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)...
t Remember how exciting it was to buy your first place? It felt like crossing a long-awaited finish line. It gave you a place to build your life. Maybe it’s where you lived when you got married. Or where you welcomed a child or a pet into the family. But that was just the beginning. Full article here: The House That Started It All Could Kickstart What's Nex (512) 853-0110...
For years, a lot of would-be homebuyers have worried about the same thing. How do you compete with big investors who can swoop in, pay cash, and snap up the houses you want? Well, worry a little less. Full article here: Big Investors Are Backing Off and That’s Your Opening (512) 853-0110 or robert@AustinTxHomeSales.com If you are unable to open the link/article above, please let me...
Ask around and almost every home buyer out there wants to know if there’s a way to get a better deal. And just about every seller wants to know if they'll still get top dollar. The interesting thing is... both can be right at the exact same time. It just depends on where you live. Full article here: Who Has the Upper Hand in Today's Housing Market? (512) 853-0110...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ aerospace company Blue Origin may bring thousands of jobs to the Austin area after Hutto quietly approved an economic development package for a proposed manufacturing facility. AI Prefab Solutions LLC has opened a 197,000-square-foot headquarters and plant, a space nearly the size of three football fields, in Hutto, 30 miles northeast of Austin. Full article here:...
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