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"Austin is building more new apartments than any other U.S. city"

CultureMap Austin writes, "It seems that Austin will keep building as long as the people keep moving here. A new apartment construction analysis finds that Austin has the No. 1 highest apartment construction rate out of all U.S. cities this year, with more than 15,000 new units expected to be completed from the beginning of the year to the end of December 2025.

RentCafe's report, "New Apartment Construction Tops 500K Units This Year, More Than Half in 1 Region" examined apartment building data across 369 U.S. metro areas, specifically buildings containing 50 or more units.

More than 500,000 apartments are in development throughout the country this year, the report found, though that's significantly lower than the 640,000-plus units that were…

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"Where are new homes planned in the Austin metro?"

Austin Business Journal shares, "Some Austin suburbs promise new homes aplenty.

The Austin Business Journal reached out to the city of Austin and its 19 biggest suburbs to survey them on how many single-family homes they report in their development pipelines. Cities measure that differently, and the number includes counts at various stages of entitlement and construction. It's an imperfect science, but it helps gauge how cities are preparing for what's to come in their backyards.

Cities like Kyle (nearly 44,000 homes) and Georgetown (nearly 32,000) have robust pipelines. Taylor (about 8,500) and Buda (about 6,600) are next in line. Meanwhile, Cedar Park is nearing capacity and only reported 200.

Among the highest is Lockhart. The city grew…

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"New Austinites continue to flock from the coasts, U-Haul data shows"

Austin Business Journal shares, "Californians and Floridians have been moving to the Austin metro in higher numbers than residents of any other U.S. states, according to one of America’s most prominent moving companies. 

U-Haul released its 2025 mid-year report July 16 regarding migration trends, breaking down where people are moving to and from. It tracked one-way customer transactions from January to July this year to determine the leading origins for trucks, trailers and U-Box moving containers bound for large metro areas around the country.

U-Haul found that Austin is a popular destination for people from two of the largest states in the U.S. — California, which has a population of 39.4 million, and Florida, which has a population of 23.4…

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"As Austin aims to attract more life sciences companies, this suburb vies to be a hub for the sector"

Austin Business Journal shares, "Cedar Park, a suburb of roughly 78,000 people about 20 miles northwest of downtown Austin, has been courting life sciences companies in recent years. Enovis Corp. marks its biggest win, which picked the suburb for a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility that will create at least 162 jobs. But there also have been a handful of smaller victories, and observers contend the pipeline holds the potential for plenty more.

That has led Cedar Park officials to seek partners to build a life sciences cluster, according to Arthur Jackson, the city's chief economic development officer. It would be the center of a mixed-use development in the 215-acre former Lime Creek Quarry. The city acquired the unique property in 2015…

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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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"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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"Austin suburb buys downtown land as it aims to facilitate growth"

Austin Business Journal shares, "One of Austin's growing suburbs will purchase a one-acre parcel in its city center, continuing a wave of cities around the region taking control of land in their downtowns.

The Elgin City Council on May 6 unanimously gave the go-ahead to its economic development corporation to acquire a property at 403 Central Avenue, near the city's new police station. The EDC in February approved the $305,500 purchase from DLJ Holdings LLC. The property was valued for tax purposes at $153,000 in 2025, according to Bastrop County property records.

With the move, the city of Elgin — about 25 miles northeast of Austin with a population of around 12,000 — will acquire a key parcel on the fringes of the city's downtown, which is…

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"Developers in East Austin work to remain agile in face of shifting market conditions"

Austin Business Journal shares, "East Austin is growing fast, but that growth may not include more office space after what's springing up is done.

A variety of topics related to development in East Austin — such as plans to pivot away from office construction, the region's attractiveness to businesses and new real estate projects, and what it could look like in the coming years — were tackled during a panel discussion at the East Austin Growth Summit that included developers and one of Austin’s go-to real estate attorneys.

One major discussion point was how to remain agile and adapt in an office market experiencing high levels of vacancy.

Austin’s office vacancy clocked in at an elevated 24.5% in the first quarter, according to commercial…

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"The National Observer: Real Estate: National housing market shifts amid spring season"

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Austin Business Journal shares, "Dallas tends to top the country on a lot of metrics, and it can count new housing supply as another feather in its cap.

The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex experienced a 27% growth in new housing from 2010 to 2023, or 9% higher than its predicted growth of 18%, according to a new study by the George W. Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative. It's also much higher than the average metro growth rate of 15%.

Although DFW is becoming more expensive as more jobs and people move there, its new housing supply is helping to keep home prices and rents…

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"Austin metro's smallest county is among the fastest-growing in the nation"

Austin Business Journal shares, "Caldwell County Judge Hoppy Haden isn't surprised that his largely rural county is among the fastest-growing in the nation.

"I told somebody the other day that doesn't come as shock to me because I've been living it for the last three years," Haden said.

Newly released U.S. Census Bureau data pegs Caldwell County — the smallest of the Austin metro's five counties — at No. 9 on the annual list of fastest-growing U.S. counties among those with populations of at least 20,000.

The population of Caldwell County grew to 52,430 in 2024 from 50,107 a year prior — a 4.6% increase that doubled the metro's overall 2.3% growth rate. Still, all four of the metro's other counties — Travis, Williamson, Hays and Bastrop —…

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