Austin area makes economic group's list of best-performing cities
For the second year in a row, the Austin metro area is among the five best-performing metro areas in the nation, according to a new economic report.
Barclays analyst sees housing rebound coming in 2012
Barclays Capital analyst Stephen Kim predicts a housing recovery buoyed by improving jobs numbers and the fact prices for nondistressed homes will have stabilized without government support.
Pending Sales of Existing U.S. Homes Exceed Forecasts With 10.4% Increase
The number of Americans signing contracts to buy previously owned homes rose more than forecast in October as buyers took advantage of falling prices and low borrowing costs.
Texas, Austin exception to gloomy retail picture
Retail activity is fairly brisk in Texas — and sluggish virtually everywhere else.
Condo tower sales show appetite still strong for living in downtown Austin
As Austin's skyline underwent a momentous change during the past decade, some Austinites wondered whether there would be enough people to fill all the new towers adding hundreds of residential units downtown.
