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Why Austin? |
- Real Estate: An average appreciation
in residential sales of almost 12% per year. That is inclusive of
single-family homes, town homes & condominiums, farms &
ranches, and multi-family (up to 4) residences. If you include
commercial sales, the average jumps to over 21% appreciation per year.
- Business & Careers: With many major employers such as Dell, Samsung, IBM, and AMD attracting a highly educated workforce, Forbes has named Austin the top city
for business and career development for the last 3 years in a row.
Good Business and great people are discovering great opportunities
here!
- Education: Austin is a highly educated
city. 54% of the population have attended or graduated college.
Almost 10% have a post graduate degree. This is more evident when
looking at the median income of $58,000 with 80% "white collar" jobs.
- Growth: With dozens of new communities being
built by developers and 11 major condominium/mixed use high-rise
projects under construction, there is no doubt that Austin is growing. Travis/Williamson
counties have grown by 23% on average since 2000. Williamson County,
location of Dell, is the fastest growing county in Texas! The
population is expected to double of the next ten years.
- Play: You can't forget to enjoy the lifestyle as well! Austin IS "The Live Music Capital of the World". World famous South by SouthWest & Austin City Limits Music Festival are annual events that attract fans & bands from around the world. What about the nightlife? Just check out 6th Street... enough said. Want to get outside? Look to Zilker Park, Barton Springs, and the rest of our beautiful Hill Country.