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"Homebuilders buy big tract between Georgetown, Round Rock"

Two national homebuilders have partnered up to buy more than 200 acres between Georgetown and Round Rock.

Taylor Morrison and M/I Homes bought Georgetown 220, a roughy 220-acre tract near the intersection of University Boulevard and State Highway 130, according to an announcement. The undeveloped land was sold for an undisclosed price by a joint venture between Ascent Investment Partners and Endeavor Real Estate Group.

Neither Taylor Morrison nor M/I Homes responded to requests for comment, and it's unclear how many homes each plans to build at the site. But the land is already entitled for single-family development, said Rydern Byrne, an investment associate at Ascent Investment Partners.

Tripp Rich of Dosch Marshall Real Estate represented…

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"Austin Surf Club to bring Kelly Slater-designed waves to Central Texas"

Community Impact shares, "Central Texas may be far from the coast, but Austin Surf Club, taking shape near the Bastrop County line, will bring an endless supply of waves to the region.

The details

Arizona-based Discovery Land Co. and professional surfer Kelly Slater are building 140 condominiums, a brewery, a restaurant and a clubhouse across more than 330 acres—a site that will also feature a 2,220-square-foot surf basin.

The development broke ground on Jan. 2, and was at one point redistributing 11,850 yards per day of dirt from the surf basin to areas where the residential amenities and condominiums are being built, according to Discover Land Co.

Zooming in

The brewery and restaurant are scheduled to finish construction by Dec. 1, according to filings…

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"More homes will hit the market in 2026. Here's the pricing outlook."

Austin Business Journal shares, "More homes are going to hit the market in 2026 — but don’t expect home prices to drop in the near future.

A new report by the National Association of Realtors predicts existing-home sales will jump by 14% in 2026. That’s because of a combination of dropping mortgage rates and improving market stability after several years. 

But, despite the number of new homes hitting the market, prices are still projected to go up by 4% in 2026, as demand remains steady and supply remains lower than normal. 

“Next year is really the year that we will see a measurable increase in sales,” said NAR National Economist Lawrence Yun. “Home prices nationwide are in no danger of declining.”

Mortgage rates are projected to go down…

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"Houston developer plans 1,900 homes in Liberty Hill northwest of Austin"

Austin Business Journal reports, "A Houston-based developer aims to build more than 1,900 homes in a master-planned community on land northwest of Austin that it recently bought in partnership with the state's General Land Office.

Johnson Development Corp. announced Nov. 10 that it and the General Land Office purchased 764 acres at 680 E. County Road 202 in Liberty Hill, a city of roughly 12,000 people located about 35 miles from Austin.

The purchase of the property was done under an entity tied to Johnson Development Corp., according to Williamson County property records. Officials said that the General Land Office is an investment partner in the project.

Plans for the community — the name of which has not yet been determined — call for…

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"These are America's hottest housing markets"

Austin Business Journal writes, "Home sales have slowed in many parts of the country, most noticeably in Covid-era hotspots that doubled down on new construction. In some cases, frustrated sellers are even deciding to delist their homes rather than face steep price cuts.

But there are still plenty of hot housing markets both locally and across the nation. Despite a multitude of challenges and a shifting market, the national average for days on the market was essentially flat — inching up from 84 in the second quarter to 85 in the third quarter.

That's according to The Business Journals' latest quarterly analysis of the country’s hottest housing markets based on listing and sales data from Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

The ranking isn’t meant…

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"Cedar Park, far Northwest Austin homes spent less time on the market in October"

Home sale prices in Cedar Park and far Northwest Austin dropped slightly year over year for October, but homes in general spent less time on the market than in the previous year, according to recent data from the Austin Board of Realtors.

The median home sale price in the region fell from $510,000 in 2024 to $504,000 in 2025. The region also saw increases across the board in the number of new listings, closed listings and homes under contract, while the overall number of active listings rose from 966 to 1,238.

The number of homes sold increased in the 78613 and 78726 ZIP codes for October. Both regions noted a rise of 33.33% for their respective markets, while 78750 saw the exact same number of homes sold as in the previous year. Both 78717 and…

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"Big data center campus planned next to Samsung factory in Taylor"

Austin Business Journal writes, "A Dallas-based developer is proposing to turn a 220-acre parcel directly northeast of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.'s rising factory in Taylor into a data center campus.

KDC will be considered by the Taylor Planning and Zoning Commission on Nov. 12 for an employment center plan for the site at 1051 County Road 401 for what it's calling "Project Comal." Details are minimal, but it would have primary data center uses along with a small lot of space for commercial, civic and other uses, according to city documents.

KDC representatives declined to comment.

In 2024, KDC struck an agreement with the owner of the land to market and develop initially 150 acres at the site with build-to-suit opportunities. That land was…

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"Texas scores No. 1 city in US for homebuyers, report shows"

MYSA.com writes, "If you're looking for a new home, one Central Texas city just might have exactly what you need. Texas' capital city was recently recognized for having the strongest market in America for homebuyers, according to a new Redfin report.

The online real estate brokerage crowned Austin with the No. 1 spot on its top 10 list of the strongest buyers markets of September 2025. All but two of Redfin's best buyers markets were in Florida or Texas, with major cities like San Antonio, Houston and Dallas also in the mix.

To determine the rankings, Redfin analyzed the 50 most populous U.S. metropolitan areas using proprietary data on the typical time from a buyer’s first tour to close of purchase, MLS data on active listings and pending sales.…

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"Antone's Nightclub plays on in Austin with 50-year lease extension"

CultureMap Austin shares, "One of Austin's oldest clubs is doubling its tenure in town with a 50-year lease. Antone's Nightclub, which is wrapping up its 50-year anniversary celebrations in 2025, will stay open at 305 E. 5th St. until at least 2075, when it will celebrate its 100th anniversary.

The business announced the lease extension on social media. It attributed the extension to a grant by real estate nonprofit Rally Austin, formerly the Austin Economic Development Corporation, and the building's owner. Rally Austin steps in to preserve properties it considers important to the community, centering "purpose instead of profit," according to its website.

In addition to insulating the venue from real estate changes over the next five decades,…

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"Comparing Texas housing markets: Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio trends"

Housingwire writes, "Austin’s housing market showed the sharpest shift toward buyers among Texas’ major metros, with 53.4% of active listings taking price cuts as of Nov. 1, 2025. The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro’s median list price dropped to $499,000 from $525,231 a year earlier, marking a $26,231 decline.

The divergence across the Texas Triangle metros reveals how even neighboring markets can experience different conditions. The Texas Triangle—a megaregion formed by Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin that houses the vast majority of Texans—shows varying market dynamics despite geographic proximity. While Austin and San Antonio moved into buyer-favorable territory, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston maintained neutral conditions…

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