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Current plans for Valverde call for around 1,400 single-family homes and 250 multifamily units. DR HORTON

 

Austin Business Journal shares, "The busiest volume homebuilder in the region plans to bring around 1,500 homes to a small town outside Austin.

Bastrop City Council was shown new plans for a public improvement district called Valverde on Aug. 13 that could be valued at $557 million at full buildout. The property is owned by D.R. Horton Inc. through its Continental Homes of Texas LP subsidiary, according to property records.

The Valverde plans are the latest evolution of a project that was formerly called Viridian, which was also a D.R. Horton project.

Valverde would rise on 399 acres north of State Highway 71, and plans call for both single and multifamily development. In a statement, D.R. Horton Austin Division President Scott Wilburn…

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Homebuilder GFO Home is offering a variety of deals. (Courtesy GFO Home)

Community Impact Austin writes, "homebuilder GFO Home is expanding into Austin-area communities. In August, the builder is offering a variety of promotions, such as 50% off upgrades on to-be-built homes or a 4.75% fixed rate on quick move-in homes—available in Pflugerville, Georgetown, Liberty Hill and Manor—at no cost to customers.

A closer look

According to a news release, GFO Home has homes for sale at pre-grand-opening prices in two new Austin-area communities: Saddleback at Santa Rita Ranch in Liberty Hill, opening in September, and Enclave at Cele in Pflugerville, opening in October. GFO is also starting a new community in Leander near the San Gabriel River.

What else?

According to GFO Home, the builder currently has more than 50 inventory homes…

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Pending home sales increased in December for the first time since May 2022, after six consecutive months of declines, the National Association of Realtors found. RBFRIED / GETTY IMAGES

Austin Business Journal reports, "since the start of the new year, there's indications buyers may be — albeit slowly — reentering the housing market, owing in part to mortgage rates that've stabilized since 2022's volatility.

Redfin Corp. (Nasdaq: RDFN) found while pending home sales fell 26% year over year during the four weeks ending Jan. 22, that was the smallest drop in more than three months, and that metric had began rising on a month-over-month basis since December.

Separately, home tours and requests for service for Redfin remain down 23% and 27% respectively from a year prior, but both are an improvement from a November trough of that activity being down 40%.

Pending home sales increased in December for the first time since May 2022,…

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