http://liveaustinrealestate.com/headlines Hand-selected stories that matter most to you, your money, and your home in Austin's Real Estate Market. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:54:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Scientific American June 19, 2008 A New Jersey resident generates and stores all the power he needs with solar panels and hydrogen By David Biello EAST AMWELL, N.J.—Mike Strizki has not paid an electric, oil or gas bill—nor has he spent a nickel to fill up his Mercury Sable—in nearly two years. ... http://liveaustinrealestate.com/headlines/inside-the-solar-hydrogen-house-no-more-power-bills-ever/ Published: June 1, 2008 by The New York Times THERE used to be a time — oh, let’s call it 2007 — when summer was considered a time of almost limitless possibilities, a time of languorous vacations, of trips filled with the promise of discovery. But the summer of 2008 is starting ... http://liveaustinrealestate.com/headlines/31-places-to-go-this-summer-no-1-is-the-texas-hill-country/ Austin Business Journal Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Austin was named third on the Forbes.com list of the top 10 "Recession-Proof Cities" in the United States. To create the list, the magazine looked at the 50 largest U.S. metros, examining key measures, such as unemployment data, non-farm related job growth, median home prices ... http://liveaustinrealestate.com/headlines/austin-recession-proof/ Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services Dec 7, 2007 12:36 PM 2008 Real Estate Investment Outlook: A SPECIAL RESEARCH REPORT Concerns about financing and a sluggish U.S. economy won’t deter commercial real estate investors. Despite a softening economy and turmoil in the capital markets, investors continue to have confidence in the U.S. ... http://liveaustinrealestate.com/headlines/guarded-optimism/ By Matt Hudgins Apr 16, 2008 3:25 PM Two unconnected deals announced this month show that well-funded private developers are taking advantage of the residential slump to bag ritzy residential sites to develop and hold until the market recovers. Luxury destination club Quintess announced a $210 million equity commitment from an unnamed investor ... http://liveaustinrealestate.com/headlines/vultures-dig-into-luxury-resorts/ Many enticed by low construction costs, energy efficiency By Paul Bianchina, Friday, May 9, 2008. Inman News When you're ready to go shopping for building materials for your next home, you may not need to go any further than the nearest hay field. Straw-bale houses are becoming increasing popular and accepted in many ... http://liveaustinrealestate.com/headlines/straw-houses-gaining-acceptance-despite-concerns/ News Release No. 53, August 2005 By Ellissa Brewster COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Is there a housing price bubble in Texas that is about to burst? Researchers at the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University are standing by the position they took a few years ago – no bubble here. A ... http://liveaustinrealestate.com/headlines/numbers-pop-housing-bubble-talk/ The dire headlines coming fast and furious in the financial and popular press suggest that the housing crisis is intensifying. Yet it is very likely that April 2008 will mark the bottom of the U.S. housing market. Yes, the housing market is bottoming right now. How can this be? For starters, ... http://liveaustinrealestate.com/headlines/the-housing-crisis-is-over/ Number of closings outpace starts; builders pull back to prevent glut of homes on market By M.B. Taboada AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Tuesday, April 01, 2008 Austin-area builders continue to cut back on the construction of homes, with first-quarter starts falling to their lowest levels since 2003. Starts for new homes declined 33 percent ... http://liveaustinrealestate.com/headlines/new-home-starts-fall-to-lowest-levels-since-2003/ Goodman to appeal $10,00 penalty after Ethics Commission ruled donations improperly used to pay rent to spouse on co-owned housing. By Laylan Copelin AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Friday, March 21, 2008Ruling for the first time in the "rent-to-own" controversy, the Texas Ethics Commission has fined a former state ... http://liveaustinrealestate.com/headlines/ex-legislator-fined-for-using-campaign-money-in-austin-real-estate-deals/