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Report: Access to the Dream 2000: Austin Focus

April 1, 2000
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Austin faces a growing crisis as home prices rise and rents squeeze the average working family. With roughly 2,000 newcomers arriving in Austin each month, average home prices rose to $163,400 in 1999 according to the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M.

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