The following information was provided by ABoR Austin area home sales volume continues to increase; Statistics indicating future demand show positive signs Austin Board of REALTORS® releases February 2010 real estate statistics March 18, 2010 – According to the Multiple Listing Service report by the Austin Board of REALTORS®, the volume of Austin area home [...]
Archive for the ‘General Austin News’ Category
25 Mar
CNN Video. Another reason Austin is great.
This is a video that was sent to me from Denise at Gracy Title. CNN says Austin leads economic recovery. http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2010/02/22/foreman.building.up.america.cnn?hpt=Mid
27 Oct
Austin city council bans texting while driving
This was just forwarded to me from a friend. Looks like you better put those cell phones down while driving in Austin. http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/2009/10/23/1023textban.html Council bans texting while driving Some speakers say ban too broad; council delays effective date to January. By Sarah Coppola <mailto:scoppola@statesman.com> AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Friday, October 23, 2009 The Austin City Council unanimously [...]
28 Jul
Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act
The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday May 7, 2009 approved final rules that revise the disclosure requirements for mortgage loans under Regulation Z (Truth in Lending). The Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act seeks to ensure that consumers receive cost disclosures earlier in the mortgage process. The Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act requires creditors to give good faith estimates [...]
24 Jul
Austin Energy Audit info and who is required to get one
I recently wrote a short post about my thoughts on the energy audit so I thought I should actually give you the info about the audit. Below is a cut and paste directly from Austin Energy about single family homes http://www.austinenergy.com/About%20Us/Environmental%20Initiatives/ordinance/single-family.htm Energy Conservation Audit and Disclosure (ECAD) Ordinance for Single-Family Homes The Energy Conservation Audit [...]
22 Jul
Austin Energy Audits
Energy audit. Well I have had two homes recently that required energy audits. I am sure being a Realtor I should be supportive of this “green” issue, but these are the most worthless inspections I have ever seen. They tell you little more than what the general home inspector has already said. About the only [...]
