Business news for Mon, 24 Dec 2007 & with words property+sales. 2 news.

Big-box and national retailers that stood to receive millions in property and sales tax rebates to expand here may not be the only ones stymied by Austin's recent decision to disallow the giving of economic incentives to developers of retail projects. (SPG)

Selling a house is taking longer than at any time in the last six years, adding to the growing evidence of a housing slowdown, says a survey of estate agents