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Falling prices make homeownership increasingly realistic in some areas. Just don't expect to make a fast buck. With house prices falling around the country, many renters are wondering if this is the time to jump in and score a deal. The answer, of course, depends on where you live. In much of the U.S., you're better off buying despite falling home values, say new data compiled by the National Low

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October 29, 2007The horror show of America's residential real estate market just keeps getting scarier, what with the sub-prime mortgage crisis threatening to slash demand for homes while the inventory of unsold properties continues to pile up. It's enough to send any prudent investor fleeing to the relative sanity of, say, the stock market.Don't. Instead, get ready for the bounce-back. The

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October 10, 2007A new release from the National Association of Realtors has some good news about Austin real estate, amid all the national gloom and doom.The release follows:Conditions in the mortgage market are improving for consumers, which should help to release some pent-up demand in early 2008, according to the latest forecast by the National Association of Realtors.Lawrence Yun, NAR senior

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Austin, Texas, the 4th largest city in Texas, saw demand drop 10 percent at the end of summer, despite an increase in inventory of homes on the market. Supply rose 21 percent in August of this year.Despite these figures, CNNMoney reports projects that Austin will see a 4.7 percent growth appreciation rate in 2008.For now, the average sales price is up 16 percent for the year to $256,000.Local

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Wednesday, May 09, 2007First it was Willie Nelson.Now stepping to the line: basketball legend Magic Johnson.The NBA superstar turned businessman is the latest high-profile figure to lend his name, money and expertise to Block 21. By early 2010, the project may transform a vacant downtown block into a flashy complex with live music, a W hotel, luxury condominiums, and shops and restaurants.Earvin

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New figures about March indicate sales are stalling.Saturday, April 21, 2007The once-sizzling Central Texas home market appears to be cooling off. The number of homes sold in March was flat, the third month in a row that sales have stalled or declined.Sales of preowned single-family homes in March totaled 2,343 for the month, a slight 1 percent increase over the year-ago period, according to the

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More people moving here, but most are from elsewhere in Texas rather than CaliforniaSaturday, February 10, 2007Strong job growth, relatively affordable housing and a reputation for a good quality of life are bringing people to Central Texas from all over the United States in increasing numbers. Despite their high profile these days, it's not the Californians who are overrunning the place. It's

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Record real estate purchase signals big bet on region.Thursday, March 29, 2007With its pending purchase of Frost Bank Tower and nine other Austin office properties, Thomas Properties Group Inc. is making a big bet on a region where it wants to plant its flag for the long haul.The $1.15 billion contract to buy some of the most prominent buildings in Austin, announced Wednesday, is believed to be

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Dimensional Fund Advisors' Booth to build private residence, preserve most of area.Thursday, May 03, 2007David Booth, the top executive of a large California money-management firm that's moving its headquarters to Austin, has purchased about 45 acres off RM 2222 for $30 million.Booth, 60, chairman and chief executive of Santa Monica, Calif.-based Dimensional Fund Advisors, and his wife bought the

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