Chisholm Valley West: Older Homes with Access to Major Roads and Shopping Chisholm Valley West, Old West Addition, Chisholm Valley South and Westwind are subdivisions in Round Rock 78681 bordered on the North by McNeil Drive, the East by I-35, the South by Hesters Crossing and the West by County Road 172. This little neighborhood [...]
Living Near the Tracks: Does Railroad Proximity Matter?
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Railroad Tracks: Contemplations on the Impact Do you have rail road tracks in close proximity to your neighborhood, or more specifically, to your home? Would rail road tracks impact your decision on whether or not to buy a home in an area? Pros and Cons of the Rails We posed a similar question to the [...]
Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans
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A Book Review – the story of Texas from prehistory to the present Lone Star: A History of Texas to the Present by T.R. Fehrenbach is not for the those with a short attention span. Nary a photo appears in 725 packed pages – the few illustrations are black and white sketches, sparingly used to [...]
Texas Almanac: A Book You Need
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Have You Handled a Texas Almanac Lately? I picked one up for the first time at the Texas History Museum yesterday afternoon and have barely put it down since. I had it (wrongly) in my mind that Almanacs are things for farmers, things of the past, something antiquated. No one handed me a copy when [...]
January 2011 Review of The Texas Economy – an Excerpt from Texas A&M
Do You Keep on Top of Texas Job Growth Numbers? Even if you don’t, the folks at the Texas A&M Real Estate Center do, and they publish a monthly report called the “
Gruene Texas: Talk of the Town
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Gruene, Texas – Historic Buildings, Tons of People and Gorgeous Motorcycles We tried to shoot Gruene, Texas last weekend. I say “tried” because what we actually did was crank out a bunch of over-or-underexposed photographs, awkward photos of crowds, tilty shots of buildings obscured by pick-up trucks and, well, not a whole lot of good [...]
RMMA: Mueller Austin Real Estate 2009 2010 and Photographs
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Mueller Austin – Urban Infill at it’s Best What do you do when you have a giant swath of urban land, much of it paved over or living as giant, weedy lots? If you’re a smart developer in Austin, TX, you build ecologically conscious (aka “green”) homes and mixed use buildings at an old city [...]
Meridian Austin (78739): Real Estate Data 2009 to 2010
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Meridian in South Austin, 78739: Brick and Stone Houses on Rolling Hills The Subdivision of Meridian in South Austin (Travis County) has almost 800 lots with homes built of brick and limestone built between 2005 and 2010. These homes are situated on lots that range from under 6,000 square foot to just under an acre, [...]
Driftwood TX: Open Land, Cows and mini-Mansions
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Driftwood, Texas – Other than the Salt Lick For many Austinites, Driftwood means the Salt Lick – that fabulous barbecue joint with a gigantic dusty parking lot, a long line and some of the best finger-licking meat in Texas. We drive to the Salt Lick, eat, then drive home. Along the way, we see . [...]
The City of Kyle in Hays County Texas – Downtown in Photos
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Kyle, Texas – From Small Town to Boom Town: What’s Next? The City of Kyle, in Hays County, Texas, is located along the I-35 corridor between San Antonio and Austin. Since 2000, Kyle has seen it’s population grow by 291%, to over 20,000 residents, according to Sperling’s Best Places. Because we love driving around small [...]
Twin Creeks in Cedar Park (78613): Real Estate Stats 2009 and 2010
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The Twin Creeks Subdivision: Views, Golf, Amenities The Twin Creeks subdivision in Cedar Park is at the Northwestern edge of Travis County and is surrounded by the Texas Hill Country, zip code 78613. The almost-700 homes in this subdivision were mostly built between 2002 and 2009 on lots that range from 6,000 square feet to [...]
East Austin Homes: Old and New: Photos and Data
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East Austin: Small Houses and Some Big New Ones Visited East Austin lately? We did this weekend, for fun and soaked up a little local flavor. We’ll give you some photos and some data today, so scroll down if you don’t want to miss anything. Where? Just to make sure we’re all on the same [...]
Grand Mesa at Crystal Falls 78641 | Leander TX | Real Estate Report 2009 to 2010
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Love the Sweeping Hill Country Views of Crystal Falls? We certainly do. The almost-600 homes in the Grand Mesa section of Crystal Falls are situated on large home sites with native trees, and many have sweeping view of the Texas Hill Country. We just barely caught the photograph of the view shown above right as [...]
Tahitian Village in Bastrop Texas – Lost Pines – Real Estate Report 2009 to 2010
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Lost Pines and Tahitian Village – Homes Amidst the Trees Lost Pines comprises over 6000 acres of the Loblolly Pine forest in Bastrop County, Texas. This area has resorts, hotels and a lot of Texas flavor – including down home Texas-style BBQ and is worth a weekend – or longer – visit. Many people that [...]
Downtown Round Rock: A Glance through Photographs
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Downtown Round Rock: There IS such a thing When most of us think of Round Rock, we think of new subdivisions, Dell and, well, new subdivisions. More specifically, subdivisions built since 2000, clustered on either side of I-35, North and Northeast of Austin. According to the city’s web site (which cited the US Census Bureau), [...]
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