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Commission Votes to Keep TRCC
The TRCC was told to become a better watchdog over homebuilders
The Sunset Advisory Commission late Tuesday voted not to abolish the controversial state agency that polices homebuilders and investigates consumer complaints about shoddy construction, after years of complaints that the agency has become a tool of the industry it is supposed to regulate.
But commission members [...]
Are These Retail Store Closings True?
Recently, we received an email from a follower describing a wave of retail store closures taking place around the country and caution around the purchase of Gift Cards from retailers that may not be able to honor them after the first of the year. The list was long and was reportedly a result of the [...]
Happy Real Estate Halloween!
Saw this on YouTube and thought everyone would get a small laugh..
Enjoy!!
‘Subject To’ Investing Workshop in Austin
Hey Austin Metro Real Estate Investors!
Ever wanted to know more about ‘Subject To’ Real Estate Investing? Would you like to know how to find and purchase investment property, while leaving the current financing in place?
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THE ” NO MONEY NO CREDIT” Austin Bus Tour!
Jump on a bus and learn with [...]
Austin Apartment Rent Growth Slows
First, let’s be clear that we’re talking about Apartment Rents, which are different than Single Family Home (SFR) rents.
The Austin Business Journal just published an article stating that apartment rents are off by a large margin from this time last year and especially when compared to the rest of the county. The ABJ article references [...]
Great Conversation with Great People at AIME
We had a great time at the Austin Internet Marketing Entrepreneurs gathering. Pictured is Andy Meadows of BudURL.com, our very own Damon Flowers of Dwellgo, and Brian Massey of ConversionScientist.
Enjoyed meeting some old and new friends too, Lorie Marero of Clutterdiet.com, AustinAaron.com, Dave Gonzalez, Paul Terry of AustinBlogger.com and David Zahn of ConseroGlobal
How Did This Happen?
Friday marked one of the hallmark moments in US history as the US govt voted to pump $700B into failing financial institutions to hopefully avoid a massive credit crisis. This is the single biggest financial intervention since the Great Depression.
I don’t understand, how did this happen?
In a nutshell…
Banks began lending money to people to [...]
Fannie Mae forgives loan for woman who shot herself
Fannie Mae said it will set aside the loan of a woman who shot herself as sheriff’s deputies tried to evict her from her foreclosed home.
Addie Polk, 90, of Akron, Ohio, became a symbol of the nation’s home mortgage crisis when she was hospitalized after shooting herself at least twice in the upper body Wednesday [...]
Austin housing starts remain depressed, but price drop is still unlikely
New reports show home construction and closings of recently completed homes in Austin remain depressed, but that’s unlikely to bring prices down any time soon.
Area homebuilders started work on 2,382 new houses in the third quarter, a 37 percent decline from third quarter 2007 starts, according to the latest report from Residential Strategies Inc. Through [...]
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