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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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"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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"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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"The Fastest-Growing Places in the U.S. in 2025-2026"

U.S. News and World Report shares, "People are on the move, leaving and filling towns across the country. This great reshuffle has led some small communities to become boomtowns. The aging baby-boomer population has flocked to states like Florida and Arizona, where warm temperatures welcome them. Remote workers have found their spots in states across the West, where scenic mountain views await them after a Zoom meeting. Families and retirees are both heading to the Lone Star State, where numerous small towns offer the ideal balance of affordability and quality of life.

The cities on this list are ranked by net migration, which measures whether people are moving to or from each city. This metric assesses whether a city is attracting new…

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"500-plus homes planned to rise near rural Creedmoor"

Austin Business Journal writes, "Ashton Woods Homes is bringing hundreds of new homes to a rural stretch of highway near Creedmoor. 

The Georgia-based homebuilder and its Starlight Homes brand will build 523 homes in its new Willow Springs neighborhood along State Highway 45 just outside Creedmoor, according to an announcement. Creedmoor is a rural community about 20 miles south of Austin that had a population of just 423 people in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau — meaning the homes, if occupied, would dramatically increase the population of the area.

Willow Springs will rise on roughly 48 acres near the intersection of Williamson, Turnerville and Old Lockhart roads. 

Ashton Woods will build on 172 lots, according to the…

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"Inventory of homes for sale in the Austin metro on the rise"

Austin Business Journal writes, "With housing inventory in the Austin metro on the rise, the region may be close to becoming a buyer’s market.

That’s according to the latest report from Unlock MLS, which found that the metro’s housing inventory reached 5.6 months in April, up 1.4 months from the same time last year and closing in on the six-month mark that's generally considered a balanced market. But with the inventory rising and a larger stock of more affordably priced homes, conditions could lead to a buyer’s market, or at least one that’s favorable for first-time buyers, said Clare Knapp, housing economist for Unlock MLS and the Austin Board of Realtors.

“If anything, it’s a good market for first-time buyers in the sense that they have a…

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"Austin's housing inventory went up and sales fell in April, per report"

CultureMap Austin shares, "Austin's homebuyers are uncovering an uncertain future for the housing market, as April sales took a nearly 14 percent dip from last year and housing inventory increased by 11.5 percent.

The latest real estate report from the Austin Board of Realtors (ABoR) and Unlock MLS said Austin's April housing data closely resembles a nationwide trend of higher mortgage rates and a decline in home sales.

New home listings in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metropolitan statistical area (MSA) rose to 5,710 homes in April, adding to a total number of 13,351 active home listings. That's nearly 20 percent more from April 2024.

Only 2,484 homes in the Austin area were sold in April, and median home prices took a small 3.2 percent…

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"Gen Z's regret grows over generational housing divide"

Austin Business Journal writes, "High home prices and elevated interest rates have members of Generation Z worried about missing out on the dream of homeownership — or deeply regretting having taken the plunge.

According to the BMO Real Financial Progress Index, 54% of American renters envy people their age and younger who have purchased a home. It's a dynamic that's even stronger among Gen Zers, with 63% of those respondents saying they are envious of homeowners. The Gen Z share is second only to that of millennials, who are most likely to be envious, at 67%.

"The data show that owning a home remains a key component of the American dream, but with some obstacles still facing first-time homebuyers, younger generations worry they missed their…

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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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"Major homebuilder Taylor Morrison enters multifamily market in Austin metro"

Austin Business Journal shares, "One of Austin’s busiest single-family homebuilders is diving into the multifamily market in Central Texas.

Arizona-based Taylor Morrison, the fourth-busiest homebuilder in Austin last year, is bringing its multifamily brand, Yardly, to Pflugerville, according to an announcement. The new development, called Yardly Kelly Lane, will have 175 apartment-style units that are elevated a bit from traditional apartments with features like private backyards.

And while Austin’s multifamily housing market is experiencing elevated vacancy rates, Darin Rowe, Yardly president, said the company views the project as a long-term investment in a market that will eventually normalize.

Yardly Kelly Lane will be built on an 11-acre…

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