Luxe Austin Homes - February, 2026

"900-home community planned for booming Bastrop County"

Austin Business Journal reports, "As Bastrop County sustains commercial and residential interest, the SilverLeaf neighborhood plans to bring over 900 lots to the bubbling region.

The site developer is MA Partners, which has helmed commercial and residential projects such as Austin's Avery Ranch and the Hutto Co-Op District. The company is currently working on 283 home lots for the neighborhood's first phase, which is in an unincorporated area northwest of Bastrop.

Of those 283 lots, Taylor Morrison, Drees Custom Homes and Saratoga Homes will respectively bring 158, 30 and 84 houses online. The build out adds to Taylor Morrison's high volume activity in the metro, which was the second-highest in ABJ's 2025 volume homebuilders list (below this…

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"Realtors see concessions, pricing gaps continue in the new year"

Austin Business Journal shares, "With plenty of housing inventory and not enough interested buyers, Texas home sellers were the underdogs in the 2025 market. The start of this year is reflecting some of that — but that's not expected to be the case later in 2026.

Texas Realtors' 2025 Homeselling Experience Report shows Realtors had to curb sellers' pricing hopes and encourage concessions, which rang especially true in the Austin metro.

Looking at sales from January to November, 75% of Realtors across the state said at least one client thought their home value was more than 10% higher than their agent's estimate. Only 7% of the optimistic sellers closed at elevated prices.

As early indicators signal a pickup in market activity for 2026, Texas…

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"Austin’s Unprecedented Growth: 5 Key Takeaways"

Realtor.com writes, "Austin, TX has experienced remarkable household growth over the past decade, outpacing the national average significantly. This expansion is fueled by a diverse mix of age groups moving to the city for various reasons, creating a robust and resilient housing market.

Nationally, households grew about 13% from 2014 to 2024, according to a new analysis by the National Association of Realtors®.

The housing demand in Austin is well-distributed across different price points, but affordability remains a challenge, especially for first-time homebuyers. The city's appeal to younger individuals, drawn in by opportunities like the University of Texas, contributes to steady growth in the housing market, with a focus on catering to the…

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"Real Estate Market Trends in Austin, TX: Prices Fall – January 2026"

Yahoo! Finance shares, "Austin, TX, celebrated for its dynamic music scene and thriving tech industry, continued to captivate homebuyers as it presented enticing real estate opportunities in the midst of shifting market trends.

Inventory Levels Surge in January

Austin experienced a notable 5.7% increase in active listings compared to the previous year, with 3,005 homes available in January. Although this rise in inventory was below the national increase of 10%, it still offered a wealth of options for eager buyers. The modest 0.2% uptick in newly listed properties underscored a consistent influx of fresh opportunities in the Austin market.

Attractive Price Adjustments

The median listing price in Austin saw a compelling decline of 8.1%…

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"New York Is Losing High-Income Earners to Texas—Here’s Why"

Realtor.com shares, "Texas is drawing an increasing number of high-income professionals—overtaking New York as the top employer of financial services workers, excluding insurance and real estate.

At least 314 companies moved their headquarters to Texas between 2015 and 2024, according to new research from the Texas Economic Development & Tourism office.

And financial services recruitment in Texas surpassed New York’s in 2025, with 9% more job postings.

Forget Wall Street—Texas has become the new "Y'all Street."

Major players move to Texas

Financial heavyweights such as Charles Schwab, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Goldman Sachs have established significant operations in Texas, drawn by its pro-business environment, expanding consumer…

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"The 3 best US capital cities to call home are safe, affordable — and all in the South"

The New York Post writes, "A new report ranking life in the nation’s capital cities saw one region come out ahead.

In the analysis by WalletHub, all 50 US state capitals were judged on 48 metrics across affordability, quality of life, economic well-being and quality of education and health.

The results heralded especially good news for hopeful Southern homebuyers — three Southern cities commanded the top slots.

Austin ranked first in economic well-being, as well as quality of education and health care. It earned second in affordability and 10th place for quality of life.

A post-pandemic building boom flipped the popular metro into a buyer’s market in recent years.

An oversupply of vacant rentals and for-sale homes has offered incoming…

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"America Added Millions of Households—but Austin’s Growth Is in a League of Its Own"

Realtor.com writes, "America added millions of households over the past decade. But one metro is in a league of its own: Austin, TX, has added 51% more households in the same time.

Nationally, households grew about 13% from 2014 to 2024, according to a new analysis by the National Association of Realtors®.

"Growth surged during the [COVID-19] pandemic, but even now, Austin is still expanding about 2.5 times faster than the U.S. overall," Nadia Evangelou, principal economist and author of the study, tells Realtor.com®.

"That tells you this isn’t a short-term boom—it’s sustained economic momentum. It’s strong job growth, business expansion, and long-term opportunity all working together. That combination keeps pulling people in, and that…

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"Austin housing market saw demand surge in January, report finds"

CultureMap Austin writes, "Austin's real estate market began the new year with a strong month of stable housing prices, an increase in active residential listings for sale, and a spike in pending sales, according to Unlock MLS' latest Central Texas Housing Report.

Pending sales for homes in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metropolitan statistical area (MSA) surged 10.1 percent from January 2025, the report found, totaling 2,349 pending transactions last month.

Unlock MLS suggests the increase in pending sales means buyer demand is strengthening across Central Texas, corroborated by a 1.4-month decrease in the months of inventory (meaning the time it would take for all houses to sell in the region). The report says this shift indicates the…

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"Hutto, Pflugerville housing markets see uptick in sales"

Community Impact writes, "The Hutto and Pflugerville housing market saw a year-over-year increase in home sales in January, according to data provided by Unlock MLS.

Overview

The number of homes sold in Hutto rose by around 96% in January, compared to January 2025, while Pflugerville saw a slight uptick with a 4.5% increase.

The median price of those home sales—59 in Hutto and 70 in Pflugerville—were lower compared to the same time last year. The median price of homes sold in Hutto dropped to $319,445, while Pflugerville’s median price lowered to $377,000.

The price of Hutto and Pflugerville homes mimicked what happened throughout the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Metropolitan Statistical Area, which saw a 2.3% decline in median prices. However,…

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Top-selling Realtors to get spotlight - Austin Business Journal

Austin Business Journal shares,"Every year we ask local Realtors to give us their statistics — number of homes sold, dollar volume, most expensive sold home and more — so we can rank them for ABJ's annual Residential Real Estate Awards luncheon.

The numbers have been crunched and the winners have been identified. Some of them competed solo, others banded together in teams. Some made the list by selling several homes a week. Others made the cut because they sold only a few, but they were mega-mansions.

Use this list if you're a homebuyer or seller trying to navigate this interesting housing market. It's arguably a buyer's market overall, except perhaps when it comes to high-end homes, of which Realtors cite a suddenly strong demand.

Do you run a…

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