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🌅 Texas Exodus: Discover Why Residents are Packing Up and Heading Out🏡
Market, financing & tax

🌅 Texas Exodus: Discover Why Residents are Packing Up and Heading Out🏡

Here’s what you need to know about Austin Real Estate today: Rising Costs and Politics Fuel Texas Exodus: Residents Seek New Horizons 🌅 California-Texas Migration Shuffle: Swapping States for Dreams and Dollars 💸 Austin's Homelessness Solution: Nonprofits Unite for 640 Tiny Homes Project 🏡 Real E

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🌆 Austin's New Horizon: Skybox Data Center & Seniors' Haven! 🏗️
Development & business

🌆 Austin's New Horizon: Skybox Data Center & Seniors' Haven! 🏗️

Here’s what you need to know about Austin Real Estate today: Austin tackles homelessness, funds hotel transformations for shelter 🏨 Downtown's Salvation Army shelter bought by City for $15M makeover 🏙️ Skybox & Prologis's mega 30MW data center boost in Pflugerville 💻 Senior living redefined: Ryan

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🏡 Austin's Housing Market Shake-Up! Buyers Rejoice, Prices Drop 📉
Market, financing & tax

🏡 Austin's Housing Market Shake-Up! Buyers Rejoice, Prices Drop 📉

Here’s what you need to know about Austin Real Estate today: Austin's housing market surges 🏠: More buyers, lower prices, but longer waits. Texas real estate faces legal battles 🏢: Antitrust lawsuits target commissions. Newcomers to Texas share cost-saving secrets 💰: Property taxes a surprise. Au

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⚡ Cast Your Future: TX's Tax Cuts & Power Proposals Hit the Ballots! 🗳️
Market, financing & tax

⚡ Cast Your Future: TX's Tax Cuts & Power Proposals Hit the Ballots! 🗳️

Here’s what you need to know about Austin Real Estate today: TX Nov. 7 ballot: Vote on property tax relief, power grid amendments. 🗳️ Austin axes parking minimums, paving the way for cheaper housing. 🚗 $50M bond approved for affordable homes near Tesla's Austin hub. 🏘️ San Marcos sketches 20-year

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🏗️ San Marcos’ Big Move & Austin's Affordability Hack! 🛠️
Development & business

🏗️ San Marcos’ Big Move & Austin's Affordability Hack! 🛠️

Here’s what you need to know about Austin Real Estate today: Texas leads U.S. with booming new home construction since 2010. 🏠 San Marcos welcomes Riley’s Pointe, 360-unit project by Woodfield Development. 🏗️ Austin's HOME Initiative tackles affordability, empowers homeowners for infill housing. �

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🚚 Californians to Texans: Mind if We Cut in Line? 🤠
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🚚 Californians to Texans: Mind if We Cut in Line? 🤠

Here’s what you need to know about Austin Real Estate today: Vote on cutting Texas property taxes – have your say! 🏘️ Austin's housing market slows; average home now $450,000. 💸 Californians flock to Texas, swapping coasts for affordability. 🚚 Austin's commute improves, ranking 18th in U.S. traff

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🔮 Is Austin's Market Crystal Ball Predicting a Cali Future? 🌉
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🔮 Is Austin's Market Crystal Ball Predicting a Cali Future? 🌉

Here’s what you need to know about Austin Real Estate today: Austin homes now linger for 2 months, defying national sale speeds. 🏘️ Texas' housing market mirrors pricey California, signaling major shifts. 💸 $15B plan for 10 Central Texas 'mini cities' defies market logic. 🌆 CBRE brokers big deal

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🔬 Nurix's Big Move & Austin's I-35 Drama! Housing Insights Inside 🏘️
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🔬 Nurix's Big Move & Austin's I-35 Drama! Housing Insights Inside 🏘️

Here’s what you need to know about Austin Real Estate today: Austin's zoning reform aims to combat housing affordability crisis. 🏘️ I-35's $4.5B expansion halted over environmental concerns. 🚧 Related's $1B wager includes a $65M cold storage near Austin. ❄️ Nurix Therapeutics moves HQ to Texas, am

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🏡 Californians Loving Texas Too Much? Housing Shakeup Alert! 🚨
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🏡 Californians Loving Texas Too Much? Housing Shakeup Alert! 🚨

