BufferAustin, Texas was recently ranked as the Number one city for “Starting Over” in the New Year. The Daily Best crunched the numbers to find the best places in America for reinvigorating your life and career and not surprisingly, Austin came out on top.  The Daily Best considered six data points, equally weighted, for more
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Better Austin Living . . . . Again
September 23, 2011
BufferAustin Job Market Among Strongest in U.S. Employers in the Austin-Round Rock area expect slightly stronger hiring levels this fall, according to a Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. According to the survey, job prospects appear to be the strongest in financial activities, manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, government, and professional and business services. Transportation and utilities
What if Mother Nature was Knocking at Your Door?
September 07, 2011
Buffer Above is a picture of the smoke from the Bastrop fires behind the Austin skyline. The original picture and credit to the photographer can be found here. As you probably know by now, Central Texas was (and still is) devastated by wildfires over the Labor Day weekend. Fires in Steiner Ranch and sections of
Austin Texas Bucks National Economic Trends
August 05, 2011
BufferAgainst the worst national economy in more than 60 years, the Austin area stands out as the best market in the nation. That’s the bottom line from Mark Sprague, an expert who follows the economy and housing markets both locally and nationally. Sprague, director of business development for Mission Mortgage in Austin, gave an overview
Austin Ranks High for, Well, just about Everything
April 18, 2011
This is one of those easy links for an Austin Realtor, Ill admit I did not have to put much thought into this post. Still, I wouldn't be a strong promoter of the Austin area if I did not share articles like this that talk about how great Austin, Texas is. This article is from the Austin Business Journal.
Survey: Austin TX one of top ‘youngest’ cities
April 12, 2011
Austin was named third in a "Youngest Cities" ranking by RealAge, a subsidiary of the Hearst Corp. that uses an online test to measure health behaviors to determine "how old your body thinks you are," according to the website.
Austin leads nation in small-business vitality ranking
April 12, 2011
Austin is the U.S. market that is most conducive to the creation and development of small businesses, according to the latest On Numbers rankings.
1,000 eBay jobs proposed for Austin, Texas
April 12, 2011
EBay Inc. and its PayPal subsidiary are proposing to add 1,000 high-paying jobs in Austin during the next 10 years in return for about $1.2 million in city incentives, one of the biggest job-creation deals in Austin in many years.
