Luxe Austin Homes - May, 2025

"Metro's fastest-growing neighborhood to add another 1,000 homes"

Austin Business Journal writes, "Liberty Hill’s Santa Rita Ranch just keeps growing.

The sprawling 3,700-acre development — where more than 4,000 homes have been sold — is already the region’s fastest-growing neighborhood. Now, 1,000 more homes are going to be added to the community, according to an announcement.

Perry Homes will build the new homes in an area called Eldorado Village. They'll rise on 50-, 60- and 70-foot lots, with 66 different floor plans available to buyers. Floor plans will range from 2,100 square feet to 4,891 square feet.

“We’re particularly excited about Eldorado Village because of its location in the community,” stated Santa Rita Ranch developer Ed Horne. “These homesites are situated on some of the highest points in…

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"Central Texas city named No. 3 U.S. market for first-time homebuyers"

CultureMap Austin reports, "Central Texans who want to settle down in an up-and-coming, affordable city won't find a better place than Killeen, which just earned a coveted top-three spot in SmartAsset's 2025 rankings of the best housing markets for first-time homebuyers.

SmartAsset rated 180 of the largest U.S. metro areas based on relative affordability, housing inventory and demand, home pricing growth projections, and the relative population of residents in their 20s and 30s.

The South Texas border town of McAllen climbed through the ranks as the No. 1 best U.S. housing market for first-time homebuyers, while Killeen ranked third. Lawton, Oklahoma, wiggled between the two Texas cities in the top three.

This isn't the first time Killeen has…

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"High-End Home Sales Show No Sign of Slowing Down—and They’ve Doubled in This Southwest City"

Realtor.com writes, "Home sales during this spring selling season have faced a slump—but one part of the market is bucking the trend. Luxury buyers are stepping up, and in at least one city, sales have doubled in a week.

Luxury real estate across the country continues to outperform the median, and the $1 million-plus category has been the fastest-growing (or least-declining) sales segment for nearly two years, according to the National Association of Realtors®.

"Higher-end homeowners have substantial equity and are less reliant on mortgage financing. These types of properties have outperformed," says Danielle Hale, chief economist of Realtor.com®.

And in the past week, the Austin, TX, high-end market has been heating up. There were 15 newly…

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"Fresh Out of College? These Are the 10 Best Cities Where Graduates Can Actually Afford To Rent"

Realtor.com shares, "College graduates embarking on careers and setting up homes in new cities might not think of Austin, TX, as the most affordable place to live—but that would be a mistake.

It has everything a young adult could want, including job opportunities, shorter commutes to work, and plenty of amenities like cafes, restaurants, and nightlife, according to the latest Realtor.com® report.

The median monthly rent now stands at $1,450, under the national median of $1,699.

"Austin stands out as the top-ranked city thanks to its strong performance across multiple factors that matter most to recent college graduates—including relatively affordable housing, robust job prospects, a larger peer network, and a lively, culturally rich…

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"The Fastest-Growing Places in the U.S. in 2025-2026"

U.S. News and World Report shares, "People are on the move, leaving and filling towns across the country. This great reshuffle has led some small communities to become boomtowns. The aging baby-boomer population has flocked to states like Florida and Arizona, where warm temperatures welcome them. Remote workers have found their spots in states across the West, where scenic mountain views await them after a Zoom meeting. Families and retirees are both heading to the Lone Star State, where numerous small towns offer the ideal balance of affordability and quality of life.

The cities on this list are ranked by net migration, which measures whether people are moving to or from each city. This metric assesses whether a city is attracting new…

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"500-plus homes planned to rise near rural Creedmoor"

Austin Business Journal writes, "Ashton Woods Homes is bringing hundreds of new homes to a rural stretch of highway near Creedmoor. 

The Georgia-based homebuilder and its Starlight Homes brand will build 523 homes in its new Willow Springs neighborhood along State Highway 45 just outside Creedmoor, according to an announcement. Creedmoor is a rural community about 20 miles south of Austin that had a population of just 423 people in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau — meaning the homes, if occupied, would dramatically increase the population of the area.

Willow Springs will rise on roughly 48 acres near the intersection of Williamson, Turnerville and Old Lockhart roads. 

Ashton Woods will build on 172 lots, according to the…

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"Inventory of homes for sale in the Austin metro on the rise"

Austin Business Journal writes, "With housing inventory in the Austin metro on the rise, the region may be close to becoming a buyer’s market.

That’s according to the latest report from Unlock MLS, which found that the metro’s housing inventory reached 5.6 months in April, up 1.4 months from the same time last year and closing in on the six-month mark that's generally considered a balanced market. But with the inventory rising and a larger stock of more affordably priced homes, conditions could lead to a buyer’s market, or at least one that’s favorable for first-time buyers, said Clare Knapp, housing economist for Unlock MLS and the Austin Board of Realtors.

“If anything, it’s a good market for first-time buyers in the sense that they have a…

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"Leander, Pflugerville, Cedar Park among top 25 'best places to live' in US"

Austin Business Journal shares, "Austin has been outshone by its suburbs recently in terms of affordability and population growth, and U.S. News & World Report's latest ranking of the "best places to live" in the country continues the trend.

Three of the city's suburbs — Leander, Pflugerville and Cedar Park — made the top 25, with Leander at No. 8, Pflugerville at No. 15 and Cedar Park at No. 23.

Austin, meanwhile, came in at No. 164, marking a huge tumble from No. 9 in last year's ranking. But the steep fall is deceptive, because U.S. News & World Report drastically expanded its latest list to include many smaller cities, collecting data on more than 850 cities compared with just 150 previously. Of those it analyzed this year, the top 250 were…

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"Austin's housing inventory went up and sales fell in April, per report"

CultureMap Austin shares, "Austin's homebuyers are uncovering an uncertain future for the housing market, as April sales took a nearly 14 percent dip from last year and housing inventory increased by 11.5 percent.

The latest real estate report from the Austin Board of Realtors (ABoR) and Unlock MLS said Austin's April housing data closely resembles a nationwide trend of higher mortgage rates and a decline in home sales.

New home listings in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metropolitan statistical area (MSA) rose to 5,710 homes in April, adding to a total number of 13,351 active home listings. That's nearly 20 percent more from April 2024.

Only 2,484 homes in the Austin area were sold in April, and median home prices took a small 3.2 percent…

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"Here's where home prices grew the most in Q1 as affordability worsens for many Americans"

Story Highlights

• The National Association of Realtors says 83% of metro areas saw their single-family home prices grow in Q1.
• Nationally, the median single-family home price grew 3.4% in the first quarter.
• The Northeast performed the best in sales and price gains while the South lagged.

Austin Business Journal writes, "The U.S. housing market may be showing signs of softening but in most cities, single-family homes only got more expensive at the start of 2025.

A new report by the National Association of Realtors found 83% of metro areas tracked by the NAR saw their existing single-family home prices increase in the first quarter of 2025. While down from the 89% of metro areas that saw price growth in the fourth quarter of…

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