Here’s what you need to know about Austin Real Estate today: Texan homes less affordable due to Californian influx. 🏡 Austin's office space boom might be a bust. 🏢 Kevin Millar's $7.9M Austin mansion up for grabs. ⚾ Level Engineering & Architecture expands to Austin. 📐 Residential Real Estate The

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🔥 Hot or Not? Texas' Real Estate Frenzy Decoded! 🔐
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🔥 Hot or Not? Texas' Real Estate Frenzy Decoded! 🔐

Here’s what you need to know about Austin Real Estate today: Texas' housing prices soar as U.S. residents flock for affordability. 📈 Austin's mortgage rates reach 23-year high at 7.57%. 🏠 Austin's construction boom sees 10,880 new homes in 2023. 🏗️ Frost Bank offers mortgages to Texas' lower-inco

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🌟 Cali Gold Rush 2.0: Texans Pay the Price! 💸
Market, financing & tax

🌟 Cali Gold Rush 2.0: Texans Pay the Price! 💸

Here’s what you need to know about Austin Real Estate today: Californians inflate Texas housing, squeezing locals out of the market. 🏡 Austin's demographic boom positively drives housing demand and market resilience. 📈 Texas cities’ persistent office vacancies clash with residential real estate gr

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Three Austin-area self-storage facilities sold
Selling a home

Three Austin-area self-storage facilities sold

​​​​AUSTIN – California-based SecureSpace Self Storage has purchased three local self-storage facilities totaling approximately 1,600 units. Two prop​erties are within the city limits at 8200 S. I-35 Service Rd. and 8327 S. Congress Ave. The third is in Bee Cave. The properties are part of a lar

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113,000-sf Georgetown shopping center sells
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113,000-sf Georgetown shopping center sells

GEORGETOWN – LRIC Properties has sold the Republic Square shopping center at 900-930 N. Austin Ave. to a California-based partnership. The 113,772-sf center is almost 93 percent leased, housing tenants such as Dollar Tree, Harbor Freight, Starbucks, Chipotle, Pizza Hut, and more. Disney Investment G

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450,000-sf GAF Energy Building coming to Georgetown
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450,000-sf GAF Energy Building coming to Georgetown

GEORGETOWN – California-based solar roofing company GAF Energy LLC is developing a 450,000-sf manufacturing, research, and office facility at the corner of I-35 and SE Inner Loop. The city council unanimously approved the $100 million project July 12. The facility could create at least 265 jobs over

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Outer Aisle expanding to Texas
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Outer Aisle expanding to Texas

​KYLE – California-based Outer Aisle Gourmet LLC has leased a 117,000-sf manufacturing facility in the works at 19200 Marketplace Ave. Construction begins in January 2023 and will take 9-12 months. The facility will create 150 jobs. Buildout will cost under $25 million.​​

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Hotel Granduca Austin getting renovated
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Hotel Granduca Austin getting renovated

AUSTIN – California-based Pacific Hospitality Group is renovating the 190,000-sf Hotel Granduca Austin. Located at 320 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., additions coming to the 194-room hotel include a spa, redesigned signature restaurant, and renovated pool deck and lobby. The project will wrap this fall.

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Best Wineries in Austin and the Surrounding Hill Country
Lifestyle & events

Best Wineries in Austin and the Surrounding Hill Country

Wine tasting at an urban winery or rolling countryside with a lush vineyard is the perfect way to spend the day relaxing with friends. There are many reasons to visit each of the magnificent wineries Austin has to offer. The most challenging part is figuring out which winery you want to begin! The

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What is the Housing Market Like in Austin, TX?
Market, financing & tax

What is the Housing Market Like in Austin, TX?

If you are looking to buy or sell a home in Austin, it helps to know how the local market works. The good news is Austin has an underlying story of increasing home values, even in today’s world of market fluctuations due to the pandemic. Rather than being negatively impacted by COVID-19, Austin's ov

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The Latest Big Tech Coming to Austin!
Moving & neighborhoods

The Latest Big Tech Coming to Austin!

The word "Austin" is becoming synonymous with the word "growth." More than 35 companies have moved to the city last year alone, and many existing companies are amping up their hiring. Why is this? Some of the biggest reasons are significantly lower taxes, cheaper real estate, and less regulation. Al

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