hindesky Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/austinites-you-have-permission-to-move-to-houston/amp/?__twitter_impression=true 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 3 hours ago, hindesky said: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/austinites-you-have-permission-to-move-to-houston/amp/?__twitter_impression=true Please don't Austin my Houston. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Sums it up quite nicely. My brother is a very well known and accomplished blues musician in Austin and has made his way as a professional musician in Austin since arriving there in 1990. In August the Mayor will be declaring a day in his name. However, a couple months ago he had to leave the city and moved to Buda. He can no longer afford it in the city. Very few of the musicians can. Last month, he started playing music in front of live audiences again...and it was in over here in Galveston (Old Quarter), Woodlands (Dosey Doe) and two shows at Mucky Duck. My brother works very hard at keeping Austin vibrant and alive, but he is also are reading the writing on the wall. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Same author wrote an article urging politicians to build an Ike dike, citing the prospect of a 20 ft storm surge tossing around giant oil tanks along the Houston ship channel and creating an epic environmental disaster. Houston real estate will always be cheaper than Austin because everything floods here. Even if you luck out and live somewhere that doesn't flood, you just have to be in the wrong place at the wrong time to lose your car to a flood. My house in the Heights does not flood. But I parked around the corner one afternoon and a sudden downpour filled the street with water flooding my car. The desirable neighborhoods in Houston are not far off from the pricing in the hot neighborhoods in Austin. Same for the burbs with the top schools and neighborhood amenities. Houston really only looks significantly cheaper when you throw out statistics like median home price. Austin's gentrification has gone farther and wider than Houston's. So, Austin's median is much higher. But the reality on the ground is that there are no big housing bargains in Houston, unless you want to live next to an oil refinery or in a 60s rambler with a wavy foundation and crappy schools. Yes, Austin's real estate market is hotter than Houston's right now and if you are a young attorney at a big law firm you have a better chance at finding a nice house in Houston than having to compete with Silicon Valley tech millionaires looking for a second home in Austin. But for everyone else, there really isn't a huge difference that would justify fleeing Austin for the swamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Appreciate the shout-out but... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 12 hours ago, august948 said: Please don't Austin my Houston. Getting "HTX" accepted in common usage here was the first step in Austin slipping the camel's nose under Houston's tent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Austin has an new edge that Houston and Dallas don't. On the flip side, Houston and Dallas have gravity that Austin will never. Pick which one works for you. That being said, we all froze just the same this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.