We've been all over the city in this column, covering houses from the south side, all the way to the heart of suburbia. In this edition, Austinist returns to our love of life on the cheap. Artists, thrift store hawks and the underemployed by choice - no need to get over a barrel when buying those new digs. This lovable city is still choc-a-block with awesome homes to be had for under 200K, especially......

For those of us who have tasted the good life--spending some part of our residency in the '04--the idea of living anywhere else in the city can induce sweaty palms and a sincere doubt about the viability of social life beyond Polvo's and bud-induced trips to Homeslice. In recent years however, the popularity of this neighborhood has driven up prices to the point that buying is significantly more expensive than renting, creating a financial......

For those of us who pine for a centrally-located Craftsman's-style bungalow, but refuse to pony up two fiddy per square foot or hold down an extreme job to bankroll it, this week's column focuses on the house that made America's heartland great - the ranch-style home of the 1950s and early 60s. A spate of home construction in Austin during this time--in areas that were then considered 'suburban'--provides creative and cost-concious house hunters with......

As a follow-up to the $200k special a few weeks ago, this week's column focuses on houses around $700k. Here are this weeks listings: 621 St. George Street, Gonzales, TX - $699,000. 6,000 square feet. Built in 1895. So, this house isn't in "Austin" or "all that close." WHATEV. It is totally awesome. Move to Gonzales, lure small children into one of the two turrets of your Queen Anne Victorian mansion, and bake them......

Just when you thought you didn't know what to expect from this column ... WHAM! We hit you with a surprise-free set of newly listed houses near downtown, just like we did before we started mixing things up. Didn't see that coming, did you? Here are this week's listings: 66 Navasota Street - $142,000; 960 square feet. Built in 1934. Nice looking house with a great east side location. Great trees in the back,......

In an effort to mix things up and keep the haters guessing, this week's column is going to take a look at four houses available at a specific price point: $200,000. In honor of the newly opened toll-roads, we are including a house in Taylor and a house in Round Rock. Don't flip-out; there are plenty of others just like them getting built every day! (Warning to flippers: don't flip-in; there are plenty of......

Last week's column proved that our readers lover flippers, so we're starting this week off with a house advertised as about-to-be-flipped to some lucky buyer. Wanna get flipped? Check it: 7401 Glenhill Road - $379,000; 2,000 square feet. Looking for a house that uses a wide variety of wood types and paint colors? Love glass brick and murals of street lights and pavement? Hoping to live super close to I-35, 183 and 290? This......

After a short hiatus, the Hot Real Estate Listings column is back and the same as ever! Here are the listings for today: 809 Jewell Street - $1,250,000, 4,200 square foot house built in 1900. Taken! Had your $1.25M ready to go for this one, didn't you? Too late - it got an offer super quick after listing. Awesome looking house. Original wood detail all over the place, beautiful porch. Bouldin is mad-hot, yo.......

We were feeling a little down about the Hot Real Estate Listings column (cuz a lot of people seem to hate it), but then the Statesman "borrowed" the idea and profiled a house that was in this column over a month ago (still for sale, btw). So, we're feeling a little more positive about it. Here are the listings for today: 1314 Bob Harrison Street - $289,000, 1,539 square foot house built in 1937......

It's pretty clear that the majority of the homes for sale near downtown in a semi-reasonable price range are on the east side of I-35. Plus, we heard a rumor that far east Austin is the next Round Rock. We'd rather have an older home a little closer to downtown, so this week we're looking at 78721. 21-4ever! 3209 East 17th Street - $197,900, 1,242 built in 1925 and recently remodeled. Maybe we would......

So you've had enough of the '02 and the '04, huh? You want to know what's going down in the '03? Well, here it is: 1704 Hartford - $449,950, 1,630 square foot cute bungalow on a cool looking overgrown lot. Built in 1937. Could use some paint and som de-cluttering, but it looks like it is in good shape. Great location in Old West Austin among the mansions. It may be deja vu, but......

The East Side, as you may have heard, is hot. A certain awesome pick from last week (which already has a contract) got us excited that there may still be some deals over there. This week we've got two from the '02, one from outside the box (we heard you were looking for something under $150k and over 1,500 sqft) and a million dollar baby: 1313 East 13th - $279,900, 1,248 square foot cute......

A day late and a dollar short: 1005 East 8th - $289,000, 1,786 beautiful Victorian in the nicest part of the east side. Fantastic original details, including doors with working transoms. Love the interior color scheme. Across from the French Legation. Zoned to Mathews/O'Henry/Austin High. A steal at this price. Probably the best house pick so far.4206 Wildwood - $364,000, 2,055 square feet in French Place. Beautiful trees, great windows, some nice stone. Large......

We haven't seen much come up in the '04 lately, but there are 04 new '04 listings this week: 1608 Newton - $349,000, 1,728 square foot brick house on giant lot. Very close to SoCo hotness. Some questionable recent looking interior design choices (not a fan of "diagonal"), but whatever. Big house, big lot, nice location. Looks good. What is up with the number? Is the pictured mirrored? Is this 1908 Newton? Confused.1807 Brackenridge......

Here are a few real estate listings that have come on the market in the past week: 1107 Maufrais - $450,000, 1710 square foot bungalow on the second-coolest named street in Austin (Possum Trot is the coolest). Good price for this size given the location - one of the nicest blocks in Clarksville. Exterior is a little boring, but the interior looks great.3013 South Fifth - $232,000, 768 square feet. Sorry kids, its expensive......

Here are a few real estate listings that have come on the market in the past week: 1404 Kinney - Live near a superfabulous Austinist editor! $279,000, 1,014 square foot house across from the hottest apartment/townhome project in the city. Very close to Alamo Drafthouse South and all the hipness of South Lamar.1704 Travis Heights Boulevard - $410,000, 1,557 square foot beautiful brick home in the center of Travis Heights near Stacy Park. Interior......

In a new weekly feature, we will be profiling a few real estate listings that have either come on the market in the previous week, have been sitting on the market a while and may be ripe for an offer, or that are just kinda funny. 2319 Pruett - Just listed, this is one of several houses currently for sale on Pruett, including a FSBO that we would love to get more information on.......