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"Nearly complete, Sixth and Guadalupe skyscraper takes Austin skyline to new level"

Austin Business Journal shares, "the end of construction is in sight for the Sixth and Guadalupe high-rise. But already, the view from the top of Austin's tallest building is unlike anything else in the city.

The 66-story mixed-use tower, which broke ground in 2019, could welcome its first apartment residents in October, said Tony Curp, senior vice president of development at Kairoi Residential. Sixth and Guadalupe is being developed by Kairoi, which is handling the residential portion; Lincoln Property Co., which is handling the commercial portion; and investor DivcoWest. The tower was designed by Gensler and JE Dunn Construction Group is the general contractor.

Curp this week hosted Austin Business Journal on an exclusive first-look tour of…

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"RentSpree Partners with Austin Board of REALTORS® MLS to Serve Central Texas Housing Market"

PR Newswire reports, "RentSpree, the industry's premier end-to-end rental management software provider, today announced its latest partnership with the Austin Board of REALTORS® and its 20,000+ member MLS, the Austin/Central Texas Realty Information Service, to facilitate the instant creation of an ApplyLink™ for rental listings. 

With over 25,000 total residential leases closed through the ACTRIS MLS in 2022, this full integration helps Central Texas REALTORS® generate more leads, reduce transaction time, and lower operating costs.

"Over half of Austin households are renter-occupied, and our region's rental market is just as fast-paced and in-demand as residential home sales at large," said Emily Chenevert, chief executive officer of ABoR and…

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"New homes in one of Austin’s most expensive neighborhoods to begin at $12.5M"

CultureMap Austin reports, "development plans for a secluded, luxury residential community have been announced in Westlake Hills, one of Austin’s most expensive neighborhoods.

Spearheaded by design firm Unicus Developments, FIVE will consist of five contemporary luxury homes on 5.5 acres of land at 3605 Stoneridge Road. Prices for the homes begin at a jaw-dropping $12.48 million.

"The neighborhood where FIVE is located is a coveted opportunity in the highly sought-after Eanes district,” says Eric Moreland of EM group with Moreland Properties, the brokerage firm for the development. “Each FIVE home has a unique finish out and delivers the ultimate experience in refined living.”

Every home in the private, gated community will be painted in…

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"Austin-Round Rock has the best housing market for growth and stability, new study says"

CultureMap Austin writes, "despite concerns about housing prices and availability in the state, a new study deemed six major Texas metropolitan areas some of the best housing markets in the nation for their growth and stability. And the Texas Capitol city took the No. 1 spot.

In SmartAsset’s report, Austin-Round Rock earned its best housing market title due to its eye-watering 354 percent home price increase since 1998, which is vastly greater than any other area in the country.

Considering Austin’s population has just about doubled in the last two decades, the housing market’s skyrocketing growth was inevitable. The relocation of several tech companies to the city surely didn't hurt. Even Austin’s apartment construction has the highest growth…

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"Properties in Austin have skyrocketed in value over the last 25 years. Here are the top 10 US areas where house prices have grown."

• Property values in Austin have soared over the past 25 years, an analysis from SmartAsset found.
• The study analyzed average home value data in metro areas from 1998 to 2022.
• Texas dominated the top 10, with five of the top spots taken by areas in the state.

Business Insider reports, "home values in the Austin area have soared over the past 25 years. 

The Texas city snagged the top spot along with neighboring areas Round Rock and Georgetown in a recent study from SmartAsset. The financial technology company found property values in the metro area had jumped 354% since 1998. 

The study analyzed average home value data in 400 metro areas between 1998 and 2022, calculating collective increases to measure growth and drops in value…

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"Austin’s Top Luxury Residential Real Estate Agents Named to Luxury League 2023"

"Members cumulatively closed over $2.3 billion in residential sales in 2022, 65% of which was priced at $2 million or greater. On average, each Luxury League member had $76.4. million in total closed sales for 2022. 

AUSTIN, TEXAS (APRIL,, 2023) — Thirty Austin-area real estate agents have been selected for membership in Luxury League for 2023. 

Each year, Luxury League invites Austin-area real estate agents who specialize in luxury transactions (over $2 million)  to apply for membership. The applications are then evaluated by an advisory board, who selects members based on their luxury residential sales volume from the previous year. 

Forty-five agents applied for membership in January of 2023; collectively the entire field of 45 applicants…

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"New 76-unit apartment complex adds more density living to Central Austin"

CultureMap Austin writes, "Austinites who want to have a sophisticated experience while living near the heart of the city can find it in a newly-constructed, multi-family development complex in Highland this April.

The Johnny apartment complex will begin leasing their 16 affordable housing units and 60 market-rate units on April 1, according to their website. Located at 613 West St. John’s Avenue, the complex is just an eight-minute walk (less than half a mile) from the Metro Rail’s Crestview Station, making it a great transportation option for residents.

Construction of the complex began in November 2022, with design and development done in a partnership between Austin-based real estate firms The Geyser Group and Sephira Group.

“The Johnny…

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"Austin's apartment construction rate is the highest in the nation, says new report"

CultureMap Austin writes, "if you think new apartment buildings have been popping up nonstop all around the city within the last couple of years, you’d be right. The Austin-Round Rock metro area is experiencing one of the biggest apartment construction booms in the nation, in an effort to alleviate an ongoing affordability crisis.

But while increasing multi-family housing is solving part of the problem, long term it keeps homeownership out of arm’s reach for younger Americans. That’s according to a new report from apartment rental “matchmaker” and marketplace Apartment List.

Austin has spent decades building more housing for its residents, and 2022 saw the highest number – 18.3 – of new unit permits being issued per thousand residents. Austin’s…

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"New neighborhood of up to 1,600 homes gets green light in Caldwell County"

Austin Business Journal reports, "the Caldwell County Commissioners Court unanimously approved March 28 a development agreement between the county and a subsidiary of Lennar Corp. for a neighborhood of up to 1,600 homes in the rural area south of Austin.

The development agreement will allow Lennar — one of the region's busiest homebuilders — to transform the 491-acre parcel into a large community of single-family homes, plus parkland and amenities, according to county documents. Cotton Gateway, as the development is currently known, would be a significant injection of new homes in Caldwell County, part of the region stretching between Austin and San Antonio that some experts believe will evolve into the state’s next metroplex.

The development…

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"Lennar could build 1,600 more homes in Caldwell County"

Austin Business Journal repots, "the Caldwell County Commissioners Court will consider March 28 the approval of a development agreement with Lennar Homes of Texas Land and Construction Ltd. to build a 491-acre neighborhood.

The single-family, master-planned community to be known as Cotton Gateway would be located across the road from the San Marcos Regional Airport at State Highway 21 and William Pettus Road, according to the meeting agenda, and would consist of up to 1,600 lots. The development brings with it a number of obligations for both Lennar and Caldwell County.

Florida-based Lennar Corp. (NYSE: LEN) did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

According to the development agreement, all single-family lots would be a minimum…

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