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Foreclosures Hit Costlier Austin, Texas-Area Homes.

By R. Michelle Breyer, Austin American-Statesman, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Oct. 22--The curved brick driveway leads up to an opulent house with six bedrooms, six living areas and a wine room.

It is 8,000 square feet of luxury on three wooded acres along a winding, hilly street in the exclusive Barton Creek enclave, where houses as big as 11,000 square feet sprawl on 3- and 4-acre lots.

With a loan amount of $2.2 million, the house is one of the most expensive homes ever posted for foreclosure in Travis County, according to pe

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