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View of W hotel & condos with cranes for new Federal Courthouse in foreground. Downtown Austin construction is continuing with the W Hotel & Residences being topped off.  The cranes are still in the sky as the exterior building work of the W continues.  The W will contain 160 residential condomin...

The Brown Building was built in the late 1930's for Brown & Root Construction Company in Austin, Tx.  It onced housed the offices of Congressman LBJ as well as a radio station and other LBJ family enterprises.  In the late 1990's, the Brown Building was converted to 90 residences.  It was downtow...

Allandale is full of delightful homes resting along leafy streets that straddle Shoal Creek Blvd. north of Koenig Ln/2222.   These well kept, mostly ranch style homes, with some mid centrury modern mixed in,  have endured in poplularity over the decades.  There are many Allandale homes for sale t...

You don't have to pull out your polyplastic-interwoven aluminum framed folding chair to enjoy the latest trends in trailer parks.   Austin's newest trailer parks provide picnic tables and umbrellas for comfortable seating while you consume a wide variety of good eatsoutdoors--served from an array...

French Place homes lie just across I-35 from the University of Texas.  Homes in French Place were built mostly in the 1930's through 1950's and many rest beneath towering native trees.  The neighborhood is mostly defined as N. of Manor Rd, S. of E 38th, E. of I-35, and west of Cherrywood.  French...

Austin homes for sale are happy about what Time Magazine just said in a cover story.  Time touted the Austin economy as one of the best in the USA and a best place for jobs of the future.   Several Austin employers were sited as winners in the new economy. Time says, "The central Texas city of 76...

Fans of contemporary art and 360 Condominiums in Downtown Austin Texas will be pleased to know that Details Magazine named the Laura Reynolds Gallery as one of the 10 best art galleries in the country.  The 360 Condo Tower downtown in the 78701 zip code, has ground floor retail and restaurant spa...

Your new Central Austin Home is waiting. Why delay?  Federal tax credits of $8000 or $6500 are available now for homebuyers in Austin, Texas.  Also, mortgage rates for Austin homes are at historic lows and are set to rise in the coming months as the Fed halts purchases of mortgage backed securit...

The Austin Board of Realtors released Austin Texas area single family home sales for February today and the news from the MLS was good.  From January to February 2010, sales of Austin Texas homes increased by 24%.  Compared to February of 2009, sales were up 4%.   "These results demonstrate that ...

A recent search in the Austin Texas MLS shows 112 single family homes under $350,000 are availble within 2 miles of The University of Texas at Austin campus.  These homes range from decades old to brand new and range from 500 square feet to 2100 square feet.  Tree lined streets and vintage homes ...