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    <title>Austin Real Estate Market For October</title>
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    <published>2011-11-27T18:24:05Z</published>
    <updated>2011-11-27T18:28:02Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Let&apos;s start off high level. For the general Austin real estate market we saw 1455 sales in October. That is up from 1219 sales in October 2010 for an increase of 19.4%. I would say looking at those numbers out...</summary>
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        Let&apos;s start off high level. For the general Austin real estate market we saw 1455 sales in October. That is up from 1219 sales in October 2010 for an increase of 19.4%. I would say looking at those numbers out...
      
       <![CDATA[     <a href="http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2011/11/austin_real_estate_market_for.html">Austin Real Estate Market For October</a> from <a href='http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog'>Austin Real Estate Blog</a>]]>

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    <title>Austin Real Estate Market Update</title>
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    <published>2011-03-30T20:41:41Z</published>
    <updated>2011-03-30T22:48:08Z</updated>
    
    <summary>The February statistics are out for the Austin real estate market. First off sorry I have not been posting recently. In addition to real estate I have been doing some consulting for real estate related organizations. There is a lot...</summary>
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        The February statistics are out for the Austin real estate market. First off sorry I have not been posting recently. In addition to real estate I have been doing some consulting for real estate related organizations. There is a lot...
      
       <![CDATA[     <a href="http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2011/03/austin_real_estate_market_upda.html">Austin Real Estate Market Update</a> from <a href='http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog'>Austin Real Estate Blog</a>]]>

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    <title>The Austin Real Estate Market falls off a Cliff for July</title>
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    <published>2010-08-30T01:26:00Z</published>
    <updated>2010-09-05T01:52:35Z</updated>
    
    <summary>To put it simply the sales for the Austin real estate market were horrible. Compared to last year we saw a 25% decrease. To be eligible for the tax credit contracts had to be signed by April 30th. Since contracts...</summary>
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        To put it simply the sales for the Austin real estate market were horrible. Compared to last year we saw a 25% decrease. To be eligible for the tax credit contracts had to be signed by April 30th. Since contracts...
      
       <![CDATA[     <a href="http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2010/08/austin_real_estate_7_2010.html">The Austin Real Estate Market falls off a Cliff for July</a> from <a href='http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog'>Austin Real Estate Blog</a>]]>

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    <title>Austin Real Estate Statistics for June</title>
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    <published>2010-08-07T02:23:44Z</published>
    <updated>2010-08-09T20:19:38Z</updated>
    
    <summary>The June statistics are out for the Austin real estate market. In a word sales were down. This is lowest number of sales we have seen in June for the Austin market since 2003. This is also the first time...</summary>
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        The June statistics are out for the Austin real estate market. In a word sales were down. This is lowest number of sales we have seen in June for the Austin market since 2003. This is also the first time...
      
       <![CDATA[     <a href="http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2010/08/austin_real_estate_june_2010.html">Austin Real Estate Statistics for June</a> from <a href='http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog'>Austin Real Estate Blog</a>]]>

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    <title>May Statistics for the Austin Real Estate Market</title>
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    <published>2010-06-23T04:48:33Z</published>
    <updated>2010-06-24T18:44:17Z</updated>
    
    <summary>May Statistics are out for the Austin real estate market. The numbers at first glace are pretty impressive. We had 2,074 sales in May this is up 24% from this time last year. The tax credit ended in April so...</summary>
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        May Statistics are out for the Austin real estate market. The numbers at first glace are pretty impressive. We had 2,074 sales in May this is up 24% from this time last year. The tax credit ended in April so...
      
       <![CDATA[     <a href="http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2010/06/may_statistics_for_the_austin.html">May Statistics for the Austin Real Estate Market</a> from <a href='http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog'>Austin Real Estate Blog</a>]]>

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    <title>Austin Real Estate March Statistics</title>
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    <published>2010-05-02T19:16:57Z</published>
    <updated>2010-05-05T10:50:19Z</updated>
    
    <summary>As we predicted last month we saw a pretty large increase in sales for the Austin real estate market this month. The tax credit is ending so we had a lot of buyers hurrying to purchase before it ended. Sales...</summary>
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        As we predicted last month we saw a pretty large increase in sales for the Austin real estate market this month. The tax credit is ending so we had a lot of buyers hurrying to purchase before it ended. Sales...
      
       <![CDATA[     <a href="http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2010/05/austin_real_estate_march_stati.html">Austin Real Estate March Statistics</a> from <a href='http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog'>Austin Real Estate Blog</a>]]>

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<entry>
    <title>Austin Real Estate Statistics for February</title>
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    <published>2010-04-02T05:50:14Z</published>
    <updated>2010-04-05T07:38:00Z</updated>
    
    <summary>The stats are out for February for the Austin real estate market. Let’s get two things out of the way first, because you might see this in the paper or with developers touting the market. Sales are up and average...</summary>
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        The stats are out for February for the Austin real estate market. Let’s get two things out of the way first, because you might see this in the paper or with developers touting the market. Sales are up and average...
      
       <![CDATA[     <a href="http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2010/04/austin_real_estate_feb_10.html">Austin Real Estate Statistics for February</a> from <a href='http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog'>Austin Real Estate Blog</a>]]>

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    <title>Austin Real Estate Sales Hits the Skids</title>
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    <published>2010-03-03T04:29:21Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-03T10:43:24Z</updated>
    
    <summary>So to get out of the way the one positive factor this month, compared to last year at this time sales are up, Inventory is down, median and average prices are up. Sounds great right. But there is a huge...</summary>
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        So to get out of the way the one positive factor this month, compared to last year at this time sales are up, Inventory is down, median and average prices are up. Sounds great right. But there is a huge...
      
