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Bryan Maki -Cedar Park TX Real Estate-NWAustin

Austin Texas is the best bang for your buck city.

With the economy pretty gloomy it is always good to see some positive information. Our national problems ussualy create a perception that the problems exist everywhere in the country. They probably do to an extent - everyone feels the pinch in different ways. This is a great article that shows the economy affects people in different ways and, at least, shows a light at the end of thhe tunnel. People in the Austin area and Texas as a whole are just closer to the light than other cities. Most consumers need to realize that real estate is local for these reasons. Forbes.com posted their "Best And Worst Bang For The Buck Cities" and they listed Austin, TX as the #1 Best City due to affordable housing and promising job growth.

Please review their article at Forbes.com.

The $700,000,000,000 Bail Out

No matter how many zeros there are - there are many more questions:

  • How? is this going to benefit the taxpayers who will ultimately fund the bail out?
  • Who? will ultimately pay for bad business practices?
  • What? will happen to correct this failure?
  • Where? will all this money go?
  • When? will confidence return to repair a failing economy?
  • Why? is the housing industry seen as the main cause but the financial instiutions are being saved?

These are just a few of the questions that are causing our leaders to struggle to get a plan of action implemented yesterday. What are your opinions to these genereal questions? Let me know what you are curoius about this plan.