coronavirus has changed the business community in Texas because, most businesses that are classified as non-essential services, including real estate companies, have been closed down due to the pandemic. Sadly, after being closed down for almost two months, most businesses that have not been earning any Revenue during a coronavirus pandemic are close to shutting down completely or may even be considering bankruptcy. Thankfully, Texas governor Greg Abbott hasn’t made efforts to reopen businesses in the state of Texas including promising $50 million in small business loans. Learn More About The Austin Texas Real Estate Market To learn more about the Austin Texas real estate market,…
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Austin-area gas prices keep plunging
Austin-area gas prices continued to drop this week, driven by a sharp decline in both oil prices and consumer demand, according to new data from industry tracking firm GasBuddy.com. The price for regular unleaded gasoline is currently $1.56 per gallon in the Austin metro area, according to GasBuddy, which surveys prices at 830 Austin-area gasoline sellers. That’s a drop of 7 cents from last week’s average price of $1.63 per gallon and is down 37 cents from the same week last month. The current average price per gallon is 92 cents lower than it was at the same time last year, according to GasBuddy data. The $1.56 per gallon average…
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More Californian’s Are Relocating To Texas Than Ever Before
This will be no surprise to anyone in the Austin area but, thanks to recent data, we know that between 2018 and 2019 the state of Texas grew by close to 400,000 people and most of those new residents came from California. That’s huge news considering the fact that the Dallas suburb of Arlington Texas has about 400,000 people alone and the odds grow increasingly likely her every single day that Texas will only continue to see more people migrating from California in the years to come. Yes, More People Are Moving To Texas Texas’ 2018-19 population growth eclipsed that of the country’s largest state, California. The Golden State saw…
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What Is A Private Transfer Fee? Learn More About This Important Real Estate Term
Are you planning on selling your Austin Texas home? If so, one fee that you can expect to pay is a private transfer fee. What exactly is a private transfer fee? It’s a fee that has to be paid each time a home is sold and it must be collected along with any HOA fees. Are Private Transfer Fees Still Enforceable? In 2019, some home buyers, sellers and Realtors® may feel that private transfer fees are not enforceable, the reality is that some Private Transfer Fees (PTFS) that were created before 2012 may still be enforceable due to the following statutorily process mentioned here: “Each owner of a Lot, upon…
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Should you sell your home due to financial hardship?
Following the collapse of the real estate market in 2007 I saw many Austin Texas homeowners fall behind on their mortgages and end up having to sell their homes via short sale or go into foreclosure. Sadly, besides the real estate downturn, there are a variety of other reasons why a homeowner can fall behind on their mortgage including a job loss, health issues or death of the primary income earner in the family but the big question is should you sell your home when these situations occur? In this article, I will provide you with tips on how to handle the situation when you’ve fallen behind on your…
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Texas Homestate Heroes in Rio!
Follow fellow Texans through their Rio 2016 journeys! {Click on the graphic to enlarge}
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Texans Competing in Sochi
Looking for Texas athletes in this year’s winter olympics? You might be surprised just how well represented we are in Sochi! If there’s one thing Texans know, it’s speed skating. Of course I’m kidding but whether tuning into the speed skating long or short track events, you’ll find a Texan! Find Jonathan Garcia (Katy native) tearing it up on the Long Track and Denton’s own Jordan Malone flying through the Short Track. Crave a bit of danger in your olympic watching? Check out this year’s Bobsled events featuring a few more Lone Star athletes. Running in both the 2 man and 4 man events are San…
