OPEN SUNDAY, MAY 20

Northwest Austin and UT Campus Area

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Gorgeous Home in Canyon Mesa Built For Family Living

10105 Spicewood Mesa

Open 2-4 PM

Dramatic twelve foot ceilings, plenty of natural light & an open floor plan create an elegant ambience.There are three living areas;a home Office, a bookshelf-lined Family Room/Library and an expansive Living Room. A terrific layout includes three separate bedroom wings offering privacy for all.An eat-in Gourmet Kitchen features a Sub-Zero refrigerator,stainless double convection oven & Ceran glass cooktop, rich granite counters & a massive walk-in pantry. See more...

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Walk to campus or take the UT Shuttle

3004 Speedway #5

Open 2-4 PM

Small complex in North Campus,only 8 units.Walk to campus or take the UT Shuttle.Kitchen opens to spacious living w/fireplace,natural light,laminate floors.Large bedrooms upstairs offer nice separation between living & sleeping quarters.Balcony just off living.Energy updates: HVAC, solar screens,insulation.Refrigerator & stacked w/d to convey.Exterior updates to complex in 2008,include roof & siding.Two reserved parking spaces,covered & uncovered.Way cool eateries & shops just around corner. See more... 

 The Best Time To Buy and Sell Real Estate In Austin is NOW!!!

We recently attended a seminar offered by Independence Title Company at which we heard some really great news about the state of the Real Estate market in Austin. Some highlights of the presentation follow, all good news for our local housing industry:

• Resale home inventory is at 3.6 months compared to 5.1 months at the end of 2010
• New and resale home inventories are both extremely tight
• Austin home values remained positive during the recent recession
• Record affordability, lowest mortgage rates seen in over 60 years
• Foreclosures in Travis County are extremely low (1 out of 3,221)
• 60,000 people moving to Austin annually
• 45,000 new jobs will be added over the next two years

The MoPac Improvement Draft Environmental Assessment for Express Lanes on MoPac has been approved for further processing by the Federal Highway Administration. The MoPac Improvement project team can now host a final public hearing to solicit community input on the proposed project. A session is set for:

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  at 6:00 PM

O. Henry Middle School – School Cafeteria

2610 West 10^th Street

Austin, TX 78703

Comments on the project may be submitted in the following ways:

• At the May 23 public hearing

• Online: www.MoPacExpress.com/contact

• By mail to: 

TxDOT Austin District

Environmental Coordinator

P.O. Drawer 15426

Austin, Texas 78761-5426

For more information visit:  http://www.mopacexpress.com/news/upcoming-events.php

OPEN SUNDAY, MAY 6

2-4 PM

There's lots going on in Austin this weekend, including one of our favorites, the Pecan Street Festival. Why not take advantage of the warm, sunny weather and have a little fun? Lake Travis, Lake Austin, hiking, shopping, eating - the list is endless! And while you're out on Sunday, you really should visit our Open Houses! Both are new listings on very desirable streets, both surrounded by nature and the best of what Austin has to offer...
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7131 Valburn Drive
INCREDIBLE VIEWS!!

Open Sunday, May 6 2-4 PM

Enjoy incredible views from almost every room of this Don Skirrow custom home! Meticulously remodeled w/rich hardwood floors thru downstairs living/dining, Marvin windows & updated HVAC systems.Gourmet kitchen remodel w/ granite counters,custom cabinetry & Wolf 6-burner range.Spacious downstairs master retreat w/spa-like bath features marble vanities, travertine floors & custom closets. Second bedroom down + 2 private bedrooms/baths & gameroom up.Open floor plan w/wonderful high ceilings throughout! See More...

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3409 Ledgestone Drive
BUILT FOR ENTERTAINING

Open Sunday, May 6 2-4 PM

Stately & timelsss, this custom-built Leon Chandler Mediterranean style home was designed w/gracious family living & entertaining in mind. Fabulous dining room w/built-in full wall buffet. The heart of this home is the warm & welcoming cook's kitchen w/stainless appliances, extensive counters & storage. Discover the cozy stucco sun room painted by local artist Zita Raymond along w/the private,walled back patio, great space. Culdesac privacy, quiet. Elegant! See more...

Annual Meeting for NWACA Neighborhood

7:00 – Welcome and Introductions

7:10 – Keynote Speaker: Nelson Linder, President - Austin NAACP; Vice Chair -  African American Resource Advisory Commission; Member, City of Austin Charter Revision Committee

             Single Member Districts for Austin – Pros and Cons

7:30 – Mario Espinosa, Deputy Exec. Director, Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority

             MoPac Improvement Project

7:40 – Monica Swartz, Wild Basin Director

            Deer in Northwest Austin – How can we move forward?

7:50 – Susan Roberts, Chair, NWACA Tree and Environmental Stewardship Committee and  Parker Blevins, former Chair, NWACA Oak Wilt Committee

             Oak Wilt and Drought – We’re Losing Trees!

