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Austin Takes the Lead: Unveiling the #1 Real Estate Market for Pent-Up Demand in 2024
As we enter 2024, Austin emerges as the leading real estate market for pent-up demand. This report unveils the factors driving Austin’s top position, from rapid population growth to a burgeoning tech industry, and examines how these elements are reshaping the local real estate landscape. Insights include market dynamics, future outlooks, and strategic tips for both buyers and sellers looking to capitalize on Austin’s booming market.
ZT Systems’ Expansion to Georgetown: Pioneering the Future of Cloud Computing and AI Manufacturing
Georgetown, located just 30 miles north of downtown Austin, is rapidly becoming a hotspot for innovation and industrial growth.
Q4 2022 Market Update
Watch our much anticipated Q4 2022 Market Update. We cut through all the noise you’re hearing to nail what actually happened, and where the market is really going in 2023, with powerful data and keynote trends.
What is a Strategic Advisor (and why you MUST have one)?
When you’re about to make a MAJOR life decision, have you often experienced a true lack of confidence or clarity in believing you’ve made the right choice?
What’s Happening in the Housing Market – Q3 2022 Market Update
Watch our much anticipated Q3 2022 Market Update. We cut through all the noise you’re hearing to nail what actually happened, and where the market is really going in 2023, with powerful data and keynote trends.
$500M Development in Lakeway to Extend Current Main Street
The city of Lakeway in the Greater Austin suburbs lacks a central gathering place for its residents. A local developer is working to change that with a $500M mixed-use development that will provide its own take on a town square.
Colony Park to be Revitalized with Over 2000 New Sustainable Homes
The Colony Park area in Austin hasn’t had equitable access to healthy food, transit, health care, and jobs since it was annexed in 1973. Since 2012, federal and local groups have been working to change this through the Colony Park Sustainable Community Project.
80 New Homes are Being Built in South Austin
Almost 80 new single-family homes for sale are being built seven miles south of Downtown Austin. The boutique development titled “Village on Cooper Lane 26′ is the work of Houston developer David Weekley Homes. They broke ground in late September.
New, Fairly Priced Condos in South Austin Make Luxury Living Downtown Within Reach
Condominiums near South Lamar Boulevard are usually priced at around $1M at least, however, a new development is making the area more accessible. If you’ve always wanted a condo around S Lamar, but couldn’t accord the 7-figure price tag, Montage by Pearlstone Partners may help you make that a reality.
High Rental Prices are Driving Millennials to Buy Instead
If you analyzed the housing market in the recent past, it can seem like the housing market drove away many young buyers from buying their first homes.
How Migration to Austin Could Reshape the Suburbs
Two real estate trends that were accelerated by the pandemic could affect the suburbs of Austin. Even before the lockdown, millennials in small to medium cities were moving out of city centers to the suburbs, and many residents of bigger cities were moving to smaller ones.
Austin Neighborhood Spotlights
Your Guide to the Best Neighborhoods in Austin
Hancock
Situated in North Central Austin, and bordering the University of Texas campus, Hancock is a neighborhood that has some great conveniences. Striking the perfect balance between big city living and sleepy and quiet comfort.
Deep Eddy (Westfield)
Deep Eddy (Westfield) East of MoPac/Highway 1 and south of Enfield Blvd., Deep Eddy (also referred to as “Westfield”), is a small centrally located pocket community.
Barton Creek
Just southwest of downtown Austin, Barton Creek occupies a large area featuring a number of very exclusive communities within its zip code. Situated on the edge of downtown Austin, those lucky enough to live within its boundaries enjoy great views of the rolling hills to the west. As lush as our local landscapes can get, Barton Creek is two-thirds greenspace, which means as you drive the winding roads, up and down the many hills, you will be greeted by green at every turn.
Rollingwood
A 5-minute drive southwest from downtown Austin, the small, active and tightly-knit Rollingwood neighborhood oozes small-town comfort and warmth despite being bordered by the bustling Bee Cave Lane. The suburb is mostly residential, meaning that the restaurants and business in the area are predominately local establishments.
Circle C Ranch
Circle C Ranch Located in the hills of South Austin (just South & Southwest off Slaughter Lane & MoPac) Circle C Ranch is an activity-rich master-planned community.
SoCo
Across from Lady Bird Lake along South Congress you’ll find the famous SoCo neighborhood of Austin. On the borders of the historic Travis Heights neighborhood to it’s east, and Bouldin Creek to the west, it’s a great area loaded with eclectic places to shop, dine, exercise, and be entertained or enriched one way or another.
Mueller
Mueller is a quickly growing neighborhood located just a couple of miles from central downtown and the University of Texas. Located in East Austin, South of 51st St, and North of Airport Blvd. and Manor Rd., this vibrant community occupies 700 acres and can currently be described as a caterpillar becoming a butterfly.
North Loop
On the borders of the Rosedale, Hyde Park, and Brentwood neighborhoods, the North Loop neighborhood is a fantastic laid-back area with infinite charm that you’ll fall head over heels in love with. North of downtown and the University of Texas campus, this young community has become yet another epicenter of “hip” in Austin. Property values continue to rise, as North Loop is becoming home to many young families, students, and older residents who live in single family homes built in the 1940’s-50’s.
West Oak Hill
The home of the famous “Y” intersection, West Oak Hill is defined by Highway 290, William Cannon Dr., Southwest Parkway, Thomas Springs, and Circle Drive. Originally “Live Oak Springs,” Oak Hill was annexed by the city of Austin in 2000, and “West Oak Hill” is considered the furrowed west side where “the neighbors are kind, the schools are top-notch, and the stars can be seen brightly, just outside of Austin city lights.”