According the U.S. Census Bureau, the population in the Austin/Round Rock area has increased 43 percent since 1997. Almost 1,600,000 people now live in the area, and this growth trend is expected to continue as far ahead as 2020, according to a report issued on July 3 by the Texas A&M Real Estate Center.

Coupled with an expected increase in jobs and low unemployment rates over the next ten years, and you have a recipe for success. So the question to ask is, Why Austin?

A good retort would probably be, Why not Austin? Let