Lately, headlines have floated an eye-catching idea about tapping into your 401(k) to cover a down payment on a home. Maybe you've caught the buzz and wondered whether that money could get you into a home faster, especially with affordability as tough as it is. Here’s what you need to remember. Full article here: Thinking About Tapping into Your 401(k) To Buy a Home? Read This First. (512)...
You may have heard the number of homes for sale isn’t growing like it was. And maybe that has you worried you won’t find a home you love when it’s time to make your move. But that may be about to change. Here’s why your pool of options may actually start ticking back up again. Full article here: Higher Rates Could Actually Help Housing Supply – Here’s How. (512) 853-0110...
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...
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