New Home Austin Texas

I am looking for a new home in Austin, Tx. Trying to find something under $100/sq. ft. Is this possible or am I dreaming?

Check out the new home listings online. Most realtors have great sites with costs etc. I think you may be a bit low though.

2007-09-07 07:32:59 by bob

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say a three bedroom 2 bath home. maybe new or a well kept home. regular yard size. not a farm. my sister is saying home prices are almost the same as central new jersey. which i think is hard to believe. as of now with homes hard to sell, her home is up for sale here in nj for 250.000. 3 bdrm 2 bth maintained ranch. 60x 100 yrd. any help?

Being a lifelong Texan, I can tell you that Austin is a higher priced market all around, so, although the price of the home will obviously depend on what it's built with (brick or frame), and what neighborhood it's in, it's going to be a lot costlier than the surrounding rural areas, or in other areas in Texas. That's not to say that it is THE costliest area to buy, although it may be, but it is one of the costlier areas to buy in. God Bless you.

2008-02-23 21:11:42 by willow woow

Price: $40.00

two children
one adult.
needs home in austin texas
post youre property info please go easy on the deposit.
needs home fast please help. please

Try the Real Estate section of Yahoo Answers!

Good Luck!

2006-10-06 22:51:17 by SKYE

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My job brought me here and I know absolutely NO ONE here! I'm realizing now that I have absolutely no idea how to "make" friends. All of my friends at home were made as a result of school / work. And all the friends I've amassed over the years have been a direct or indirect result of someone I met at work or when I was in school. But now I'm in an entirely new region, new state and new city so I'm completely out of my comfort zone and I have absolutely no idea where to begin. I'm really kind of a shy person so this compounds the issue for me. And even though I'm kind of a loner, more introverted, I always had friends around to do things with. But I would rather make friends outside of work as I have learned I have zero in common with them (they're much older and I'm younger, I'm single with no dependents and they're married with families...). And I'm no longer in school so this is not an option for me anymore. I love sports and I would love to see the night life here as I'm told a lot of great things about it but I don't know if that's something I want to do by "myself" for safety reasons, plus it won't be as much fun. Any suggestions on what I can do to jump start making some new friends in Austin?

I'm not getting very many responses (one to be exact) in the sections Y! suggested, so I thought I'd try here. Apologies in advance if I'm offending anyone by posting this here.

Sign up for a class that interests you- dance, photography cooking or the like- at your community college. Join a book club (check the bulletin board at the library or college) or card-playing group,or go to free lectures. Join a gym and be friendly.

2010-03-18 09:54:55 by Black Mamba

Hello All,

Sorry, for the double post. Initially I posted to a wrong category.

I'm Austin, Texas. Planning to purchase a new home. Wondering what best energy efficient features I should asked the builder.

Have you done anything yourself? Economical?
What should I target mainly?
Solar? Ventilation?
Windows are huge in family room with high ceiling. What windows should I go for to protect myself in Texas heat?

One of the builder was saying they added 'Tech Shield radium sheet' to the roof and says it reflects light, and saves electric bill. Are those effective?

Any rebates or incentives goverment offer?

Thanks!

Having just moved from Texas to PA there are a lot of things that you can do to help conserve energy. Windows are the #1 way that heat gets into or out of your house. Find out what type of windows are available; whether they have Low-E coating; are Argon filled; double, triple or quadruple paned (the more panes of glass, the more energy is absorbed). Post purchase I would certainly get them coated with a tint and you may also want to consider heavy drapes for the rest of the windows that you can close during the day. This goes a long way to keeping heat out.

Soalr would be a great way to lower your cooling costs in the summer, but it is usually quite expensive to install.

Ceiling fans are a must in all the bed rooms and in the living room.

A well insulated house will also go a long way to saving you money. Ask the builder how many inches of insulation were put in the attic and in the walls. Hopefully there is at least 6 inches in the walls and preferably 10-12" in the attic. If not, you can put more in the attic post purchase. Also, see if there are roof fans installed to vent the hot air from the attic to the outside. These are fairly inexpensive and easy to install and really make a big difference to cooling off the house.

A programmable thermostat will also go a long way to saving you some $$. I had one in my house and had it programmed to turn the air off at 8am when I left for work and turn back on around 4pm before I got home and then back down around 70 degrees around 12pm. This is also a simple post purchase fix.

As far as tax savings go, this past year the federal governement gave a $500 tax credit for certain energy improvements that you made to your house. It worked on a percentage basis. For instance, you got 5% of the cost for adding insulation (including labor) to your house; 10% of the cost for addign a more energy efficient boiler & also 10% of the costs for installing new windows. It's hard to tell if they will offer it again this year, but be sure to save your reciepts for any energey improvements you may make (even caulking around windows is considered an energy improvement).

Hope this helps somewhat! No matter what you do, plan on having at least a $200 energy bill from about May through September. Have some fun on 6th street for me!

2007-05-15 07:54:12 by Kris