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Hey Everyone, below are 4 real estate articles I thought might be interesting to you plus 13 virtual open house tours and 2 coming soon homes. Hope this is useful to you! Let me know if you have any questions.
- Even Job Growth Bigger in Texas (Williamson County)
- Waterpark to slide into Pflugerville, could bring 300,000 guests yearly (Pflugerville)
- Texas Metros Among Best To Live, Work (Texas/Austin)
- Texas Leads the Nation in Homebuilding (Texas/Austin)
- 13 Virtual Open House Tours & 2 Coming Soon (Austin, Round Rock, Spicewood, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Leander, Coupland)
EVEN JOB GROWTH BIGGER IN TEXAS
RECON - Real Estate Center Online News - August 21, 2009 - TEXAS (Austin Business Journal, CNNMoney.com) –
Six Texas counties have made CNNMoney.com’s list of the nation’s top 25 best counties for job growth from 2000 to 2008.
At number two, Rockwall County led Texas with 84.9 percent job growth for the eight-year period.
#2 – Rockwall – 84% Job Growth 2000 – 2008
#6 – Fort Bend – 61.3% Job Growth 2000 – 2008
#14 – Williamson – 53.2% Job Growth 2000 – 2008
Arizona’s Pinal County posted the nation’s highest job growth rate at 95.9 percent.
WATERPARK TO SLIDE INTO PFLUGERVILLE, COULD BRING 300,000 GUEST YEARLY
Community Impact - Written by Amy Stansbury Friday, 04 September 2009
Pflugerville could soon be home to a major entertainment destination for Central Texans. A large waterpark called Blu Bambu is proposed for the southwest corner of Pecan Street and Toll 130. It could open as soon as summer 2010 and is expected to attract more than 300,000 visitors annually.
Much larger than Volente Beach Waterpark but smaller than Schlitterbahn, Blu Bambu waterpark will feature a large wave pool, a stage for after-hours and off-season concerts, an action river, a longer lazy river, eight to 10 large water slides, activity areas for young children, sand volleyball courts and covered pavilions.
Texas-based entrepreneurs Jim Brisco and Steve Hanvey plan to begin construction on the $16 million project in November and hope to open the waterpark in May 2010. The project timeline is still being finalized.
TEXAS METROS AMONG BEST TO LIVE, WORK
NEW YORK (Forbes.com) – Dallas, Houston and Austin are among the top four U.S. cities in which to earn a living, according to Forbes Magazine.
The magazine found Dallas to be the most desirable city in the nation to live and work, while Houston was second and Austin came in fourth.
Among the best reasons to take up residence in Houston or Dallas, according to Forbes, is the number of top-ranked companies headquartered in each city: 38 and 15, respectively.
The rankings were determined by median income, cost of living, job growth and the quality of the business environment.
TEXAS LEADS THE NATION IN HOMEBUILDING
07:35 AM CDT on Tuesday, July 28, 2009, By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News
Texas cities continue to lead the nation in homebuilding, even in the face of huge construction cutbacks.
Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth are the top markets in the country for building permits for single-family homes, based on numbers for the 12-month period ending in May.
And Texas had more homebuilding permits than California and Florida combined, according to data provided by California-based John Burns Real Estate Consulting.
Austin and San Antonio also rank among the country’s 10 busiest homebuilding markets.
“Texas didn’t see the downturn in the housing market the other states did,” said Lesley Deutch, a vice president at John Burns.
“Florida and California have really pulled off their permit totals, but Texas is still high up there.”
During the 12 months ending in May, almost 64,000 single-family homebuilding permits were recorded in Texas.
Houston had almost 22,000 permits, and more than 15,000 were recorded in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
“It’s not surprising that we lead the country – both because every place is really hurting and we’ve held up relatively well,” said Dr. James Gaines, an economist with the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University.
“We do have to be careful that we don’t build just for the heck of it.
“Most of the builders I’ve talked to say they are doing mostly contract work with just a few speculative homes here and there and only by those with capital resources to be able to finance it.”
Gaines is forecasting a 25 percent drop in homebuilding permits in Texas this year, “the lowest level we’ve had since 1992.”
“Builders have to build somewhere, and Texas is about the only game in the country,” he said.
“We still have a growing population – although not as much – and our home prices and markets have held up pretty well.”
At midyear, home starts in the Dallas-Fort Worth area were down about 70 percent from mid-2006 levels.
“The industry understands that Texas has performed much better than the rest of the country throughout the downturn,” said Ted Wilson, a housing analyst with Dallas-based Residential Strategies Inc.
“But to say that there hasn’t been pain here is a misstatement.
“Yes, the market has been better here, but you aren’t going to find many builders crowing about local market demand.”
| Top homebuilding markets | |
| Based on single-family home building permits for the 12 months ending in May: | |
| 1. Houston | 21,921 |
| 2. Dallas-Fort Worth | 15,115 |
| 3. Phoenix | 9,293 |
| 4. Washington, D.C. | 7,498 |
| 5. Atlanta | 7,100 |
| 6. Austin | 6,411 |
| 7. San Antonio | 5,271 |
| 8. Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. | 4,888 |
| 9. Charlotte, N.C. | 4,810 |
| 10. Raleigh-Cary, N.C. | 4,678 |
| Top states: | |
| Texas | 63,993 |
| California | 25,766 |
| Florida | 24,027 |
| North Carolina | 20,292 |
| Georgia | 13,573 |
| SOURCE: John Burns Real Estate Consulting |
13 Virtual Open House Tours & 2 Coming Soon
Let me know if you have any additional questions on the below properties. We are here to answer all questions and/or send the MLS listing with more information on each!
