buy a downtown condo, cheap(er)

Now's your chance to get in on buying a downtown condo. There's an auction scheduled for the remaining units of Sabine on Fifth, a former office building that was converted into "luxury condos." They were priced 200 - 550k, and now they're starting at 85k for a one bedroom, 195k for a two bedroom.  Head to the Hilton Austin Downtown Hotel on February 28, 2010 for your piece of the a[u]ction.

Want to read the glowing press release about it?  Go here.

Want to read about the near-foreclosure of the Sabine on Fifth?  Go here.