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Since 1992, the Texas Association of Builders has been recognizing excellence in the home building industry through their annual awards program. Sterling Custom Homes was awarded the Grand Award of “Custom Builder of the Year” for the State of Texas in the Inaugural year. In 2005, this remarkable awards program expanded to include projects throughout the Southwest. In spite of the increasing competition, Sterling has been recognized with enumerable awards in the Custom Home arena including two additional grand awards: 2004 and 2008 “Custom Builder of the Year”. We are the only Texas and Southwest region builder to enjoy the honor of three time recipient of Texas Custom Builder of the Year (Grand Award).This year, the 2010 Star Awards will continue to recognize excellence in building, marketing and professionalism through more than 75 categories and hundreds of entries from Texas and the Southwest region.
The 2010 Star Awards Committee announced Sterling Custom Homes as a finalist in fourteen Custom Builder categories including: Best Direct Mail Read More→
It should come as no surprise that while the job market deteriorates across the nation, Austin is acknowledged by Yahoo Hot Jobs as one of Texas’ great cites that proposes expected job growth for 2010. This is no shock to those of us at Sterling Custom Homes as we have been blogging for several months about Austin’s quick recovery from the recession. We have referred to various reports from Forbes, CEO Magazine, The Milken Institute, Adversity Index, Bizjournal.com and other sources which consistently state that Austin has out performed all other major Texas cities and regularly other large cities in the nation.
Leading factors that hove kept Austin soaring throughout the nationwide recession are:
- Low unemployment
- A major research university in the capitol city
- Leading jobs in the high-tech industry Read More→
Austin Custom Homes Overlooking Lake Travis
Posted by:When you look at these photos from the custom home we are building in Lakeway, Texas that presents a view like this, it is difficult to deny the beauty of the view, the design of the home, and the amazing detail that is present. This waterfront property features 5 fireplaces (photos included), 2 outdoor and 3 indoor to offer physical and aesthetic warmth to the home. The indoor stone and rich custom cabinetry choices complement each other to also provide a very comfortable, warm and friendly surrounding. Read More→
What’s Happening in Austin?
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Guess who is coming to entertain Austin? Norah Jones will perform on May 1st at Stubb’s BBQ at 801 Red River. Known for her smooth jazzy voice, this musician (piano, keyboard, guitar) is the recipient of multiple Grammy awards and has recently released her fourth album.
Carrie Underwood will make a stop in Austin, as well! The fourth season American Idol winner and recipient of the 2010 Entertainer of the year is also nominated for 3 CMT videos. This country music singer and songwriter will grace the capitol city on May 12th at the Frank Erwin Center. Read More→
The Recession is Easing in Austin
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The Nation’s capital and the great Lone Star State capital area are tied for the #1 position for emerging from the recession better than any other major cities in the nation. Three other Texas metropolitan statistical areas appeared on the list that looked for low unemployment rate, rate of job growth (based on Bureau of Labor statistics) and assurance of continual steady growth based on a three year forecast from Moody’s Economy; Forbes looked at metros with the highest positive change in median sale price for single-family homes between the third and fourth quarter of 2009 (according to the National Assoc. of Realtors) and finally, Forbes considered the most recent GDP report available.
Making the list at #7 was San Antonio, #4 Houston/Sugar Land/Baytown and #3 Dallas/Ft. Worth/Arlington metropolitan areas. Austin, these other Texas areas and the remaining Top Ten metropolitans have demonstrated their resistance to the housing crises or are resilient enough that demand is returning more quickly than other areas of the nation. Strong housing markets support resulting industries including construction, lending and household services and give rise to a healthy economy and ending recession. Read More→