http://www.keepaustinaffordable.org Learn how living in Austin can soon become more expensive en-us Copyright 2008, Texas Association of REALTORS Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:00:00 CST KeepAustinAffordablehttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes An editorial in today's Austin American-Statesman commended a city task force for backing off its initial mandate to make energy-efficiency upgrades mandatory whenever a home is sold. "Though improving energy efficiency is a laudable goal, making the changes mandatory at sale would have hurt those prospective homeowners who could least afford it - first-time buyers, low-income families and those on fixed incomes," the editorial says.....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KeepAustinAffordable/~4/ol_6Oc0rHSM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KeepAustinAffordable/~3/ol_6Oc0rHSM/index.cfm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:00:00 CST http://www.keepaustinaffordable.org/3/index.cfm#09222008#When:8:00:00AM http://www.keepaustinaffordable.org/3/index.cfm#09222008#When:8:00:00AM These blog entries and others are available on the Web site .....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KeepAustinAffordable/~4/W9qo5GeMigs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KeepAustinAffordable/~3/W9qo5GeMigs/index.cfm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:00:00 CST http://www.keepaustinaffordable.org/3/index.cfm#When:8:00:00AM http://www.keepaustinaffordable.org/3/index.cfm#When:8:00:00AM