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Formula1 racing is coming to Austin, TX!!! I can hardly believe it!  But it’s true …  http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/5/10824.html Austin, TX will serve as the the host city of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix from 2012 through 2021. What are your thoughts on the Formula 1 Grand Prix coming to Austin,TX?  Good or Bad? Personally I am in favor of the Formula 1 Grand Prix event coming to our beloved city.  I believe this will have a huge positive impact on the local economy, jobs, growth, construction, real estate values, travel, etc. I do know a local developer who showed the East Austin land back in 2008 for a mega complex said Austin race mastermind Tavo Hellmund planned for a mixed-use development that would most likely...

Austin is in the news again!  Austin ranks high on ‘Quality of Life’ http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2010/05/24/daily8.html When you click on the article you will be able to click on a really cool interactive chart. Austin has had strong population growth, 32 percent since 2000, also helped in overall ranking, as well as a comparatively high percent walking to work , 7.1 percent. When YOU think of ‘Quality of Life’ … what characteristics come to mind? If you had to name out or list ten things that really stand out to you … that would give you that quality of life that we all seek and desire what would those be? I want to hear from you. It feels good to call Austin home.  I’m proud to be a resident of Austin,...

Austin was just named the 3rd most dog-friendly city in America according to a DogFriendly.com listing of cities with pet-accommodating transportation, parks, attractions, stores and dining. Don’t take my word for it go here http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2010/05/17/daily7.html?surround=lfn Austinites – What is your favorite Dog friendly spot to take your pup? My top 3 are: Town Lake, Barton Springs the free side that’s dog friendly, and of course Freddie’s Place!!!  I have many more …but didn’t want to take up half the page! haha … If you have a free day or afternoon … where are some of the cool spots that you take your pup to play?  Or your favorite hiking trails? If you are thinking about...

“My family and I were very pleased with our choice to use Matthew Layman’s real estate services to assist us relocate from San Diego to Austin and help us buy a beautiful home. From our first conversation through the close, Matt was on top of all the action items that we needed to meet to get the deal done. Matt was patient and professional in helping us not only identify homes but driving us to visit each home and do walk throughs. We were exceptionally demanding because Matt had to show us at least 20 homes before we made our final decision. In addition we had to close within 30 days and he was able to help with financing and motivate the seller to meet our deadline. I would highly recommend Matt to help you buy or sell your home and if we...

Dear fellow Austinites & Future Austinites, In the late 80’s and early 90’s in Austin, job growth stopped, real estate values dropped and people left town. Probably because of the severity of that recession, Austin has faired much better this time. Home prices did not increase more than could be supported by median family incomes. Thanks to Texas’s home equity laws, consumers could not borrow against their home appreciation nearly as easily as homeowners in other states – which helped keep home prices stable and consumer debt manageable. If you don’t have a bubble then you don’t have a bust. While most other major real estate markets have seen home prices drop by as much as 50% and experienced high unemployment, Austin’s median home ...