       <![CDATA[     <a href="http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2010/03/austin_real_estate_sales_hits.html">Austin Real Estate Sales Hits the Skids</a> from <a href='http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog'>Austin Real Estate Blog</a>]]>

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<entry>
    <title>Austin Real Estate Statistics for December</title>
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    <published>2010-02-04T02:34:51Z</published>
    <updated>2010-02-07T02:59:07Z</updated>
    
    <summary>With 1373 sales in December 2009 (compared to 1305 in December 2008) this marks the fourth month in a row where Austin sales were up over the previous year. The average and median sales price were up 6 percent. The...</summary>
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        With 1373 sales in December 2009 (compared to 1305 in December 2008) this marks the fourth month in a row where Austin sales were up over the previous year. The average and median sales price were up 6 percent. The...
      
       <![CDATA[     <a href="http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2010/02/austin-real_estate-dec2010.html">Austin Real Estate Statistics for December</a> from <a href='http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog'>Austin Real Estate Blog</a>]]>

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    <title>Austin Real Estate Statistics For November</title>
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    <published>2010-01-04T08:59:45Z</published>
    <updated>2010-01-06T15:20:50Z</updated>
    
    <summary>The Austin market had another strong month in November. The number of sales was up 58% compared to last year at this time. While home sales stats for November 2008 were abnormally low, there is still little doubt that the...</summary>
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        The Austin market had another strong month in November. The number of sales was up 58% compared to last year at this time. While home sales stats for November 2008 were abnormally low, there is still little doubt that the...
      
       <![CDATA[     <a href="http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2010/01/austin_real_estate_nov_09.html">Austin Real Estate Statistics For November</a> from <a href='http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog'>Austin Real Estate Blog</a>]]>

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    <title>Austin Real Estate Sales for October 2009</title>
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    <published>2009-12-01T21:41:38Z</published>
    <updated>2009-12-02T17:12:26Z</updated>
    
    <summary>The sales statistics are out for October for the Austin real estate market. The residential market had an extremely strong month while the commercial and empty lot market continued to perform poorly. There were 1823 single family sales in October;...</summary>
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        The sales statistics are out for October for the Austin real estate market. The residential market had an extremely strong month while the commercial and empty lot market continued to perform poorly. There were 1823 single family sales in October;...
      
       <![CDATA[     <a href="http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2009/12/austin_real_estate_sales_for_o.html">Austin Real Estate Sales for October 2009</a> from <a href='http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog'>Austin Real Estate Blog</a>]]>

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    <title>September Statistics for the Austin Real Estate Market</title>
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    <published>2009-11-05T23:00:46Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-08T06:39:41Z</updated>
    
    <summary>The stats for September are out for the Austin real estate market. By almost any measure we look at September was a strong month for the Austin market. This is first month we have seen a strong increase in sales...</summary>
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        The stats for September are out for the Austin real estate market. By almost any measure we look at September was a strong month for the Austin market. This is first month we have seen a strong increase in sales...
      
       <![CDATA[     <a href="http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2009/11/sept09_stats_for_austin_real_estate.html">September Statistics for the Austin Real Estate Market</a> from <a href='http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog'>Austin Real Estate Blog</a>]]>

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    <title>August Numbers for the Austin Real Estate Market</title>
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    <published>2009-10-01T17:54:03Z</published>
    <updated>2009-10-03T22:09:55Z</updated>
    
    <summary> The stats are out for August for the Austin real estate market. There have been a lot of stories that the real estate market is improving. So is it? Last month we saw some signs of improvement in the...</summary>
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         The stats are out for August for the Austin real estate market. There have been a lot of stories that the real estate market is improving. So is it? Last month we saw some signs of improvement in the...
      
       <![CDATA[     <a href="http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2009/10/august_numbers_for_the_austin.html">August Numbers for the Austin Real Estate Market</a> from <a href='http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog'>Austin Real Estate Blog</a>]]>

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    <title>July Statistics For the Austin Real Estate Market</title>
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    <published>2009-08-31T23:59:55Z</published>
    <updated>2009-12-01T10:19:04Z</updated>
    
    <summary> The July Stats are out for the Austin real estate market. The stats are generally more positive this month. Below is a breakdown of monthly sales stats for the last few years. Yr Month Sales % 1 Yr Change...</summary>
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         The July Stats are out for the Austin real estate market. The stats are generally more positive this month. Below is a breakdown of monthly sales stats for the last few years. Yr Month Sales % 1 Yr Change...
      
       <![CDATA[     <a href="http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2009/08/austin-real-estate-july-09.html">July Statistics For the Austin Real Estate Market</a> from <a href='http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog'>Austin Real Estate Blog</a>]]>

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    <title>Is the Commercial Real Estate Market About to Implode?</title>
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    <published>2009-08-31T23:58:21Z</published>
    <updated>2009-09-03T07:31:03Z</updated>
    
    <summary>I have noticed when talking to banks that when the subject turned to commercial loans they seemed much more hesitant and started talking about options at other banks. There have been discussions that the commercial market is weaker than it...</summary>
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        I have noticed when talking to banks that when the subject turned to commercial loans they seemed much more hesitant and started talking about options at other banks. There have been discussions that the commercial market is weaker than it...
      
       <![CDATA[     <a href="http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2009/08/commercial-real-estate-implode.html">Is the Commercial Real Estate Market About to Implode?</a> from <a href='http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog'>Austin Real Estate Blog</a>]]>

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