Archive for April, 2008
Austin Sales Market Update - 2008Q1 Stats Breakdown by MLS Area
Closed Published by Austin Real Estate Blog April 22nd, 2008 on Austin Real Estate BlogBelow is a chart breaking down Austin MLS Sales of single family homes by MLS area for Jan-Mar 2008. Not all MLS areas are included due to low or no sales activity in some.
Of the 42 areas covered 36 saw a decrease in the number of homes sold and …
Henry Van Til defines culture as:
that activity of man, the image-bearer of God, by which he fulfills the creation mandate to cultivate the earth, to have dominion over it and to subdue it. The term is also applied to the result of such activity, namely the secondary environment which has been superimposed upon nature by […]
It is unreal to me that this song is over 10 years old. It was on a CD that SB bought/made me in college and I never ever have been able to stop listening to it. The new remix is only made better by the video keeping the all time important ‘running man’ alive. You […]
What is culture and can it be transformed?
Closed Published by jdodson April 22nd, 2008 on Creation ProjectThese questions and others are being tossed around over at Centurion blog. There’s been a pretty rich discussion developing. One of the better ones I’ve been in in a while.
Song and Sermon Writing: Wisdom from Jacob Dylan
Closed Published by jdodson April 21st, 2008 on Creation ProjectIn the May issue of Interview, Jacob Dylan had this to say about song-writing:
I mean, I’ve always had this disciplined approach to it. You have to have a work ethic and you have to be educated in what you’re doing. You have to take it seriously. It doesn’t mean that everything you do has to […]
Most of you should know about MK’s forced vacation by now, if you don’t, well, you’ll have to ask somebody. We’ve hit that super loving spot of needing to spend some serious time apart. So, in the height of his awesomeness, MK finally got started on his new hobby, and spent the weekend with an […]
Here are the top feature articles from this quarter’s Image:
From Stone to Living Word: Letting the Bible Live Again by Debbie Blue
Derek Webb: The Ringing Bell
River Grace by Makoto Fujimura
Eyes to See, edited by Bret Lott
Austin MLXChange MLS Software Still Falls Short
Closed Published by Austin Real Estate Blog April 21st, 2008 on Austin Real Estate BlogI just finished running my stats for my Austin Rental Market update. This month I only had to report three listings to the Austin Board of Realtors which had bogus and incorrect data. Check the screen shot above to see the sort of thing what Austin Realtor deal with on …
Austin Rental Market Update - March 2008 and YTD
Closed Published by Austin Real Estate Blog April 21st, 2008 on Austin Real Estate BlogHomes in Austin are renting for 8% more than last year, on average. Average rent price for homes across the Austin Metro area was $1401 per month for March 2008 compared to $1295/mo the year before. The Median leased price remained about the same at $1200. Homes are renting fast …
Austin Eviction Aftermath and the Cost of Rental Property Turnover
Closed Published by Austin Real Estate Blog April 20th, 2008 on Austin Real Estate BlogLast Tuesday my tenants did not show up at Eviction Court, so I was awarded possession of the property. Afterwards, I immediately drove to the property to find it trashed, as expected. I own this particular property. The tenants had lived there since 2001 and had been good tenants until …