Student housing, a $50 million defense company expansion, a new aquatic center and multimillion-dollar warehouses are just some of the projects planned across the Austin, according to recent filings with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Full article here: Major projects reshape Austin area (512) 853-0110 or robert@AustinTxHomeSales.com If you are unable to open the...

  A housing development that could nearly double the inventory in Liberty Hill, a fast-growing Williamson County city, has won approval from county commissioners. Houston-based Johnson Development Corp. plans more than 1,800 homes across 764 acres in Freely, a master-planned community first announced in November 2025. The first two phases include 311 single-family lots. Full article here: 1,800 homes...

  WalletHub's annual study, "Best Real Estate Markets (2026)," compares the real estate markets in 300 U.S. cities based on 17 relevant metrics, such as "housing market attractiveness," home value forecasts, housing affordability, population growth, and many others. Full article here: Austin boasts the 8th hottest real estate market among big U.S. cities (512) 853-0110...

  A new housing affordability report has revealed Austin leads the nation in improving starter-home affordability. The city's first-time buyers are finally catching a small break with the income they need to purchase a starter home in 2026. Austin residents need to earn $92,607 to afford a median-priced home in the metro area, or about $5,650 less than they did last year, the Redfin report found. Full...

  When's the last time someone told you what your house is worth? Not what some online valuation tool guessed. Not what your neighbor's house sold for. What yours is worth right now. For a lot of homeowners, it's been years. And if you've been thinking about moving, but higher home prices or mortgage rates have made you hesitate, here’s why it’s time to take a second look at that number. Full...

A recent survey from Talker Research asked Americans to pick one word to describe how 2026 has felt so far. The winner? Stressful. And honestly, there’s been a lot going on. So, it’s understandable if you've been putting off buying or selling a home until things settle down. But you may be waiting on something that's already happened. While everything else has felt shaky, the housing market has...

  Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will soon begin construction on its second semiconductor plant in Taylor as the company prepares its first factory to begin production by the end of the year. Samsung executives told shareholders Thursday that the company will break ground on its next semiconductor fabrication facility by the end of 2026 as demand for chips surges amid a broader artificial intelligence...

  At its grand opening “Cyber Rodeo” event in 2022, Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk boasted that Gigafactory Texas was three times the size of the Pentagon. Over time, he said, the plant would represent an investment of more than $10 billion, generating at least 20,000 direct jobs and 100,000 more created by suppliers and other related businesses. Full article here: Behind the gates at Gigafactory...

  Texas counties and metro areas have more ranch listings than other areas of the country by a wide margin — and Austin and San Antonio are leading the way. With nine of the nation’s top 10 counties for ranch listings, Texas led the nation. And most of the counties in the top 10 are near Austin and San Antonio. Full article here: State with most ranches for sale? Texas, of course (512)...

  Data centers power the cloud computing and artificial intelligence systems that have become central to everyday life, and they have emerged as significant economic engines for the regions that host them. Federal Reserve Banks in Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago, Atlanta, and Dallas have all cited data center development as a driver of regional economic activity in recent reports. Full article here:...