http://www.singlepointerealty.com Austin Real Estate Blog | search buy sell | discuss Austin homes Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:09:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Starbucks' National Closings The recent news of Starbucks' announcement of shutting the lights off in 600 of their stores across America has spooked many and buzz about it has echoed across the Internet. For years, many real estate speculators have looked to the deep pockets of companies like Starbucks' research divisions ... http://www.singlepointerealty.com/starbucks-closings-in-austin.htm Originally posted on RERevealed.com: I just got off the phone with a friend who needs your help. Like right now. Karyn Ford is in her early twenties here in Austin and she and her friend Bridget Novak are single moms living in 2 bedroom homes. Recently, they have ... http://www.singlepointerealty.com/austinite-in-need-of-help.htm Dear Friend: Over the last several months, you may have heard talk about a proposed City plan for achieving improved energy efficiency in existing homes. Some have called it the "point of sale" ordinance, or even the "green home tax." There's been a lot of confusion and misunderstanding on this issue, ... http://www.singlepointerealty.com/letter-from-mayor-will-wynn.htm What happened this week around Austin? Let's let photos speak a thousand words (and I'll add 1,001-1,050)! Creepy Vendetta Guy Someone dressed up as the creepy guy from "V is Vendetta" held protest signs on the capitol grounds and I don't get it. But we give him a gold star ... http://www.singlepointerealty.com/this-week-in-austin-pictures.htm According to the Statesman: Profits from a local condo project will fund new affordable housing and help low-income homeowners fix up their homes. The 62-unit Chestnut Commons at Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Miriam Ave. is expected to bring in about $1.2 million for affordable housing ... http://www.singlepointerealty.com/condos-benefit-low-income-residents.htm Because Allstate is one of our state's largest homeowner's insurance carriers, this news likely affects you. According to the Statesman: A $71.3 million settlement between Allstate Insurance Co. and state regulators could affect up to 700,000 Texas homeowners. After several years of tangling with regulators who claimed Allstate’s rates ... http://www.singlepointerealty.com/allstate-insurance-settlement.htm Austin is a fun place to live and there is so much to do... there is so much more to buying a home and selecting an area of town you want to settle down in than the interior of a single home. Austin is chock full of hot restaurants ... http://www.singlepointerealty.com/a-night-on-the-town.htm This week, Dean (aka onefivedoor) took a series of aerial shots of the city of Austin and we wanted to share them with you. Not only do they have artistic merit but give you an awesome point of view of Austin that you probably have not seen before! Zilker Park The ... http://www.singlepointerealty.com/austin-through-a-photographers-lense-2.htm Recently, we moved to a new home in Pflugerville and we absolutely love it. I have lived in Austin my whole life and had never been to downtown Pflugerville (just up the street from the new place)- it seems like everyone smiles, says ma'am and sir and even driving ... http://www.singlepointerealty.com/little-pieces-of-austin.htm With a Diamond Brite pool/spa, grand oaks, an elevated rear patio and back yard overlooking a green on the Forest Creek Golf Course, the stage is set for this luxurious home. Inside, you will enjoy granite countertops, travertine tile, bay windows, a full guest suite, game room and two story living ... http://www.singlepointerealty.com/weekly-hottie-in-round-rock.htm