Archive for December, 2006
There’s an article in the current Economist detailing the consequences, good and bad, of three movements to make food consumption more politically and environmentally sensitive. Organic, Fairtrade, and Local food are examined and the conclusions indicate that beyond making consumers feel greener (and occasionally annoyingly self satisfied) the movements may do more harm than […]
This might have to go down as the best New Years Eve ever…
We drove back out to where we arranged that taxi. It was a cold morning, and I was a little nervous, as I was in shorts and a tshirt with a bathing suit underneath. The boat was a lot of fun, it took […]
I’ll start with this increasingly embarrassing fact: if I were motivated enough to do things like register in the states where I live, I would have voted for GWB in 00 and, grudgingly, again in 04 (I remember thinking how much Edwards Trial Lawyer affiliation scared me though it now seems obvious that as VP […]
Turning in a rental car has never been so difficult. They weren’t open, or by the ferry, or anything that would have made sense. We barely got on the InterIslander Ferry in time. It was a four hour trip that I mostly played Nintendo DS during while Mike fought for a view outside. Our new […]
Austin Real Estate Market - Another Favorable News Article
Closed Published by Steve Crossland December 29th, 2006 on Austin Real Estate Blog - Austin TX Real EstateHere is another favorable news article regarding the Austin real estate market and expected homes sales activity in 2007.
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Austin home market expected to remain strong next year
Home prices up significantly in 2006 and expected to be higher in 2007.
Central Texas home builders have been offering plenty of year-end discounts and bonuses […]
Austin Real estate to remain strong in ‘07
Closed Published by Steve Crossland December 29th, 2006 on Austin Real Estate Blog - Austin TX Real EstateThis article is about commercial real estate, but good news for commercial real estate is good news for residential real estate as well.
From the Austin Business Journal
Friday Dec 29, 2006
A new report from a national real estate services firm is telling investors what many of them already know–Austin’s a good bet in 2007.
The capital […]
Longest drive yet: to Wellington. On the way we got to see a windmill power plant thing, that was the coolest, those things are huge. And of course there is no wasted space in NZ so there’s all these little sheeps wandering around under them oblivious…
So, after all the rare hits and mostly misses our […]
Napier was right on the coast, like almost everywhere else. However, when a huge earthquake came in 1930-something, they couldn’t get to any water at all and most of the city’s downtown area got torched. Therefore, it had to be rebuilt. Art Deco was the cheapest style there was, and since the government decided not […]
After yesterday, we were exhausted. We headed down the east coast to Napier. We had the day to do whatever we wanted, and of course, all we passed by was wineries, so that’s what we did all day.
I didn’t think it was very much fun. They serve you wine begrudgingly, and we were even buying […]
We started our day out at Paradise Valley, the springs that feed many of the lakes, produce drinking water, and where most of the brown and rainbow trout spawn. I’ve never seen so many fish. There were neat birds, deer, llamas, goats, more sheep, and even lions. Probably my favorite animals were the wallabies. I […]