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See the most (and least) expensive ZIP codes for Austin home buyers and sellers

  Whether you’re seeking to buy or sell a home in the Austin area, this real estate tracker can help you understand and navigate the housing market here and across Texas. The map shows which ZIP codes have the highest home values, current sales prices and largest sale-to-list ratios. Full article here: See the most (and least) expensive ZIP codes for Austin home buyers and sellers (512) 853-0110...

Instant Reaction: Jobs, May 8, 2026

  The national economy is not in a recession, nor is it about to fall into one. The latest job market is showing more net new job additions and low unemployment of only 4.3%. The wage growth of 3.6% to an average hourly rate of $37.41 in April is modestly outpacing the latest available consumer price inflation in March. Moreover, income growth is easily outpacing national home price growth and,...

Mapping Austin’s youngest (and oldest) ZIP codes

  Stroll through West Campus on any given Tuesday afternoon — or Saturday at 2 a.m. — and it's obvious: ZIP codes 78705 and 78712 are the epicenter for Austinites ages 18 to 21. Most age groups, however, aren't so densely clustered.  Full article here: Mapping Austin’s youngest (and oldest) ZIP codes (512) 853-0110 or robert@AustinTxHomeSales.com If you are unable to open the...

TxDOT starts work on $68.4M Loop 360 overhaul

  The Texas Department of Transportation broke ground on a major rebuild of two Loop 360 intersections just north of the Pennybacker Bridge in an effort to reduce traffic congestion along the corridor. Crews will remove the traffic light from Loop 360 — also known as Capital of Texas Highway — at Courtyard Drive and replace it with an underpass. They will also convert the Loop 360-RM 2222...

Gone to Texas: 2026 sees firms relocating

  Texas has been boosted since January by several notable announcements involving corporate relocations and expansions that represent thousands of jobs and billions of dollars. Here are five notable announcements from the first three months of the year. Full article here: Gone to Texas: 2026 sees firms relocating (512) 853-0110 or robert@AustinTxHomeSales.com If you are unable to open the...

Austin firms hit record $4.2B venture funding in Q1

Austin startups in defense technology, autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence just recorded their strongest quarter of private fundraising in history, pulling in at least $4.2 billion in venture capital — with some tallies putting the total even higher. Opportunity Austin, the region’s independent economic organization, calculated the $4.2 billion figure, which surpassed the previous...

Track Austin’s biggest projects, from skyline towers to I-35 expansion

  Austin’s rapid growth in the past few decades has reshaped its skyline — and much more. These days, it can seem like the weirdest thing about Austin is how fast it changes. To help you keep track, the Austin American-Statesman has rounded up some of the most significant developments in and around the city. Full article here: Track Austin’s biggest projects, from skyline towers to I-35...

March home sales in Austin show improvement

Here are the March/2026 MLS single-family statistics for Austin, TX: This is the first month since Nov/2024 that we haven’t had a solid red category (ie-negative movement of 10+%)...16 months!  And, our Pendings were up 11%, sales up 5% and Activity Index up 3%...all of these are front-loaded activities that show our market is heating up.  As I’ve mentioned recently, we are seeing...

Bank: Metros push state economy 

Texas may have plenty of other inherent economic advantages, including a central location and a long international border, but its high concentration of major metropolitan areas is also a significant factor behind the state’s long-term success. The state additionally benefits from the proximity of those major cities to each other — the Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan...

Elon Musk announces large-scale chip manufacturing project, including facility in Austin

  Billionaire Elon Musk announced a massive project to produce chips to power his companies, with the work starting at a facility in the Austin area. Musk called it “the most epic chip-building exercise in history by far.” The “TERAFAB” project is a joint effort involving Tesla, SpaceX and xAI. Musk said the chips will be used in vehicles, Tesla’s humanoid AI robots and for projects in space,...

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