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Strategies to Maximize Your Net Profit When Selling You're Home
Selling a home

Strategies to Maximize Your Net Profit When Selling You're Home

If you're planning to sell your home in Central Texas, you'll want to do everything possible to maximize your net profit. After all, selling your home is likely to be one of the most significant financial transactions you'll ever make, and you'll want to ensure you get the best possible price. Fortu

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Industrial building coming to Lockhart
Development & business

Industrial building coming to Lockhart

​​​​LOCKHART – Titan Development has broken ground on Building 1 at Lockhart 130 Industrial Park. The 167,794-sf rear-load facility will have 32-ft clear heights, 36 dock doors, and a 60-ft speed​ bay. Completion is slated for fourth quarter 2023. At full buildout, Lockhart 130 Industrial Park w

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Apple taking another bite out of Austin
Development & business

Apple taking another bite out of Austin

​​​​​​AUSTIN – Apple has filed plans for another project within its three million-sf​ Parmer Lane campus. The project, called Capstone Phase 2 AC12, will be a 33,000-sf multi-story​ building. It will cost around $22 million.​​​ Construction begins Oct. 1, 2024, and will wrap up in August 2025.

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Manor multifamily development site sold
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Manor multifamily development site sold

​​​​​​MANOR – DD&B Con​struction has purchased a 13.2-acre multifamily development site within the Las Entradas master-planned project. The project will have 200 units and 20,000 sf of retail space. Avison Young represented the seller, Las Entradas Development Corp. DH Realty Partners represe

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Presidium starts on Austin apartment project
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Presidium starts on Austin apartment project

​​​AUSTIN – Presidium has broken ground on Presidium Tech Ridge, a 358-unit multifamily project on 14 acres at 1210 Tech Ridge Blvd. The project will have studio and one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, game room, coffee bar, theater lounge, gold simulator,

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JV planning 359-unit multifamily complex in Round Rock
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JV planning 359-unit multifamily complex in Round Rock

​​ROUND ROCK – CP Capital and ZOM Living are developing Azola Avery Centre, a 359-unit garden-style apartment complex within the Avery Centre master-planned community. It will have studios and one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a clubhouse, game room, fitness center, pet spa,

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November 2022 Central Texas Housing Market Report
Market, financing & tax

November 2022 Central Texas Housing Market Report

ABOR: MEDIAN PRICE FOR A HOME IN AUSTIN-ROUND ROCK MSA STAYS FLAT, NO SALES OR PRICE RECORDS SET CENTRAL TEXAS HOUSING REPORT AUSTIN, TX — For the first time since February 2019, median home prices in the Austin-Round Rock MSA experienced a 0% year over year increase, according to the Austin Board o

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CLD Realty bringing 48K-sf retail center to Buda
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CLD Realty bringing 48K-sf retail center to Buda

​BUDA – CLD Realty is developing Corner on Main, a 48,000-sf retail center on 5.7 acres at 2260 Main St. The $8 million project will have seven one-story buildings. It was designed by Runa Workshop.​ Construction begins in March 2023 and will last a year.​

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Austin American-Statesman HQ becoming mixed-use project
Development & business

Austin American-Statesman HQ becoming mixed-use project

​AUSTIN – Endeavor Real Estate Group is redeveloping the former _Austin American-Statesman_ headquarters at 305 S. Congress Ave. into a 3.5 million-sf mixed-use project. Plans call for 1,378 residential uni​ts, 1.5 million sf of office space, a 275-room hotel, and 150,000 sf of retail and restaura

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Inspire kicks off 158-acre mixed-use project with The Eden
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Inspire kicks off 158-acre mixed-use project with The Eden

AUSTIN – Inspire Development Real Estate LLC has broken ground on The Eden, a 306-unit multifamily complex. It will have one-​, two-, and three-bedroom apartments ranging from 678 to 1,511 sf. Amenities will include a fitness center, rooftop lounge deck, golf simulator room, dog spa, cow​orking lo

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700K-sf apartment tower rising in The Domain
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700K-sf apartment tower rising in The Domain

​​​AUSTIN – Trammell Crow Company is developing a 20-story apartment tower in The Domain. The $145 million project will span 700,000 sf across 416 units. Amenities will include a fitness center, amenity deck, and clubroom. ESG designed the building. Construction begins in April 2023 and will tak

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Micro-housing complex nearing completion
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Micro-housing complex nearing completion

