Seven years ago when we were looking to move out of California, Austin constantly showed up on “best of” lists. Top city to start over, best city to buy a home, best city to raise a family to name just a few. When we arrived, you could tell Austin was booming. We saw home prices […]
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Austin Street Guide & Pronunciation Cheat Sheet
When we relocated to Austin, it took us a while to figure out alternate names and proper pronunciation of some of Austin’s well traveled roads, most of which you’re just supposed to know. Not pronouncing the streets properly is the fastest way for Austinites to know you’re not from here and its most certainly followed […]
Work-Play Project Slated for Way South Austin in 2018
The commercial space (defunct Office Furniture Now Building) off of South Congress and St. Elmo will be receiving a much needed and highly anticipated facelift. The 12-acre project will break ground mid-2016 with an expected opening date of 2018. St Elmo Mixed Use Project Dubbed “St. Elmo” this mixed used project will add a trendy […]
Food Trucks Out, Austin Food Hall In
Just a few years ago, food trucks were the “IT” thing in Austin. Every week there was a new food truck opening, the best food in the city came from trucks and it wasn’t an event unless the best trucks were a part of it. Although food trucks are still a big part of Austin’s […]
North Austin Zip Code Lands Top 10 Hottest Zip Codes in the US List
Earlier this week, Realtor.com released their report of the top 10 hottest zip codes in the US. Realtor.com analyzed data from the first 6 months of 2015 and, not surprisingly, one of Northwest Austin’s zip codes made the list. The study cited healthy local economics, job opportunities and affordability as top considerations for zip codes […]
Austin Named #1 on Best Large Cities to Live List
WalletHub, known for compiling data on cities in the US and determining which cities are best in each category recently released their 2015 Best Large Cities to Live In report. Austin is no newcomer to the “best cities” lists and is one of the reasons we relocated to Austin from San Francisco about five years […]
Austin Named #1 on Best US Cities for Startups List
Watch out Silicon Valley! Austin is not only a much more affordable and fun city to live, but is now #1 US City for startups according to the 2015 Kauffman Index. Having grown up in the heart of the Silicon Valley in the height of the tech boom, I have seen many of the same […]
15 Best School Districts in Austin
Schools are a major factor in determining where you want to buy a home in Austin. Even if you don’t have school age children, or your kids attend private schools, the quality of schools is something to consider. In Austin, the resale market is driven largely by quality of schools. The better the school district, […]
5 Foods That are Uniquely Austin
As more and more people move to Austin from all over the world, Austin’s food scene continues to transform. Recently named the 8th best foodie city for your wallet, Austin is quickly becoming a go to food destination. New chefs continue to infiltrate the food scene and I would only expect Austin’s foodie scene to […]
What Site Should I Use to Research Austin School Ratings?
The Texas Education Agency used to have an easy to understand school rating system with four ratings: Exemplary, Recognized, Academically Acceptable and Academically Unacceptable. They rated districts and individual schools on this system. It was very easy to understand and allowed residents to quickly recognized top rated schools. Unfortunately, they’ve phased out the four tiered […]