Released on = January 27, 2006, 8:58 am

Press Release Author = Howard Ranch

Industry = Real Estate

Press Release Summary = Located near Dripping Springs, 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 near Dripping Springs, 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".


Find out more at http://www.howardranch.com

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

Contact Details = Erik Howard