The property's value had steadily increased over the past decade, but dropped with its latest trade.

The project doesn't fit with city code — but is it what residents need?

Nixta Taqueria has been forced to halt most of its operations over electrical issues with the city, which may lead the Austin eatery to furlough some workers. It could be closed for the rest of the year, which would be disastrous for the venture that has a lot of residents and city leaders rooting for it. A GoFundMe page is already cooking.

Joe Wiles, managing director of brokerage at Colliers, loves people. And as someone at the helm of one of the region’s largest commercial real estate firms, he says he has to be a people person to succeed.

The owner chose to rehab the decades-old cottage he's had for 25 years into a home with new construction-features and the charm of Jersey Shore beach houses of the past.