http://austinhomes-search.com/blog Austin Real Estate Blog Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:30:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en News Congress backs home tax credit extension 10:56 PM EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress on Wednesday approved a bill extending the closing deadline for homebuyers trying to take advantage of a popular tax credit.   Homebuyers with contracts signed by April 30 who failed to go to closing by the June 30 deadline will ... http://austinhomes-search.com/blog/congress-backs-home-tax-credit-extension/ HomeAway signs deal with Keller Williams Austin Business Journal Two weeks after signing a co-market deal with mega-seller Realogy Corp., HomeAway Inc. bagged a similar deal with the Keller Williams Realty Inc. franchise. The Austin-based company, founded in 2005, branched off from its core vacation home rental site about two months ago, launching ... http://austinhomes-search.com/blog/homeaway-signs-deal-with-keller-williams/ Senate OKs extending home-buyer credit deadline  By Ruth Mantell WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The home-buyer tax credit deadline would be extended three months following a Wednesday vote in the Senate. Senators voted 60 to 37 to approve the extension for the credit, which has a current deadline of June 30 to close ... http://austinhomes-search.com/blog/senate-oks-extending-home-buyer-credit-deadline/                 10 Best Cities for the Next Decade By the Editors of Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine May 25th, 2010   They're prosperous, innovative, and they'll generate plenty of jobs, too.   We live in challenging times. Unemployment remains high, and the U.S. lead in technology and science is slipping as many foreign countries gain ground. But some ... http://austinhomes-search.com/blog/10-best-cities-for-the-next-decade/ - By J. Lennox Scott There are many names for the Echo Boom generation: Gen Y, Generation Next, Net Generation, Millennials, Boomerang Generation and Trophy Generation, to name a few (OK, several). Regardless of what you call them, the members of this generation are quickly coming of age; some are even ... http://austinhomes-search.com/blog/echo-boomers-theyre-heeeerree/ National residential developer Standard Pacific Homes has purchased 63 lots in a lakefront master-planned community in West Austin, for an undisclosed amount. Standard purchased nine separate lot plans in the Lake Travis-side Rough Hollow community in Lakeway, and officials plan to build homes between 2,200 and 3,200 square feet. Prices will ... http://austinhomes-search.com/blog/standard-pacific-buys-63-lakeway-home-lots/ Evidently, the west coast thinks Austin values now represent a great opportunity for ownership. And given the price stability the Austin market had through the national down turn, it's difficult to disagree. See the article below from the Austin Business Journal A California-based equity investor has picked up a $42.9 million, ... http://austinhomes-search.com/blog/ca-investor-buys-43m-in-austin-real-estate/