City and real estate guide - Austin, Texas
Posted: Tuesday, August 04, 2009
by Pam Johnson
Austin is known as the "Live Music Capital Of the World". It holds more live music events than any other city in the US, including the "South By South West Festival" and its local 6th Street weekend.
Austin is home to major business districts, educational facilities and entertainment, making the city attractive to the single up and comers, young families and even our senior citizens.
For a quieter more educational day, Austin offers a variety of museums and zoos. Amusement parks and fitness facilities offer a more active way to spend some quality time with your family.
Driving through scenic Austin, it's hard to believe you are in the middle of a thriving, growing city. The city is designed around rolling hills and valleys among mini-groves of trees that hide the sprawling quality of most cities and giving Austin more of a home town feel.
Topographically, Austin is broken into two regions, offering flat plains for those who prefer that setting and the rolling hills and lakes on the other side. A bit of something for everyone.
The east side of Austin is the current real estate "hot spot". But be aware, prices are rising due to this interest by home owners and real estate developers intent on cashing in on the growth of the area. However, if you are looking for Victorian style homes, the East side is the place to look.
The major tech companies are located on the north side. This area of Austin has a more suburban feel that might appeal to those with children. This area of the city offers large houses in master-planned communities as well as apartment complexes.
South Austin housing is comprised of small and large houses in planned communities and apartment complexes, duplexes and condos. The cost of rent and buying is lower than the rest of Austin on the south, allowing home-owners and apartment dwellers to get more for the money
On the west side of Austin, the housing is a nice mix of large, custom-built houses, apartments, duplexes and condos.
Urbanites in search of apartments, duplexes and condos, for you downtown Austin has recently been growing quickly and could be is just the ticket for you. This area puts you in the hub of the action, offering the 6th street music, bars, pubs and restaurants in a vast world of cultures, ethnic and art-centric shopping and theater
Families and professionals who want to be close, but not in the heart of the action, Central Austin offers you the close proximity you want. College students might also want to look in this area, as it is close to the University of Texas at Austin campus
All in all, Austin is a great place to settle. It offers something for everyone combined with a climate that doesn't stop.
Happy house-hunting.
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Top-level comments on this article: (3 total)Pam-thanks for sharing about all Austin has to offer. Living in Houston, we love visiting Austin! You are right that it has something for everyone!
I live in South Texas and have only driven through Austin. Friends tell me it is a great place for a weekend trip.your friends are right, its a great place to visit. We've been in the area nearly five years and are not even close to exhausting the events and activities the city has to offer
Pam, I don't know if I'll ever be on the lookout for a house in Austin, TX, but it sure sounds tempting.Thanks for sharing this information with us.thanks for reading, more so since Austin isn't on your places to live list (wink)
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