New Streetman Homes Videos!

I just wanted to quickly share with you all some videos that were made about a couple of our Streetman Homes.

2300 Tom Miller - The Colorado

204 Southern Cross - The Fairview

200 Southern Cross - The Bandera

Did you know?

Austin, the 42nd largest job market, consistently outperforms all other metros. Based on state and national numbers, Austin grew 2.3% year-over-year by creating 17,300 jobs in the last 12 months (or 5% of all jobs created in the U.S.)

• Total Austin non-farm jobs peaked in November 2008 with 783,400. September 2010 total jobs of 771,200 are only 12,200 off of our peak.
• At our current trend rate, Austin could be back to its peak employment by May 2011
• 22 of the 50 largest Metros are now experiencing positive job growth
• Austin’s 2.3% growth rate compares to 1.0% for Dallas, 0.9% for Fort Worth, 0.7% for San Antonio and 0.1% for Houston
• Texas jobs have grown 4 months in a row. The state added 166,600 jobs or 1.6% increase.
• Nationally, 321,000 jobs (0.2%) have been added over the last 12 months. This is the third month of year-over-year growth, following 26 straight months of negative growth.

Stressful Work Day?

There’s a picture on the wall at the cleaners I take my clothes to. It's of a man in a grey suit with slicked back hair, arms crossed and a scowl on his face. Underneath him there’s a caption that says, “You may have to go through the wringer at work, but you don’t have to look like it.” I don’t know why but I laugh every time I see it. It makes me think about my family and the community we live in. Work can be stressful sometimes, and if you’re like most people, on occasion, you will come home at night feeling like you just went through the wringer. Many times while driving home I find myself thinking about work, what happened that day and what needs to be done the next day, right up to the moment I turn into our neighborhood. But right there, that's where it all that stress seems to start fading away. For that reason is why great master-planned communities were designed with long, lush entry avenues. These boulevards were created as decompression zones for busy, stressed hard working people. It becomes a place for them to relax, roll down the windows and take in the beauty of their community. A place to take a deep breath and say to yourself, “I’m blessed to be alive and thankful for my family and home”. That's what makes a day of feeling like you've gone through the ringer all worth it. What an amazing feeling something seemingly so insignificant can produce. I hope you take the time to enjoy yours this evening.

Loving the Cooler Weather In Austin

What a weekend!! We hope everyone has been enjoying this fantastic weather. It’s just another reason why it’s great to be alive in Austin, TX!!

A lot has been said through the years about the benefits of living in a master-planned community, but its weekends like this one that allow a person to see it in action. In our Sendero Springs community in Round Rock we just had a family move in from Massachusetts where this time of year the average temperature is in the 50s. They are so excited to be in Texas to experience our milder winters. What was great this past weekend was the fact that they used this great weather to go to the pool. Yes, you read that correctly, they went to the pool! Now, for most of Texans it’s too cold to go to the pool, but for folks from Massachusetts this weather is perfect. They really enjoyed the climate controlled year-round swimming pool Sendero Springs has to offer. Just another example of why master-plan communities are a great place to live and raise a family.

Have a great week!

How about them Cowboys?

How ‘bout them Cowboys!? We know We know, rough start right? The question on Dallas Cowboy’s fans mind now is can Tony Romo lead the Cowboys to the Super Bowl this year. This is supposed to be ‘the year’, all the stars are aligned, the Super Bowl is in Dallas, it’s the 50th anniversary for the franchise and Dallas is supposed to have one of the best teams in the league. So what’s going on?
Allow us to offer this little glimmer of hope. The Cowboys had a tremendous playoff and Super Bowl run in the 90s starting in 1992 with that 13-3 regular season and ending with that incredible 52-17 win over the Bills in the Super Bowl. With everyone coming back in 1993 it looked as though Dallas was positioned for a repeat, expectations were high but do you remember how that next season started? 0-2. Dallas was slaughtered against their division rival on the road in Washington (sound familiar) and then beaten at home in a close game by the Bills, the team they had crushed less than a year before. Maybe injuries had a lot to do with it, who knows. The bottom line is we all know that season ended with another Super Bowl Championship!
Personally, we would love to see the Cowboys turn it around and get the opportunity to play a home game in this years Super Bowl! What a great thing for the state of Texas and the NFL.
We would love to hear your opinions on the Cowboys after the first two games. What about those Texans? Feel free to share. Have a great week.

Back to School!!!

Wow! Can you believe it? We’re already three weeks into the school year. Where did the summer go?! They say the older you get the faster time flies. This new school year is special to us here at Streetman Homes as two of our employees oldest children started kindergarten. This milestone causes you to reflect on the past and anticipate with hope for a great future for our kids. As a homebuilder it makes us proud to be a part of such a wonderful dream with our customers. We consider ourselves fortunate to be able to offer home ownership in communities that attend some of the best schools this area has available. Both our Sendero Springs Community and Highland Horizon Community’s children go to Exemplary Elementary and Middle Schools. Sendero goes to Cactus Ranch Elementary, Texas Elementary School of the Year in 2006 and Walsh Middle School, which opened in 2009 and has already obtained Exemplary status. Highland Horizon goes to Deepwood Elementary and Cedar Valley Middle School. Cedar Valley and Walsh Middle along with Canyon Vista Middle School are the only Exemplary Middle Schools in the Round Rock district.

Here’s wishing your family a wonderful year full of joy, excitement and learning.

As Summer Comes to a Close, so do Two of Our Communties!

LAST OPPORTUNITY

BELTERRA-
Streetman Homes is a locally based, award winning, quality builder that prides itself in its workmanship. Streetman Homes has been building in Austin for over 15 years.
Since we have recently SOLD our Model Home, the Aspen, on Harris St, that leaves only two homes in Valley Oaks available! The Chisholm, 280 Meaves Way on a treed lot and the Sequoia 140 Kiras, located on a corner lot both homes are priced in the low 200’s. The Montclair is on the very last 90’s lot in Aspen Hills at 130 Granite Lane. The Montclair is just less than 3,700 sq ft. All three homes represent excellent value and are ready for immediate move in. There has never been a better time to buy a Streetman Home in Belterra then now. That should make for some very Happy Home Owners. Enjoy the HOLLIDAY season in your new Streetman Home.
This is an incredible opportunity to own one of the last NEW Streetman Homes in Belterra.

West Cypress Hills-
Truly a Beautiful Hill Country Community, just minutes drive from the Galleria, RR620 and Lake Travis. West Cypress Hills is located in Spicewood, an area expecting to boom in expansion. What with the all the new developments set to start in 2011 on the Highway 71 corridor. You can still buy a home that is value plus on a greenbelt and set in a pristine Hill Country setting, the community has swimming pools, basketball court, playscapes, miles of walking tracks and BBQ facilities. Homes are priced at an average of $100 dollars a square foot much lower then Falcon Head West and this price will give you a greenbelt lot. And it’s still in the Lake Travis ISD. That’s not so far away to save yourself a minimum of $80,000. The selection of restaurants and entertainment venues, in Spicewood are wonderful from top of the line steak house to Burgers, BBQ, Mexican, Ice house and famous LIVE music venues.

We have a Tahoe single story home on Texas Bluebell and a 2 story new plan The Aspen on Agarito. Both these homes are ready to move into and are set in gorgeous positions with views and priced to sell.

We also have the last corner treed lot available to build your dream home.
Unbelievable opportunities await you in West Cypress Hills

If you have any questions on either of these communities you can contact our sales professional, Peter, at 512-565-0888.