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A quick comparison

The Austin Board Of Realtors® reported yesterday that “Sales of single-family homes in the Austin area were 14 percent higher in January 2011 than January 2010.” (See Austin Business Journal article.) Since that data differs from my Austin Market Dashboard update yesterday, I just want to point out …
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Updated Market Dashboard — “unpredictable”

The theme in my Austin Market Dashboard this month is that the Austin/Central Texas real estate market remains unpredictable — although virtually all economic indicators and forecasts call for improvement in our local economy generally, and our real estate market specifically. Continue reading

How are Texas cities performing economically?

The Greater Austin Chamber Of Commerce posted some very interesting information this week about Texas and our major metro areas, and their relative performance economically. This post focuses on just a few charts. Continue reading

Jobs in Austin

Instead of discussing Austin employment statistically, sometimes it’s important to focus on specific employers. Here is a variety of success stories. Continue reading

Growth and employment in Austin

What a great time to be in a great place! Continue reading

Employment growth continues

By virtually every measure, Austin is the place to be. Yes, I’m biased, but this is a great place to live and work.
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Austin Sales and Building Permits

A couple of days ago I received some questions on one of my blogsites about my Austin Market Dashboard. It strikes me that others may have the same questions … Continue reading

Austin in the news … in case you missed it

CBS Evening News featured Austin yesterday as the top job-creating city in the country … Continue reading

What a place — Austin grows jobs!

There is an entrepreneurial ethic in Austin that you don’t find everywhere. Continue reading

Austin featured on CBS Evening News 01/07/11

CBS Evening News, 5:30 PM CST, Friday, January 7, 2011 — Katie Couric on Austin Continue reading

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