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 […]
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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 […]
Austin Named America’s Next Boom Town
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 […]
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 #16 on Hottest Real Estate Markets in US List
In a recent analysis of July 2015 sales data, Realtor.com made a list of the 20 hottest real estate markets in the US. Which cities made the list? Where did Austin fall? First, let’s look at how they analyzed the data to get the results. What Metrics Were Used to Determine the Hottest Real Estate […]
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 […]
Austin Named Best City to Buy a Home in the US
In a recent report by SelfStorage.com, Austin was named the best city to buy a home in the US in 2015. Though I’m sure home buyers experiencing multiple offers and overbids might be frustrated, they should rest assured that their efforts will pay off if this report by SelfStorage.com holds true. Criteria Used to Make […]
Austin Named Best City Poised to Be the Next Silicon Valley
I was reading Forbes recently and saw an article that echoed what we’ve been saying and experiencing for a couple of years now. Having grown up the heart of the Silicon Valley, and witnessing the birth and explosion of the tech industry there, we are familiar with the stages of the growth process. When we […]