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UDR parks $11M in Cedar Park

NewsTalk Texas — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:30:00 +0000

CEDAR PARK - UDR has acquired the remaining 80 percent ownership interests in Red Stone Ranch and Lakeline Villas for $11.7 million from its Texas joint venture partner.

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Raiders get ticket to ride Marsha Sharp Fwy.

NewsTalk Texas — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:28:00 +0000

LUBBOCK - The nearly $50 million fourth phase of the project to build and expand Marsha Sharp Fwy. is nearing its completion.

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El Paso Children’s Hospital fills beds, jobs

NewsTalk Texas — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:18:00 +0000

EL PASO - El Paso Children’s Hospital has been open a little less than three months and is defying early predictions as its beds fill and the pediatric emergency room gets busy.

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Pinnacle buys big in Sulphur Springs

NewsTalk Texas — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:17:00 +0000

SULPHUR SPRINGS, HOPKINS COUNTY - Pinnacle Companies has acquired the 152,200-sf manufacturing/warehouse facility at 906 Hillcrest Dr.

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Housing Affordability Indices Reach Records in First Quarter

susanne — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:05:10 +0000

Housing affordability conditions for all buyers reached a milestone in the first quarter, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. NAR’s composite quarterly Housing Affordability Index rose to a record high of 205.9 in first quarter, based on the relationship between median home price, median family income and average mortgage interest rate. The higher the [...]

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Housing more affordable than ever before

Jeff Clabaugh — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:26:42 +0000

The National Association of Realtors said its measure of housing affordability reached an all-time high last quarter, as prices, mortgage rates and family incomes converged. At the same time, home prices increased in the Austin market by 4.8 percent in March when compared to the same month last year. The real estate agent's trade group said the only thing missing from the equation is a return to normal lending standards. NAR bases its index on median housing prices, median family incomes and average...

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UT receives $2.5M for Plan II office, scholarship

Sandra Zaragoza — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:20:47 +0000

The Lebermann Foundation has donated $2.5 million to the University of Texas at Austin to construct a new space and help recruit top students for the Plan II Honors program. The foundation — established by former UT System Regent and Plan II student Lowell H. Lebermann Jr. — will support the construction of a $2 million home for Plan II in the new Liberal Arts building. The office will be named the Lowell H. Lebermann Jr. Plan II Honors Suite. Completion of the building is expected by January...

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Plenty of stalls for Llano

NewsTalk Texas — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:20:00 +0000

LLANO, LLANO COUNTY - The City of Llano officially opened a 128,000-sf rodeo arena and events center.

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Victoria April 2012 home sales: Swearingen Report

NewsTalk Texas — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:14:00 +0000

VICTORIA - The Swearingen Report has been released for April 2012. The Victoria housing market remains strong but challenged by low inventories. Total inventory is the lowest in over ten years.

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4 Austin restaurants make Urbanspoon ‘high end’ list

Jan Buchholz — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:09:44 +0000

Urbanspoon, the Internet restaurant guide, has named four Austin restaurants to its Top High End Restaurant List. Three are independent establishments and the fourth is Fogo de Chao, the Brazilian churrascaria steakhouse, which is a chain based in Dallas. The local Fogo de Chao is located at 309 E. Third St. downtown. It’s a carnivore lovers heaven featuring multiple cuts of beef, along with lamb, pork, chicken and sausage. Uchiko, the heralded modern Japanese restaurant at 4200 N. Lamar Blvd.,...

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