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Home starts continue to fall	7/3/2008 10:57 AM
In the latest sign of Central Texas' slowing economy, area builders continue to cut back sharply on the construction of new homes, with second-quarter starts falling to their lowest level since Residential ...
Home starts continue to fall	7/2/2008 8:43 PM
In the latest sign of Central Texas' slowing economy, area builders continue to cut back sharply on the construction of new homes, with second-quarter starts falling to their lowest level since Residential ...
Softer real-estate market doesn't equal appraisal relief	6/28/2008 5:34 PM
Lakefront property Terry Register built this covered patio on the property near Lago Vista where he planned to retire.
No appraisal relief from softer real-estate market	6/29/2008 4:40 PM
Lakefront property Terry Register built this covered patio on the property near Lago Vista where he planned to retire.
Austin economy losing momentum, new reports show	6/20/2008 9:04 PM
Central Texas' economy continues to lose momentum, with home sales and job growth declining to four-year lows and the jobless rate ticking up, new figures show.
Neighborhood spotlight: Greenbelts make Travis Country special	6/14/2008 9:36 AM
Back when the Armadillo World Headquarters was still perfecting its nachos and MoPac Boulevard existed only on a planner's map, Jim McNabb first set eyes on the area he would eventually call home at the 1972 ...
Neighborhood spotlight: Greenbelts make Travis Country special	6/14/2008 11:44 AM
Back when the Armadillo World Headquarters was still perfecting its nachos and MoPac Boulevard existed only on a planner's map, Jim McNabb first set eyes on the area he would eventually call home at the 1972 ...
Lakeside luxuries	6/7/2008 8:28 AM
The word "lake" is becoming synonymous with luxury in Central Texas. Having an inexpensive rustic cabin or trailer on the shores of an Austin-area lake might have been possible a couple of decades ago, but ...
Judges' Hill: A key part of Austin history	5/24/2008 7:32 AM
One of Austin's oldest neighborhoods, on a rise east of Pease Park that was once home to the Tonkawa Indians, is tucked away in a quiet corner you might only come across while hunting for parking near the ...
Austin home sales fall for 10th month in a row	5/20/2008 2:55 PM
Central Texas home sales continued to decline for the 10th straight month in April.
Five Travis school districts face double-digit appraisal increases	4/24/2008 3:32 AM
Homeowners in five Travis County school districts could see double-digit increases on average in their property valuations, according to final numbers released Wednesday by the Travis Central Appraisal ...
Five Travis school districts face double-digit appraisal increases	4/23/2008 8:34 PM
Homeowners in five Travis County school districts could see double-digit increases on average in their property valuations, according to final numbers released Wednesday by the Travis Central Appraisal ...
Austin-area homes sales dip again	4/18/2008 2:39 PM
March sales drop for ninth consecutive month; median home price up. Central Texas home sales continued to slide in March, falling 21 percent from a year earlier, according to the most recent report by the ...
Comments	4/17/2008 1:00 AM
Central Texas home sales continued to slide in March, falling 21 percent from a year ago, the Austin Board of Realtors reported today.
Rollingwood comes of age -- in a big way	3/29/2008 8:07 AM
It perhaps surprised no one when Gary Keller, the chairman of Keller Williams Realty, bought two lots in Rollingwood, razed the existing houses and built a 7,700-square-foot Italianate estate for his family in ...