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Spotlight On Mueller: A Model for Sustainable Community Design	0	Jul 09, 2008
Austin Texas Real Estate Market Update: Rebound in 2009	0	Jun 25, 2008
Austin Tackles Affordable Housing Again. Anyone Care?	0	Jun 23, 2008
Austin Board of REALTORS Endorse Cid Galindo for City Council	0	Jun 13, 2008
Villa Muse Talks Officially End with City of Austin	0	Jun 11, 2008
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Austin Board of REALTORS Propose Alternative to Mayor Wynn's Point of Sale Ordinance	0	Jun 02, 2008
Why Central Austin Lot Values Could Drop By 50% Tomorrow	0	May 29, 2008
Austin Real Estate Becomes Eco-Friendly With 'Unbuilds'	0	May 07, 2008
Spotlight: Travis Heights in 78704 South Austin	0	May 05, 2008

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Nov

Houston Builders Moving Away from Starter Homes

Posted by Dee Copeland under For Buyers, For Realty Professionals, For Sellers, Regional News, Houston

Houston real estate developers are turning away from entry-level housing. “Starter homes” are typically priced below $150,000.

New home starts in the area are down to about 9,725 single-family homes for third quarter 2007. The Houston Chronicle reported the recent data, which had been gathered MetroStudy. and they say that this number is 28% below the number of new home starts for third quarter 2006. Turns out, though, home starts in the $225,000+ range were actually up 6.5%.