8:00 – Visit at Committee tables                      

• Q&A with the speakers
• Visit with NWACA Committee Members
• Q&A with invited guests from Austin Fire Department about wildfire safety
• Project posters from the St. Edward’s University class on Deer Management in Wild Basin
• Handouts: wildfire safety, deer resistant plants, water-wise yard and garden practices, MoPac Mobility project, and more

Clean-out Medicine Cabinets for Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

On Saturday, April 28 the City of Austin in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will offer residents a free and anonymous way to safely dispose of expired or unwanted prescriptions, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, insulin and needles. Austin will have four locations available for drop-off.

Austin Take-Back Locations: Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Northeast: Cornerstone Church (1101 Reinli Street)

South East: City of Austin Household Hazardous Waste Facility (2514 Business Center Dr.)

Central: University of Texas, Student Services Center (100 West Dean Keeton)

West: Barton Creek Square Mall (2901 S. Capital of Texas Highway)

For a list of all Texas Take-Back locations visit www.dea.gov

The misuse and improper disposal of expired and unwanted prescription drugs is a growing problem in our country affecting children, teens and adults as well as potentially our water supply. 

Disposing of expired or unwanted medicines at the Austin take-back event will ensure that these medicines don’t get into the wrong hands or pollute our waterways. 

A federal government-sponsored National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that more Americans currently abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, hallucinogens, methamphetamines and heroin combined.

OPEN HOUSES THIS SUNDAY, APRIL 29

Southern Plantation in Northwest Hills

5901 Down Valley Court

Open 1-3 PM

Gorgeous Doug Moss white limestone custom home. Southern plantation-style with deep double front porches affording very distant lake and hill country views. Stunning cherry wood floors downstairs, open floorplan, kitchen features granite countertops & stainless appliances, large downstairs master suite w/luxurious double-head shower. Huge upstairs gameroom. Back yard great for kids. Elegant formals, tall ceilings, beautiful woodwork & cabinetry. See more...

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Gorgeous Home in Canyon Mesa Built For Family Living

10105 Spicewood Mesa

Open 2-4 PM

Dramatic twelve foot ceilings, plenty of natural light & an open floor plan create an elegant ambience.There are three living areas;a home Office, a bookshelf-lined Family Room/Library and an expansive Living Room. A terrific layout includes three separate bedroom wings offering privacy for all.An eat-in Gourmet Kitchen features a Sub-Zero refrigerator,stainless double convection oven & Ceran glass cooktop, rich granite counters & a massive walk-in pantry. See more...

Perfect Weather Forecast for Sunday Open House Tours

ALL OPEN SUNDAY, APRIL 22

2-4 PM

10105 Spicewood Mesa

Gorgeous Home in Canyon Mesa Built For Family Living

Dramatic twelve foot ceilings, plenty of natural light & an open floor plan create an elegant ambience.There are three living areas;a home Office, a bookshelf-lined Family Room/Library and an expansive Living Room. A terrific layout includes three separate bedroom wings offering privacy for all.An eat-in Gourmet Kitchen features a Sub-Zero refrigerator,stainless double convection oven & Ceran glass cooktop, rich granite counters & a massive walk-in pantry. See more...

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1015 E. Yager Ln. #59

Shows Like a Dream

Check out this 2 bed/1 bath one story end unit. This place shows like a dream, updated kitchen cabinets, countertops,backsplash, sink, & SS appliances. Designer tile & window treatments, light fixtures & ceiling fans. Spacious bedrooms w/great closet space. Backyard w/patio and a small yard for pet or garden. Refrigerator, washer & dryer convey.MLS#6678858 also for sale, same owner!Water heater replaced Nov 2011. See More...

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2018 Kenwood Avenue

Dynamic Mix of Modern and Vintage

Glimpsed through Texas grasses and wildflowers, this Travis Heights limestone "cottage" presents a demure face to the street, only hinting at its 2600sf. Enter through the owner's private gate to discover a second story and enchanting gardens perfect for entertaining. The home's dynamic mix of modern and vintage, like SOCO's energy and Stacy Park's leafy quiet, represents the essence of 78704 style. Steel fireplace, 20s-era light fixtures, open kitchen, gleaming oak floors, sun-drenched, cool. See more....

Fabulous remodel on highly desirable street in the heart of NW Hills! 

Fabulous remodel on highly desirable street in the heart of NW Hills! Home features an open floorplan, updated windows, doors & HVAC system with all the conveniences of NW Hills living. Kitchen remodeled with granite countertops & tile backsplash, updated appliances & tile floors. Rich hardwoods throughout living & formal areas. Both baths updated plus big walk in shower in master & great storage throughout-check out extra closet in garage. Convenient to shopping, restaurants & Dell Community Center. See more...

Let's first set the record straight. We are NOT taking the easy way out and re-posting an old story. Austin, once again, has been named #1 city in the U.S. This time, it happens to be #1 best place for small businesses. It makes perfect sense to those of us who live here, but it's nice to see it in writing, and even nicer that it has been verified through a series of calculations. A recent report from G. Scott Thomas of the Austin Business Journal states "The U.S. market that provides the best opportunities for small businesses to grow and prosper is Austin, which also finished first in On Numbers' rankings for 2011 and 2010."  This was based on a calculation of population growth, private sector employment growth and concentration of small businesses per 1,000 residents.  Read the entire story here...