Over the past five years, Michael Shires, associate professor in public policy at Pepperdine University, and I have been compiling a list of the best places to do business. The list, based on job growth in regions across the U.S. over the long, middle and short term, has changed over the years–but the employment landscape […]
Archive for May, 2009
Real Estate
America’s Best Bargain Cities
Zack O’Malley Greenburg, 05.13.09, 4:20 PM ETNearly a decade ago, after making a donation to a volunteer-run radio station in Austin, Texas, local librarian Red Wassenich was asked why he chose to support a broadcaster with a penchant for playing strange crooner music. “Because it keeps Austin weird,” he said.
Since then, […]
Austin real estate gaining momentum heading into buying season
Austin Board of REALTORS® releases March 2009 real estate statistics
April 20, 2009 - According to the March 2009 Multiple Listing Service report by the Austin Board of REALTORS®, the volume of single-family home sales in March 2009 was 1,421, down 22 percent from March 2008, and the […]