​​AUSTIN – Sixth and Chicon, a 34,264-sf micro-housing development at 1812 E. Sixth St., has topped out. The six-story development will have 60 apartments ranging from 252 to 465 sf. Watershed Development Group, Mark Odom Studio, Cadence McShane Construction, Civilitude, Leap Structures, and Nic

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Square House Capital picks up Austin apartments
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Square House Capital picks up Austin apartments

​​​​AUSTIN – Square House Capital has purchased Radius on Grove, a 156-unit multifamily complex at 2301 Grove Blvd. It has one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse, pet play area, and outdoor grilling and dinin​​​g stations. Square Ho

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The Bowerly coming to Pflugerville
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The Bowerly coming to Pflugerville

​​​​​PFLUGERVILLE – Wilson Capital is developing The Bowerly, a 294-unit multifamily complex at 100 Dessau Rd. The three-building project will have one-, two-, and three-bedroom floor plans ranging fr​om 650 to 1,400 sf. Clark Wilson Builder is the general contractor. Construction begins in Febr

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Costco store and warehouse on the way
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Costco store and warehouse on the way

​​​​GEORGETOWN – The Georgetown Planning and Zoning Commission approved plans for a Costco Wholesale store and warehouse at 2201 N. I-35. Construction on the 160,437-sf project will begin by the end of the year.

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Dominium buying, expanding affordable housing community
Buying a home

Dominium buying, expanding affordable housing community

​​DRIPPING SPRINGS – Dominium has acquired the Springs Apartments, a 76-unit affordable housing community at 289 Springs Ln. Built in 2001, the property ​has one- to three-bedroom units reserved for residents earning no more than 60 percent of the area median income. Dominium will construct 144 ad

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1.1M-sf business park on the way to Georgetown
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1.1M-sf business park on the way to Georgetown

​​​GEORGETOWN – The W.D. Kelley Foundation is developing Bridge Business Park, a 1.1 million-sf development at 5501 S. I-35. The 92.2-acre campus will have office and flex space across seven buildings. There will also be an outdoor amenity space and 1,500 parking spaces. Construction begins next y

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Plans revealed for Lockhart Industrial Park 130
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Plans revealed for Lockhart Industrial Park 130

​​​LOCKHART – Titan Development Ltd. is developing Lockhart Industrial Park 130, a 170,000-sf industrial project. The four-building speculative development will be on roughly 57 acres near SH 130. Construction begins in the next few weeks.

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8 Austin Holiday Must Do’s for 2022
Lifestyle & events

8 Austin Holiday Must Do’s for 2022

Ready to explore and experience all of the holiday spirit that Austin has to offer? Grab your hot egg-nog and get ready to see some amazing holiday light displays and holiday events. We've put together a list of the 8 must-do's this holiday season in Austin, Texas. 1. Zilker Holiday Tree The Zilke

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Completion in sight for 31-story Congress Ave. hotel
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Completion in sight for 31-story Congress Ave. hotel

​​​AUSTIN – McWhinney is nearing completion on the Hyatt Centric Congress Avenue Austin, a 31-story hotel at 721 Congress Ave. The hotel will have 246 rooms, five suites, and 2,560 sf of meeting and event space. Nelsen Partners designed the project, which will open in February 2023.

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Multifamily, retail project rising in San Marcos
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Multifamily, retail project rising in San Marcos

SAN MARCOS – Long View Equity is developing Wonder World Apartments, a 313-unit multifamily and retail complex at 1250 Wonder World Dr. The complex will have one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. Amenities will include a pool, cabana, and dog park. Construction begins in early 2023 and will wrap in

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JV developing 1.7 million-sf Austin industrial park
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JV developing 1.7 million-sf Austin industrial park

​​​AUSTIN – Hines and Galesi Group are​ developing a 1.7 million-sf industrial park at the corner of Harris Branch Pkwy. and Parmer Ln. Phase one of the 150-acre project will have three buildings totaling 315,000 sf. Powers Brown Architecture designed the development.

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Ground Breaks on Shelby Ranch with Unique Ammeneties
Development & business

Ground Breaks on Shelby Ranch with Unique Ammeneties

​​​AUSTIN – Minnesota-based United Properties has started on Shelby Ranch, a 302-unit multifamily complex at 2212 Lynbrook Dr. The project will have t​wo four-story buildings with studio to three-bedroom options. Amenities will include a pool, garden, arts and crafts studio, fitness center, cowork

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