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May is National Moving Month – Celebrate in Austin!

Posted on May 31st, 2012 No Comments

May is a great time to move. After all, summer is just around the corner. This is a chance to scope out some of the beautiful real estate available in Austin, TX. College students look for sublets and new apartments before internships, summer school, and work begins. Families look for more space as they expand, [...]

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The Heaviest Items in Your Home

Posted on April 26th, 2012 No Comments

One benefit to using a professional moving service like Unicorn is that you don’t have to strain your back trying to carry large, awkward and bulky items. Nevertheless, you may someday need to deal with these things, whether while moving, unpacking or just rearranging the living room. When moving large or bulky items, it’s important [...]

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Strategies for Keeping Moving Costs Down

Posted on March 25th, 2012 No Comments

Moving can be a big expense, whether moving locally or across states. With proper planning, it is possible to avoid unnecessary expenses and keep inevitable costs at a minimum. Many of these steps can be done ahead of time so there are no extra headaches on moving day. Use a Moving Company It is easy [...]

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The Recent Mortgage Settlement in Terms of Moving Costs

Posted on February 25th, 2012 No Comments

A settlement has been reached between the banks and the government in the amount of $25 billion. This settlement is for the banks alleged fraudulent mortgage practices. There are some who feel that the settlement is not sufficient compensation. Who will Benefit from this Settlement? This settlement is the most significant that has been met [...]

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New 16-story apartment building to be built downtown

Posted on September 28th, 2011 No Comments

Demolition work recently began at a site where a new 16-story apartment building will be located in downtown Austin.  The buildling will take the place of the Whitley Printing Co. building at Brazos and East Third streets. The 277-unit luxury apartment tower is being constructed by Austin-based real estate development company Riverside Resources and is [...]

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How do Apartment Locators or Apartment Finders Work?

Posted on September 1st, 2011 No Comments

With so many options in Austin, finding an apartment can be a frustrating experience; especially if you don’t know your way around town, you are tight on time, or have strict conditions under which you can rent.  Apartment locators strive to take the frustration out of your apartment search by saving you effort, energy, time [...]

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Apartment rental rates increase across country in July

Posted on August 31st, 2011 No Comments

Real estate analysts say that apartment rental rates across the U.S. continued increasing in July as they have the rest of the year.  In July, the annual rent growth increased to 5.36 percent. From January to the end of July, apartment rental rates have increased by 4.8 percent.  In the same time period last year, [...]

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Apartment developer to pay for moving tenants

Posted on July 19th, 2011 No Comments

A Houston apartment developer has agreed to pay tenants for moving them out of the Shoreline and Brookhollow apartment complexes off East Riverside Drive.  Grayco Partners will be providing a total of $90,000 to tenants as they plan to demolish the complexes and develop a $200 million high-rise apartment and retail project. The developer also [...]

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Apartment rental rates on the rise in Austin

Posted on June 2nd, 2011 No Comments

As many Austinites have probably noticed, apartment rental rates are constantly increasing.  According to The Austin Apartment Association, the downtown and University of Texas areas experienced a 7.7 percent increase in rental rates over the last year. Furthermore, more recently, officials have noticed an increase in rental rates in southeast, northwest, and northern Austin apartments. [...]

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2010 saw record low home sales

Posted on January 27th, 2011 No Comments

Although December saw a sharp increase in home sales of 17.5 percent, total home sales for 2010 reached a record low.  This Wednesday, officials from the Commerce Department announced that an estimated total of 321,000 homes were sold across the country in 2010.  This is the lowest recorded number of annual home sales since 1963. [...]

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