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"Austin Tops Graduate Friendly List"

Realty News Report reports, "The Class of 2025 just completed their years of classroom studies and have left familiar campuses behind to begin a new mission in life – to establish careers and find suitable places to live.

In its just-released document listing the “Top 10 Rental Markets for Recent College Grads,” the real estate website dubbed Austin the Number 1 U.S. city for newly launched degree holders to kick off their careers and plant the seeds of a new lifestyle in a location that’s affordable, packed with fitting job opportunities, an active social scene and lots of networking chances, particularly with other recent grads.

The roster which places Austin, Raleigh, N.C. and Overland Park, Kan. in the top three slots alongside seven other…

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"Austin and Round Rock rank among fastest-growing affordable U.S. cities"

CultureMap Austin shares, "A new national study has declared Texas home to the most affordable, fast-growing cities in the country, and Austin and Round Rock both made the list.

Round Rock ranked 10th while Austin ranked 35th on GoBankingRates.com's new list of "50 Most Affordable, Fastest-Growing Cities in 2025."

The Dallas suburb Frisco tops the national rankings at No. 1, and four more North Texas cities appear on the top 10: McKinney (No. 2), Allen (No. 5), and Lewisville (No. 8); and the Houston-area suburb League City (No. 7).

The personal finance website's experts narrowed the study down to U.S. cities of at least 100,000 people, with one-year and five-year population growth rates that were higher than the national average, and with…

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"Multiple new multifamily projects on tap, from The Domain to South Congress"

While deliveries of multifamily projects in the Austin area have been forecast to decline in the coming years, some are still being planned.

From The Domain to South Congress Avenue, developers have projects on tap ranging from townhome complexes to mid-rise apartment buildings, according to three site plan applications filed with the city. They're in the works at a time when uncertainty swirls around the metro's multifamily market and a number of other projects have been canceled or delayed.

Multifamily vacancy came in at 15.5% in April, according to ApartmentData.com, an elevated level that's a concern for developers and property managers because high vacancy rates lead to lower rental rates and less new development as investors hesitate to…

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"Is Now a Good Time to Buy a House?"

Key takeaways:

• If you have the means, now may be a good time to buy a house.
• There are nearly 500,000 more home sellers than buyers, putting buyers in charge – but a shaky economy has everyone on edge.
• Mortgage rates remain elevated and volatile thanks to inflation concerns, tariff uncertainty, and market volatility.
• Housing costs continue rising: The median U.S. home sale price sits at a near-record high $438,000, marking 22 straight months of year-over-year gains.

Spring is in full swing, kicking off the prime homebuying season. So, many homebuyers are wondering if it’s a good time to enter the housing market. 

Housing remains largely unaffordable for most of the country, after all, and economic uncertainty is significantly…

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"Big mixed-use project expected to rise in South Austin's St. Elmo District"

A big mixed-use development is being planned in the St. Elmo District.

The development, known simply by its address of 4201 S. Congress Ave., would feature around 200,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and office space in multiple mid-rise buildings at the intersection of South Congress Avenue and Industrial Boulevard, according to a site plan application filed with the city.

The developer and owner of the property is an entity called 4201 S Congress Ave Owner LLC, the address of which matches that of California-based developer Redcar Properties, which is developing a creative office project farther south in the St. Elmo District. Redcar did not respond to requests for comment.

The eight proposed buildings carry a range of uses and sizes,…

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"The Housing Market Was Supposed to Recover This Year. What Happened?"

The New York Times writes, "As 2025 began, the stars were aligning for a housing market rebound.

Inflation was easing, the economy looked strong and mortgage rates were drifting downward. By April, there were more available homes to buy than at any time since January 2020, according to the Federal Reserve of St. Louis. The conditions were ripe for buyers to re-emerge, checkbooks in hands, and sellers to negotiate.

Then on April 2, President Trump rolled out his expansive global trade tariffs, shocking the stock and bond markets and sparking fears of a recession. Mortgage rates jumped again, hitting 6.89 percent for a 30-year fixed-rate loan on May 29, their highest level since early February. The extreme volatility threw cold water on a fragile…

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"Austin boasts 9th highest rate of new home construction in U.S."

CultureMap Austin writes, "Austin is trying to accommodate its housing demand by building more homes than most other U.S. cities, a new report has found.

According to a new ConsumerAffairs housing report, Austin has the ninth highest rate of new home construction in the nation for 2025. The research platform analyzed new building permits and new construction home sales from January and February 2025 in the 150 largest U.S. cities.

Houston (No. 1) and Dallas (No. 2) led the nation as the top two cities building the most new homes this year.

The findings revealed there were 3,889 new building permits issued during the first two months of the year in Austin, and 520 newly built homes were sold during that same period.

The city is keeping pace…

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"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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