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"Austin ranked No. 2 buyer’s market among major U.S. metros"

CultureMap Austin reports, "If you’re shopping for a home in the Austin area, this might be a great time to make a purchase.

A new report from residential real estate platform Redfin ranks Austin as the second-best buyer’s market among the country’s 50 largest metro areas. In a buyer’s market, prospective homeowners wield an advantage over sellers, strengthening their ability to score a bargain.

San Antonio pulled just ahead of Austin to claim the top spot on the list.

The report shows that in October, there were 117 percent more sellers than buyers in the San Antonio area — the highest percentage across the 50 biggest markets. In second place: the Austin metro area, where there were 115 percent more sellers than buyers. Across the country,…

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"This Austin-area town has the No. 1 hottest U.S. ZIP code this fall"

CultureMap Austin shares, "A recent analysis of American relocation trends has revealed the small town of Dale outside Austin was the No. 1 hottest ZIP code for movers nationwide in October 2025.

Dale's 78616 ZIP code topped MovingPlace's new list ranking the U.S. cities with the highest number of new movers per 1,000 current residents during the month of October.

According to the study's data, 961,650 moves took place across the nation last month. Dale saw 15.2 moves per 1,000 residents in October, the highest out of all U.S. cities.

Dale, an unincorporated community, is located 34 miles southeast of Austin in Caldwell County. It was praised as a highly sought-after locale for movers who want to live in between Austin and San Antonio while…

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"Number of houses for sale in Austin area reaches highest since 2022"

CultureMap Austin writes, "The number of houses for sale in the Austin metro has reached its highest level since 2022, and median home prices remained stable for the seventh month in a row, according to the October 2025 Central Texas Housing Report from Unlock MLS and the Austin Board of Realtors.

The median sale price for a home in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro area came out to $439,000 last month, only 1.4 percent more than the median sale prices in October 2024. Home sales dipped 9.6 percent from last year with 2,238 residential homes sold in the metro. More than 3,600 new listings were added to the market in October, which is 7.9 percent higher than last year, bringing the total number of active listings to 13,227 homes.

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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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"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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