downtown Austin's real estate and neighborhood blog
-Arthouse at the Jones Center raises $5MM to triple their space.
-Congress Avenue dresses up with a new retailer.
-David Byrne talks to heads of Austin’s bicycle community at the Paramount
-West Elm bridges the furniture affordability gap between Ikea and Ligne Roset this Wednesday.
-CapMetro delays commuter line until 2010, is content to be Austin’s whipping boy.
We’ve received several inquiries about open houses, so Downtown Austin Blog will begin listing open houses each weekend. The great thing about downtown Austin open houses is that you can pretty quickly bounce between buildings.
Make a day of it this weekend and drop by the Old Pecan Street Festival on 6th Street. On this weekend’s calendar we’ve got the Austin City Lofts and Villas On Town Lake.
Sunday
1) 800 W. 5th Street #704, 1BR, 1BA, $374,900, 1-3pm [AvenueOne]
2) 80 Red River Street #103, 2BD, 2BA, $309,000, 12-2pm [John Horton]
The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) is presenting the three possible concepts for investing in the transportation system between now and 2035.
Give your feedback here and help positively impact Central Texas for decades to come!
Thanks to the Thomas Butler with the DAA for the link!
-Jude
(UPDATED AS OF JANUARY 25TH 2013)
To qualify for an FHA loan in Travis County the purchase price of the residence must be under $288,750. For FHA loans, you only need at least 3.5% down payment. Consider downtown Austin condos like the Avenue Lofts or the the Shore Condos, two of the five downtown buildings that are FHA approved condos.
FHA approved downtown Austin condos:
FHA approval has ZERO to do with the quality or desirability of a building. In fact, it is smart Home Owner’s Associations and developers that open up their projects to as many financing options as possible.
-Jude
