Forbe’s released another list mentioning Austin, “U.S. Cities On The Rise”. Among the places in America that have welcomed the most newcomers in 2008, three are home to major colleges and universities: Raleigh, N.C., Provo, Utah, (home to Brigham Young University, one of the country’s largest private colleges), and Austin, Texas, home to the University [...]

Forbe’s list of America’s Best Bargain Cities based on average salary, annual unemployment statistics, the Housing Opportunity Index, and the cost of living: Austin, Texas Phoenix, Arizona Washington, D.C. Fort Worth, Texas Cincinnati, Ohio Indianapolis, Indiana Columbus, Ohio Dallas, Texas Houston, Texas San Antonio, Texas Nashville, Tennessee Denver, Colorado Cambridge, Massachusetts Kansas City, Missouri Detroit, [...]

Source: Forbe’s It’s not just Austin that’s getting national attention, Texas is making the news as a strong state as well.  Texas ranked #3 of the Forbe’s “America’s 10 Fastest-Growing States”.  This growth helps keep the local economies strong in our big cities, including Austin.

Austin has been making national headlines lately, and good ones at that. While we hear that the real estate market nation-wide is in a slump, we also keep hearing that Austin’s economy is still strong (even if it is no longer booming). It should be no surprise, then that Austin topped Forbe’s list for big [...]