Released on = January 23, 2006, 7:37 am

Press Release Author = Howard Ranch

Industry = Real Estate

Press Release Summary = Located about 20 miles from downtown Austin, Tx is something
really new, old homes. That\'s right, in this age of the publicly traded
homebuilders dominating local real estate markets in new construction, someone is
building \'em like they used to--literally.

Press Release Body = Located about 20 miles from downtown Austin, Tx is something
really new, old homes. That\'s right, in this age of the publicly traded homebuilders
dominating local real estate markets in new construction, someone is building \'em
like they used to--literally. Howard Ranch located in Dripping Springs, a quaint
bedroom community just a short drive from Austin, is requiring historically inspired
architecture. Howard Ranch is named for the two brothers who built the original
homestead in 1922, not the more famous two time Super Bowl champion and probowler
Erik Howard who rennovated it eighty years later. Erik Howard thought it was too
much of a coincidence to just disregard. \"What are the chances that I would find
this 1\"x 6\" signed by two guys named Ed and Jamie Howard all these years later when
there\'s no other Howards around here that I know of?\" Actually, the Howard brothers
were from Kyle, Tx, just a short drive to the south, but probably a full days drive
when they built it.

Howard Ranch is a breath of fresh air, really. If starry nights, less traffic and
quaint towns are your thing, then this is for you. When\'s the last time you saw a
Victorian farmhouse built? Well the folks at Howard Ranch are building one, and a
Georgian cottage and a French Colonial. \"We wanted to keep the same feel that the
Howard brothers started in 1922, so we began to look at the architecture that was
consistent with the time period and culture of the Hill Country. You see these same
homes in the small towns, but no one builds them anymore. It\'s really cool for us,
because we\'re celebrating our Southern Heritage and at the same time we\'ve created a
niche market because no one else builds these homes\". In a hurry to catch up with
alot of the Country, builders have gotten more modern and there seems to be more new
and less old. Howard Ranch aims to change that. So do you miss football Erik? \"You
know, winning Super Bowls was extremely cool and a lot of fun, but it\'s that sense
of accomplishment that keeps you trying to do something truly meanigful. I think
I\'ve found it here again at the Howard Ranch\".


Web Site = http://www.howardranch.com

Contact Details = Erik Howard