http://www.singlepointerealty.com The ultimate in Austin Homes and Real Estate Buying and Selling Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:43:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Whole Foods Roof Skating Whole Foods Downtown will open "Skating on the Plaza," its annual rooftop ice-skating rink, this Friday. The outdoor rink will operate between 10am and 9pm on most days through January 11th. Tickets for all ages include skate rentals and are $10 (purchase them at Guest Services ... http://www.singlepointerealty.com/austin-tree-lightings-skating.htm New York Times Praises Downtown Austin Recently, the New York Times featured Downtown Austin as a prime spot for people seeking second homes due to the live music scene in Austin, the natural beauty and amazing deals to be had on the up and coming highrises lining our streets. Many ... http://www.singlepointerealty.com/affordable-downtown-austin-condos.htm Remember Why Apartment Data is Important? Earlier this year, we went over why Austin apartment rent data is important, remember? It's "because the real estate market rises and falls on the merits of many many little tiny puzzle pieces that fit together to make a whole ranging from apartment rentals, ... http://www.singlepointerealty.com/austin-apartment-data.htm Austin Homeowners Need to Know Okay Austin, this is easy- in the widest definition possible, amortization (pronounced: am-ohr-tih-ZAY-shun) is the scheduled process by which a loan's principal balance pays down to $0. The opposite of an amortizing loan is an interest only loan for which there is no scheduled principal repayment schedule. With ... http://www.singlepointerealty.com/pop-quiz-austin-what-is-amortization.htm Scared to DEATH! Look, I am terrified of haunted houses but I'm still hard to impress. I tend to talk to the actors and ignore things jumping out at me, but we went to the Mansion of Terror and while my husband and young'n loved it and wanted to go ... http://www.singlepointerealty.com/scariest-haunted-house-in-america.htm Plopping Down Subdivisions In Austin, the theory is that home builders go out to the suburbs where there are a bunch of ranches, buy some land and plop down subdivisions, creating mini-cities within the suburban cities. For example, in Pflugerville, the Blackhawk area consists of Villages at Hidden Lakes, Falcon ... http://www.singlepointerealty.com/austin-retail-affects-residential-home-sales.htm Austin Housing Starts DownA recent study released by Residential Strategies and published in the Statesman reveals some predictable numbers about housing starts (how many new homes are starting to be built). It doesn't take a psychic to assume that housing starts are down. With the inventory of resale homes rising ... http://www.singlepointerealty.com/austin-housing-starts-slow-down.htm Finally some good news for some Austin property owners: NEW YORK (New York Times) – Countrywide Financial, in an effort to resolve lawsuits against it, has launched the largest program ever to help struggling homeowners in Texas and ten other states. The lender, recently acquired by Bank of America, will provide a ... http://www.singlepointerealty.com/austin-borrowers-get-a-break.htm The First Time Since 2004 We've had calls of people in Austin that are nervous about what to do and not sure if the news is a good litmus test or not. Today, we'll talk about the silver lining of the clouds: Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed below the ... http://www.singlepointerealty.com/austin-homebuyers-glad-dow-is-under-10k.htm Are My Payments Still Due? Thursday, federal regulators seized mortgage lender Washington Mutual. The Seattle-based thrift became the third "big name" lender to close its doors since July, joining IndyMac and Lehman Brothers. In 2007, these 3 lenders represented about 10 percent of the mortgage market and their subsequent failures ... http://www.singlepointerealty.com/what-if-my-mortgage-lender-fails.htm