Austin Business Journal Readers say "2009 Worst Year Ever."
A clear majority, 67 percent, of Austin Business Journal readers said 2009 was "the worst in awhile, perhaps ever," according a survey.
Asked to rate 2009 business operations, about 28 percent responded "not too shabby," according to the BusinessPulse survey, which included 440 responses.
About 5 percent scored the year "outstanding."
The BusinessPulse survey is a non-scientific poll of Austin Business Journal readers.
Source: Austin Business Journal
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Lake Travis | Austin Texas Real Estate
Lake Travis is 63.75 miles long, and its maximum width is 4.5 miles. The lake covers 18,929 acres, and its capacity is 1,953,936 acre-feet. The lake is considered full at an elevation of 681.1 msl. At this elevation the lake contains 382,092,882,600 gallons of water. There are 270 miles of shoreline around the lake. It has a maximum depth of 210 and an average depth of 62 feet. The lakes historic high level is 710.4 feet msl on December 25, 1991. Its historic low level is 614.2 feet msl on August 14 1951.
Lake Travis was created by the impounding of the Colorado River by the construction of Mansfield Dam in 1937- 41. The dam is 266.41 feet high. The length is 7,089.39 feet. At the base it is 213 feet thick. Ranch Road 620 built on top of the dam and the adjoining protective walls bring the actual height of the dam to 274 feet. The top of the dam is 750 feet msl. Its spillway elevation is 714 feetmsl. At this elevation the lake contains 636,691,999,536 gallons of water. It has 3 Pen Stocks which divert water to 3 turbines with a total electrical generating capacity of 93,000 kw. The Dam has 24 floodgates at 4,770 cfs each. Each floodgate is 8.5 feet in diameter.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Champions Real Estate School Wins Austin BOR Roundup
Champions School of Real Estate made a "wild" impression at the 2009 Austin Board of Realtors (ABOR) Realty Roundup on Wednesday, October 7, with its jungle themed booth winning 2nd place.
"We had a lot of fun with the theme "We're Wild About Champions", and we got to talk to a lot of local realty professionals about the quality service Champions School of Real Estate provides," said Regional Manager Stephanie Powell. "I think everyone who stopped by the booth had a smile on their face, and a Champions t-shirt in their hand!"
"We had a lot of fun with the theme "We're Wild About Champions", and we got to talk to a lot of local realty professionals about the quality service Champions School of Real Estate provides," said Regional Manager Stephanie Powell. "I think everyone who stopped by the booth had a smile on their face, and a Champions t-shirt in their hand!"
Austin Expected Housing Starts Rebound Slowly
Monday, October 19, 2009, 12:41pm CD
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Housing starts may rebound slowly, although they have begun to increase lately, according to a forecast from housing market research firm Metrostudy.
“We believe that some of the recent gains in housing starts could be given back during the third and fourth quarters of this year if the current tax credits are not extended,” said Brad Hunter, Metrostudy’s chief economist and national director of consulting. “That said, the forecast for 2010 is for steady increases in starts.”
Full Story Austin Business Journal
Housing starts may rebound slowly, although they have begun to increase lately, according to a forecast from housing market research firm Metrostudy.
“We believe that some of the recent gains in housing starts could be given back during the third and fourth quarters of this year if the current tax credits are not extended,” said Brad Hunter, Metrostudy’s chief economist and national director of consulting. “That said, the forecast for 2010 is for steady increases in starts.”
Austin real estate sales and has seen a 17% decrease in home inventory during the summer of 2009. According to the Austin Business Journal, the Texas economy is predicted to begin a slow, steady recovery in 2010, (according to BBVA Compass' U.S. Regional Watch 3-Q report).
People are moving to Texas
According to CNNMoney.com, Texas had the highest net migration in the country in 2008, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Austin and San Antonio will be the first two U.S. cities to recover from the recession, according to a new national forecast from IHS Global Insight. The forecast from the Lexington, Mass. economic research firm suggests the two Texas cities will bounce back to their pre-recession job levels sometime next year.
People are moving to Texas
According to CNNMoney.com, Texas had the highest net migration in the country in 2008, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Austin and San Antonio will be the first two U.S. cities to recover from the recession, according to a new national forecast from IHS Global Insight. The forecast from the Lexington, Mass. economic research firm suggests the two Texas cities will bounce back to their pre-recession job levels sometime next year.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Sky-high possibilities
Sky-high possibilities
October 4, 2009
You see the cranes rising above downtown Austin as more towering condominium buildings and apartment complexes become part of our urban landscape.
And you might wonder what it would be like to live downtown. Then you might kick around whether an apartment or a condo is more your style.
On Oct. 11, the Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association's Downtown Living Tour will let you inside five apartment and six condo buildings.
The tour allows potential residents to suss out what's where and what's what in the downtown housing market while mingling with residents who've already made the plunge.
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October 4, 2009
You see the cranes rising above downtown Austin as more towering condominium buildings and apartment complexes become part of our urban landscape.
And you might wonder what it would be like to live downtown. Then you might kick around whether an apartment or a condo is more your style.
On Oct. 11, the Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association's Downtown Living Tour will let you inside five apartment and six condo buildings.
The tour allows potential residents to suss out what's where and what's what in the downtown housing market while mingling with residents who've already made the plunge.
Full Story
Electronic Arts expanding in Austin
Electronic Arts expanding in Austin
September 26, 2009
Electronic Arts may be hiring after it leases 50,000 square feet at Domain
Electronic Arts Inc. has leased 50,000 square feet at the Domain, and though company officials aren't talking, a chamber of commerce official says the company will be hiring.
"We are extremely pleased that they're going to be adding jobs in the Austin area," said Tony Schum, director of economic development for the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce. Schum didn't elaborate on how many jobs EA is planning to add.
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September 26, 2009
Electronic Arts may be hiring after it leases 50,000 square feet at Domain
Electronic Arts Inc. has leased 50,000 square feet at the Domain, and though company officials aren't talking, a chamber of commerce official says the company will be hiring.
"We are extremely pleased that they're going to be adding jobs in the Austin area," said Tony Schum, director of economic development for the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce. Schum didn't elaborate on how many jobs EA is planning to add.
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