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Austin City Limits Music Festival 2013

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Austin City Limits Music Festival

Austin City Limits Music Festival in Zilker Park

Zilker Park took center stage once again at the 12th annual Austin City Limits Music Festival.  Last weekend marked the first of 2 consecutive weekends, October 4-6 and October 11-13, with both weekend line-ups being virtually identical.

ACL Music Festival 2013

Austin City Limits Music Festival entertains a crowd of about 75,000 each day.  Headliners this year included Muse, The Cure, Vampire Weekend, Queens of the Stone Age, Artic Monkeys, Wilco, Phoenix, Eric Church, Depeche Mode,  FUN,  The Black Angels, The National,  Dawes, Franz Ferdinand, Kendrick Lamar, Kings of Leon, Atoms for Peace,  and Lionel Richie.  The ACL Festival takes place on 8 stages, throughout the 3 day weekend with over 130 bands.

ACL-Schedule-Weekend-Two

ACL Weekend 2 Schedule

Buy a Home Near Zilker Park

Zilker Park touches  3 different areas in the Austin Multiple Listing Service.  Currently, within a 1 mile radius of Zilker Park and the ACL Music festival, there are 11 Active single family houses in the Austin Real Estate market ranging from $365,000 for 650 square feet and $2.4 million for 5,286 square feet of living space

The ACL Music festival draws attention to Austin from all over the globe with the variety of artists performing.  Visitors travels to Austin from all over the world to attend.  Many of the performances will be streamed live on YouTube for many to enjoy from the comfort of home.

Austin City Limits Music Festival 2012

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The Austin City Limits Music Festival began Friday, October 12th as 75,000 people began to enter Zilker Park to the theme from Star Wars.  The ACL Music Festival, now celebrating its 11th year, brings world-wide attention to Austin, Texas as the festival plays host to 130 bands over the course of 3-days on 8 stages.

ACL Music Festival

An estimated 220,000 attendees were at the ACL Music Festival, while many more were able to enjoy the bands from home this year through a live YouTube which covered 2 stages simultaneously, so viewers could choose which act to watch.  Like year’s past, the Austin City Limits Music line-up included something for everyone.  ACL Festival 2012 headliners included: Neil Young and Crazy Horse, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Roots.

ACL Festival brings Austin to Center Stage

Austin’s local economy certainly gets a boost during the ACL Festival to the tune of about $73 million which includes revenue from hotels and restaurants.  The Austin City Limits Music Festival supports the Austin economy in the long term as well, by giving out-of-town guests an additional reason to move here and call it home.  Here are some direct pages to specific Austin homes for sale near Zilker Park in the Barton Hills neighborhood, the Central Austin area, condos in zip code 78704 and of course Downtown.

Austin City Limits 2011

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The Austin City Limits Music festival celebrated its 10th anniversary in Zilker Park.  Roughly 75,000 people were in attendance on each day of the 3-day festival setting a record.  The Austin City Limits Music Festival draws visitors and musicians to Austin from all over the world.  This year the ACL music festival not only benefited the local economy, but also through donations made for wildfire relief efforts as well.

According to the Austin City Limits Festival website, attendees and The Do Good Bus raised $20,826.90 for The Red Cross and The Texas Wildfire Relief Fund. In addition, C3 Presents matched Friday’s donations for a grand total of $35,088.10.

The ACL Music Festival moves to cooler weather next year during the weekend of October 12, 2012.

Austin Real Estate Close to Zilker

Looking to live close to Zilker Park?  Here is a link to houses and condos for sale close to Zilker Park.  I can also set up a customized search to send you homes specific to your needs.

Central Texas Fires

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It has been a quiet month in real estate partially due to the somber memories of 9/11 and the fires that have claimed a significant portion of the landscape over the past 2 weeks.   Here is a link to some ways you can help fire victims.  Many people living in remote areas like Bastrop, which has had over 35,000 acres burned, do not have hazard insurance.  In some cases, they have lost everything from smoke and fire damage.  There are many donaton drop of centers set up all over Austin to help collect supplies.

 

Hot Rods Hit SoCo

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Last weekend, South Congress Avenue was once again transported back in time for the 10th Annual Lonestar Round Up.  The event brings visitors from all over world, and hot rods, classic and custom cars from all over the country.

The SoCo area in Austin, already exuding a 50’s vibe, becomes a hot spot as car enthusiasts line the streets to view the cars and take in some live music.

SoCo Real Estate Market

Let’s take a look around the SoCo area of South Congress, which will include the Travis Heights and Bouldin areas.

The picture shows a ½ mile radius setting Doc’s Bar & Grill and Jo’s in the middle.  There are currently 14 homes for sale.  Available houses for purchase in this area range in age from 90 years to newly built.  List prices range from a $299,000 for a tear down/needs TLC, to $717,500 for new construction.  Average time on the market, is currently 77 days.

I support local Austin, after all I think it’s only neighborly.

  

Livestrong Austin Marathon

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All eyes were on Austin this weekend as 20,000 runners from all over the world came to participate in the 20th anniversary of the Livestrong Austin Marathon. The event is one of the largest in the country and pacers were available to qualify for the Boston Marathon which is set at 3 hours and 30 minutes. It’s a wonderful event and reminder of the health conscious city we live in.
The 26.2 mile course included historic and scenic areas of Austin like Congress Avenue, Hyde Park and the UT Campus.

Let’s take a look at the housing market along the route:

Austin Real Estate Market Data

Downtown
There are currently 3 houses and 100 condos for sale in downtown Austin. The houses range in price from $585,000 to $2.8 million. The active condos available for purchase range from $105,000 to $5.3 million.

University of Texas
In the UT area, buyers will currently find 20 houses and 120 condos actively on the market for purchase. The houses range from $230,000 to $1.35 million. Condos in the University of Texas area are currently listed between $79,900 and $459,000.

Central Austin
Central Austin (north and south of Lady Bird Lake), encompasses a few different market areas and is the largest covered in this article. There are currently 162 condos for sale in central Austin ranging from $44,500 to $1.1 million. There are 374 houses for sale ranging from $119,000 to $8.9 million.

The Spirit of 37th Street

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Last night, I took a stroll down W 37th Street in Central Austin, to take in the holiday light display this street has been entertaining crowds with, for over 20 years.  Every year, homeowners on this tiny block, light up and decorate their homes, trees and everything else in their yards, in the spirit of the season.  The efforts here are purely voluntary – there is no organized committee or neighborhood association driving this.  Holiday spirit alone motivates and inspires 37th street neighbors to welcome the rest of Austin to pay a visit. 

W 37th Street Holiday Lights

West 37th Street can be accessed from Guadalupe Street. It is located north of the University of Texas.  The tree lined street is already filled with the character and charm of 1930’s style bungalows. You can drive down the street, but bare in mind, you will be going the pace of the car in front of you, which may be very slow.  The way to take in the holiday display is to find a parking spot and walk.  There are sidewalks on both side of the street and a Starbucks is steps away, for those looking for a nice hot drink for the walk.  One of the houses typically has a band, to provide some additional holiday cheer.