Archive for September, 2008
Austin Sales Market Update for August 2008
Closed Published by Austin Real Estate Blog September 25th, 2008 on Austin Real Estate BlogThe average sales price for houses in Austin in August 2008 remained about level, decreasing slightly (-1.96%) to $259,500, down from $264,695 a year ago. Median sold price rose slightly (+2.05%) to $199,000. The number of failed sales efforts, or “Not Solds”, (expired or withdrawn) was 46% for August, up …
What is Your Debt Share of $700B Bailout?
Closed Published by Austin Real Estate Blog September 25th, 2008 on Austin Real Estate BlogAs the U.S. government debates a $700 Billion bailout for the financial industry, what does that mean for you and me, and our kids? One summary I saw broke it down like this:
About $2,300 per American
About $6,000 per U.S. household
The tally for all the various rescue measures launched by U.S. …
Dotzour’s Take on Mortgage Solutions
Closed Published by Austin Real Estate Blog September 25th, 2008 on Austin Real Estate BlogMy favorite economist, Mark Dotzour from the Texas A and M Real Estate Research Center in College Station has some thoughts on the mortgage mess.
DOTZOUR: STEP ONE, RECHARTER FRANNIE
COLLEGE STATION (Real Estate Center) – As long as the federal government continues to indicate they are willing to redraw the …
I will be providing photography coverage of the 2008 ACL Music Festival. National media may contact me for specific images. Regional media (other than Austin) may contact me as well. Locally, I will be shooting for Austin.com so look for images there the day after the festival starts.
One of the bands I’m […]
There are a lot of music festivals out there. I haven’t really been to that many. But of course, ACL is a great example of a streamlined successful one. People tell me Jazzfest is the same. And SXSW is the best thing that has happened to so many people for years. We tried Sasquatch. Meh. […]
Torch Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Book People! What if we burned books instead of read them? What if reading and reflection became passe? How would you fare? What if, instead of putting out fires, firemen started fires; they burned books and houses that had books in them? If they followed this set of rules:
Answer […]
There’s more to recovery than just lying in bed. You’ve got to quit worrying about crap you’ve got going on. And if you can’t, well, chances are that crap is going to turn out like crap. Your brain totally counts as heavy machinery that you shouldn’t be operating when your face hurts, but here’s how […]
Austin Sales Market Update for August 2008
Closed Published by Crossland Team September 23rd, 2008 on Crossland TeamThe average sales price for houses in Austin in August 2008 remained about level, decreasing slightly (-1.96%) to $259,500, down from $264,695 a year ago. Median sold price rose slightly (+2.05%) to $199,000. The number of failed sales efforts, or “Not Solds”, (expired or withdrawn) was 46% for August, up …
What is Your Debt Share of $700B Bailout?
Closed Published by Crossland Team September 23rd, 2008 on Crossland TeamAs the U.S. government debates a $700 Billion bailout for the financial industry, what does that mean for you and me, and our kids? One summary I saw broke it down like this:
About $2,300 per American
About $6,000 per U.S. household
The tally for all the various rescue measures launched by U.S. …
Recommended Reads from a Theological Librarian
Closed Published by jdodson September 23rd, 2008 on Creation ProjectDr. Robert Mayer, Senior Librarian and Director of Gordon Conwell Libraries, recommends:
The Civil War as a Theological Crisis by Mark A. Noll (University of North Carolina Press, 2006)
Life with God: Reading the Bible for Spiritual Transformation by Richard A. Foster with Kathryn Helmers (Harper One, 2008)
The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses […]