Birds: Australia is Home to Very Clever Cockatoos

 

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Movies: Dune Trailer #2 (2021)

In case you haven't seen the new Dune (as in the 2021 version) trailer, you can watch it now.  The movie is expected to be released in October.

June 2021 Austin Residential Real Estate Market Statistics

 

Data compares June 2020 to June 2021.  Visit abor.com/marketstatistics for more information and for charts on additional counties in Austin's MSA.   

Visit us at Floyd Real Estate, LLC, if you are thinking about buying or selling property (residential, commercial, or land) in the Central Texas area.   We would be happy to advise you on your real estate related needs.  

Floyd Real Estate is a Texas real estate brokerage, TREC Lic. #9003790

Air Travel: Southwest Adding More Austin Flights

 

Southwest is adding more flights from Austin to Lubbock, El Paso, and a few other cities.  

VW to Stop Selling Passat in the US

 

My 2007 VW Passat in New Mexico

I was somewhat disappointed to read that Volkswagen will be ending Passat sedan sales in the U.S. after the 2022 model year (the car will continue to be sold in Europe).  I probably would not have been surprised had I known sales had dropped to about 23,000 last year (down from 78,000 in 2015).  Why do I care about this mid-sized sedan I once called "the German Ford Taurus"?  I had a 2007 demo model I bought at a discount and proceeded to drive for the next 10 years.  It road tripped from Taos to Savannah to Asheville, and I put thousands of miles on it for business trips in Texas and Oklahoma.   It even drove down the long unpaved road from Hwy 550 to Chaco Canyon (though we thought it might become a permanent fixture) and survived a snowy mountain crossing driving it through the Carson National Forest.   It was great on the highway and deceptively large in cargo space.   To sum things up: it was a great car for 9 of the 10 years I owned it and the best value for my automotive dollar so far.  Had I sold it in 2017 I'd probably have even fonder memories.  

I've also driven the Passat's more exciting cousin, the Audi A4.  My brother used to have an A4 R-line which was quite fun to drive.  Assuming Audi doesn't kill the A4 to make way for more SUVs in the line-up, that's a car worth checking out.  

Trivia Update

 

Save the date:  The Floyd Real Estate Trivia Series will return live and in-person on August 25th at Lavaca Street Bar (downtown).  Stay tuned for more information.