Adding Repair Costs to a FHA Home Loan
When you want to purchase a home with an FHA guaranteed home loan, the property you want to buy must be appraised to determine its eligibility for the loan.A home that does not meet FHA minimum...
View ArticleAustin’s Urban Rail Plan Could Wrap Up in Early 2014
Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell told members of the Transit Working Group on May 10 that the urban rail plan could be completed in early 2014 and potentially put before voters in a 2014 election.
View ArticleBuilders Plan 2,900-Home Community in Leander
Two national builders have purchased more than 2,000 acres in Leander, with plans to build about 2,900 homes in a swiftly growing part of the region.Taylor Morrison, based in Scottsdale, Ariz., and...
View ArticleCar Burglars are Targeting Day Care Centers
Police in Round Rock are warning parents about thieves targeting cars outside day care centers. Purses and valuables have been snatched in the seconds it took for parents to drop off or pick up their...
View ArticleConstruction of New Downtown, Austin Library to Start in June
The library will replace the 34-year-old John Henry Faulk Central Library, which will become archival and display space for the nearby Austin History Center. The library is expected to cost...
View ArticleEast Riverside Corridor Regulating Plan Approved by Austin City Council
After months of planning and debate, the East Riverside Corridor has a new regulating plan that aims to make the area more pedestrian friendly and create more density. The plan reached final approval...
View ArticleCentral Texas Drought Threatening Species of Fish
In another signal of how drought has made clearer the pressures on resources in Central Texas, the Lower Colorado River Authority has been forced to release water from the Highland Lakes to maintain...
View ArticleNewland Communities, Ryland Homes Helping Raise Money for Homeless Mothers &...
Newland Communities, which has already contributed more than $600,000 to HomeAid America and its chapters across the country, is raising money for the cottage through charitable events at...
View ArticleNonprofit Texas 4000
This summer, 71 University of Texas students will take a 70-day journey to Anchorage, Alaska, on a charity bicycle ride that is more than twice as long as the Tour de France. The students are...
View ArticleIncrease the Value of Your Home
Many people regard their house not only as a place to call home, but also as an investment. Whether they have no intention of selling until after they retire and their children are grown or whether...
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