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Austin Rents Rise! With close to 97% occupancy, average Austin one bedrooms soar to $714 and two bedrooms to $938. Ouch. This condition is not expected to change through 2009. more> |
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Excellent article explaining growth of for sale condo market at the expense of affordable rental units. Result is a much less "weird" Austin as many people can't keep up with rents and are being forced out. more> |
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Rent rises 2004-2007. Rents projected to go to $1.55 per square foot after renovations/conversions in areas currently less than $1 per square foot. more> |
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What is affordable in housing? City, activists differ on what makes housing truly affordable. more>
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High rent rationalized as affordable based on MFI (median family income.) more> |
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Time for a Raise? another MFI article. more> |
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Income growth in Austin 2000 Census showed boom in central Texas (This has been used in part to justify higher rents.) more> |
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Does It Really Pay to Work in Austin? Austin is at or below national average in wages in all occupational groups. more> |
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Homeless--Austin has highest cost of living and the highest housing costs for an urban area in Texas. more> |
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Austin Low-cost
living in a high-rent town. Boarding houses fill a need. more> |
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More affordable woes. more> |
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Houses and apartments not meeting code. City's affordable housing squeeze means code violations are often ignored. more> |
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Aging apartments gone to make room for luxury condos (more pressure on rental market.) more> |
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East Austin's
changing landscape. Urban-style condominiums are bringing lofty hopes, fears of gentrification to a historically Latino neighborhood. more> |
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Article on Austin growth and the changing demographics of different areas of town. more> |
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Not getting
by. Deteriorating standard of living for many people. more> |
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Stylish apartment decorating on a student's budget. more> |
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Foreclosures up by 56% in central Texas (more renters.) more> |
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House sales fall for sixth month in a row. more> |
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House sellers try new marketing. more> |
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Lack of affordable housing downtown. more> |
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Booming downtown condos as developers try to keep up with high demand. Prices aren't going down there. more> |
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Watch out...some apartment complexes charging double rent more> |
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Older Austin Apartments sold as condos. more> |
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