RISMEDIA, March 30, 2006—At least 90 percent of commercial property owners are paying too much in federal income tax because they fail to take the tax deductions that are available on real estate, according to a study by O’Connor & Associates.

For those weighing the risks of investing in Texas real estate, two questions are paramount. Is an investment in Texas residential housing units a good hedge against inflation? And is there a housing price bubble in the state?

Write-offs are the government’s way of rewarding taxpayers when they’ve done something the government likes. And to judge by the write-offs, the government likes it when people borrow money to buy a house. There are write-offs aplenty, many of which people often forget.

Conroy Select Properties and Affinity Homes Corporation are pleased to offer luxury homes and home sites in the private community of the UT Golf Club.

Before you go to settlement on a new home, you and your builder will “walk through” the house to conduct a final inspection. The walk-through provides an opportunity for you to learn how your new home works and to spot items that need to be corrected or adjusted.

The online recruiter compiled its list using its own research and data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics comparing population growth, cost of living, access to medical care, average commute times and availability of recreational activities. The cities were listed alphabetically. The list includes Atlanta, New York, Orlando, Phoenix, Raleigh-Durham, San Diego, Scottsdale, Tampa and Washington, D.C. (Yahoo Inc.HotJobs, 10/05)

Wall Street Journal Notes Austin Rebound. “The region’s promising growth and largely down-home property prices have attracted some of the real estate industry’s biggest guns,” the Journal Real Estate Report noted, hailing above-average job growth and such new construction projects as Simon Property Group’s urban village style project in Austin. (Wal Street Journal, 11/30/05)

2005 was a great year for the Greater Austin metro area with all the economic trends moving in the right direction. It was a year in which we could truly say that the regional economy was back on track after the job losses and business closures of the early years of this century.

According to Expansion Management magazine’s list of “America’s 50 Hottest Cities” Austin is termed as the country’s 18th hottest region for corporate relocation. The 80 site location consultants surveyed all the cities and areas of US and gave the list of America’s 50 Hottest Cities. The factors cited include…….

Congratulations! You’ve just found the perfect house in the perfect neighborhood. Over the next 30-60 days, you’ll need to get everything else in place to ensure that this purchase happens. Or perhaps you’re already in your dream home, and now it’s time to refinance your mortgage so that you can consolidate expenses or do some home improvements. In either case, now you just have to find the perfect mortgage.