- 3680 Fossilwood – NEW - AVAILABLE – Round Rock - $229,900 - Great 3 bedroom + game room + study option at end of quiet street in Mayfield Ranch. Beautiful wood Pergo type floors-large kitchen w/ center island, desk area, 42″ cabinets, overlooking family room, & tons of counter space
http://vt.realbiz360.com/Listing-215934.html
- 1003 Woodhollow – NEW - AVAILABLE – Cedar Park - $169,900 - Popular 1 story 3 bedroom home w/ an amazing treed back yard & walking distance to the school-Great side of the neighborhood & great street- updated roof, a/c, furnace, & water heater
http://vt.realbiz360.com/Listing-216099.html
-1905 Patton Lane-AVAILABLE-Austin-$336,000-$4100 a month in rental income for the last 3 years & has potential for doubling that amount w/ conversion-Amazing investment opportunity for investors w/ about $1000 a month in cash flow after PITI-Current owners replaced two A/C units, duct work, insulation, 80 gal water heater, blinds, etc-This 10 bedroom home w/ 4 full baths & private back yard which is rented out by the room is proven to cash flow w/ tons of potential for even more-Could possibly rezone commercial- potential development across street.
http://vt.realbiz360.com/Listing-206703.html
-16212 Copper Leaf -REDUCED-Leander-$145,000 (ask about $5700 in closing cost) -Amazing 1 story 3 bed/2 bath home with real cherry wood floors, double doors leading to spacious master suite with big walk in closet. Click to view virtual tour now:
http://vt.realbiz360.com/Listing-194773.html
- 15512 Miss Adriennes Path-LEASE AVAILABLE-Pflugerville-$1150/month -Popular 1 story, 3 bedroom home with great back porch and back yard - kitchen open to the family room, great counter and cabinet space - 2 full baths - front porch - refrigerator included.
http://vt.realbiz360.com/Listing-206812.html
-16824 Luckenwald-AVAILABLE-$179,000- Round Rock - Rare 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath plus a game room in a great neighborhood at this price. Big kitchen with lots of cabinet and counter space. Large backyard. Click to view virtual tour now:
http://vt.realbiz360.com/Listing-193087.html
-310 Courtnees Way-AVAILABLE-Georgetown-$910,000-Gorgeous 5 bed/5 bath home on 4.73+ acres or could purchase the additional 3+ acres, Onyx counters throughout, fantastic outdoor kitchen, his and her walk in closets (hers is 120 SF) & much more! www.310CourtneesWay.com Click to view virtual tour now:
http://vt.realbiz360.com/Listing-180295.html
-1 Valley Trail-AVAILABLE-Round Rock-$435,000-Rare residential/commercial property – No restrictions! 1 sty home on 4.28 acres w/approx 950 SF guest home/office, 4000 SF workshop, granite counters in kitchen, wood floors, and huge back patio. Click to view virtual tour now:
http://vt.realbiz360.com/Listing-169153.html
-2916 Cliff Overlook-AVAILABLE-Spicewood-$1,000,000- 1 story lakefront property across street from Arnold Palmer golf course! Travertine tile, granite counters, Hanson barrel roof & much more. www.2916CliffOverlook.com Click to view virtual tour now:
http://vt.realbiz360.com/Listing-144845.html
-1918 Mulligan- AVAILABLE-Round Rock-$55,000Great steal & best lot in established golf course community! Nice flat lot at great price! Choose your own builder! Click to view virtual tour now:
http://vt.realbiz360.com/Listing-118339.html
-387 CR 495- AVAILABLE-Coupland-$232,650-Has other property across the street than can be subdivided. Current share crop and hay crop-fronts to Brushy Creek for about .25 to .5 miles-Build your own home to overlook property. Click to view virtual tour now:
http://vt.realbiz360.com/Listing-117374.html
-4000 Harvey Penick-AVAILABLE-Round Rock- $98,00-Nice level lot in Forest Creek that backs to the golf course – one of the last ones remaining! No builder restrictions!
- www.RoundRock35Frontage.com – AVAILABLE – Round Rock- $7,000,000 ~34 acres of last remaining commercial frontage land - fronts to 35, backs to rail road, has future 3-way road frontage, and probable highway flyover-Great investment potential
- Henry Rifle – COMING SOON – Cedar Park – $309,000 - Almost 4000 sq ft home, 3 car garage with 5 bedrooms, study and gigantic game room in Silverado West. Ready for move in.
- Round Rock West property – COMING SOON – Round Rock - $172,000 – 1 story 3 bedroom on over a 1/3 of an acre lot with huge covered patio in the Round Rock West area.
Hope this was helpful,
Robert
Robert J Fischer - REALTOR
REALTOR® - Keller Williams Realty
Cell: 512-791-0229
Fax: 512-623-6068
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