As the Austin real estate market heats up for Spring, we’re starting to hear talk around the affordability of Austin real estate. It is affordable to buy a house in Austin for a family making the median income? Median Income in Austin is $55,216 If you run a quick Google search, you’ll see the median […]
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Austin Named Finalist for Amazon’s Second Headquarters
Amazon announced yesterday its “short list” of 20 cities for their second headquarters, to be named HQ2, behind Seattle, WA. Amazon received 238 bids from cities around the US and other North American countries and whittled the list down to 20 finalists. HQ2 is expected to bring 50,000 high paying jobs to its new city […]
Best Neighborhoods for Kids to See Christmas Lights
From perfectly in sync Christmas lights to over the top renditions of Grandma got ran over by a reindeer, Austin residents know how to decorate their homes and businesses for Christmas. Best Neighborhoods for Kids to See Christmas Lights If you have young children, you may be looking for places to take them that will […]
5 Ideas for Great School Lunches
Need Some Ideas for School Lunches? We know how hard it can be to come up with new and different lunch ideas for the kids and we’re here to help. Here are 5 quick & easy ideas for school lunches. Tortilla Roll-Ups These are a great option because they can be made the night before […]
Austin Ranks #6 on WalletHub’s 2017’s Best Big Cities to Live In
If you’ve been considering relocating to Austin, you’ve probably done your research on all the awards the city has won recently. From Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2017 and America’s Next Boom Town to Top City to Start Over and Best City to Buy a Home, Austin is raking in the awards […]
Austin Named Best City for Millennials by Nestpick
With the number of awards Austin is winning lately, it’s hard for even us to keep track. It’s topped the U.S News & World Report Rankings for Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2017, been named America’s Next Boom Town, Top City to Start Over and Best City to Buy a Home. And […]
Property Tax Trends in Austin
We’ve written extensively on property tax rates in Austin and with good reason. Texas, as you may know, has no personal income tax. This makes property taxes and sales taxes the primary means of rising revenue and a unique income/expense situation for many relocating buyers. While it may be intimidating at first, being informed about […]
Austin Tops the U.S. News & World Report Rankings for Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2017
If you’ve been considering relocating to Austin, you’ve probably done your research on all the awards the city has won recently. From America’s Next Boom Town to Top City to Start Over, Best City to Buy a Home, Austin is making a name for itself nationally – and this appears to be just the beginning. […]
Savills Names Austin Best Tech City on the Planet
Silicon Valley might be your first thought when you think of Tech Cities in the U.S., but Dell’s longtime home is finally receiving some international attention on the tech stage. Tech Cities 2017 Report by Savills Savills, an international real estate company, recently released their Tech Cities 2017 Report. You can read the full article […]
Hottest Austin Real Estate Markets in 2016
As we transition from 2015 into 2016, Austin continues to be one of the nation’s hottest real estate markets. Even if you made a conscious effort to ignore what’s happening in Austin, it’s almost impossible not to notice the rapid growth we’ve experienced over the last 8+ years. Hand and hand with growth, it seems […]