If you were to ask a panel of recent Austin transplants why they moved to Austin you’d probably get a variety of responses, ranging from the cost-of-living to work or maybe the great weather. I’ve known a lot of people who’ve moved here over the years and it is...
Austin Jobs Just Keep Coming!
The Austin area job market is expected to grow at an even faster rate than last year according to Manpower Employment Outlook Survey for Q4 2013 released yesterday. Outpacing the same report for the same time frame in 2012 and the United States as a whole, Austin is among...
Neighborhood Safety
There are many things to consider when purchasing a new property. New families look for space for their growing brood, proximity to work and play, or maybe those kiddos are moving on and downsizing is in order. No matter the reason for moving one underlying consideration that weighs on...
Austin is the place to be
Word continues to spread about what a great place Austin is to live. According to Austin economist Angelos Angelous’ 2013-2014 economic forecast Austin’s population will approach the 2 million mark by 2014, up 7%, and we can expect to see an additional 29,000 jobs in the area next year....
Austin’s growing? Yes Ma’am, and how!
Austin was recently named America’s Fastest Growing City by Forbes Magazine. The report considered projected economic growth rate (Austin’s is over 6%, more than DOUBLE the national rate), median income, employment growth and unemployment rates. They looked at a lot of numbers to tell us what we already know:...