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875-home master-planned community on tap for Elgin area, northeast of Austin
A master-planned development is in the works for the Elgin area northeast of Austin that would bring 875 homes and a 15-acre sports complex to a growing part of the Central Texas region. Qualico Communities anticipates breaking ground this fall on the subdivision, called Triada. The community will be developed...
January data shows year-over-year median home prices down, sales up across Austin metro
While Travis County had fewer home sales year-over-year, Williamson, Hays and Bastrop counties all had more sales. Additionally, year-over-year median home prices were down across the metro with the exception of Bastrop County. (Courtesy Austin Board of Realtors) A January report from Austin Board of Realtors showed a 4.4% drop...
Today’s Lake Houses Ain’t What They Used To Be and This Cedar Creek Beauty Is Proof
For any Millennials and GenZers out there reading, you should know lake houses haven’t always been what they are today. This author personally recalls many summers in the ‘90s at a family friend’s converted Army barracks “lake house,” which was essentially one giant room with linoleum floors, 14 cots, a kitchen, one bath with a curtain door, and an umbrella stand full of fishing poles by the door. What else could you possibly need when you had 16,000+ acres of water as your playground with boats, jet skis, and kayaks as your toys? (Besides obviously needing a pallet of sunscreen. Now that you mention it, a hoe came in handy, too, for the occasional sssssslithering sssssstranger who found a way inside.)
New workforce housing breaks ground in Cedar Creek
The Texas Housing Foundation celebrated the groundbreaking of the new apartments with a ceremony Dec. 20. (Jane Turchi/Community Impact) A new apartment complex is breaking ground just east of Cedar Creek High School at 691 Union Chapel Road, Cedar Creek. Now underway, construction is expected to be completed in early 2025.
Home sales rise across Austin metro in October, despite high interest rates
With 360 homes sold in October, Hays County had the highest year-over-year sales percentage increase in the metro at 21.6%. Sales also increased in both Williamson and Bastrop counties, but decreased in Travis County. (Courtesy Austin Board of Realtors) After a summer and early fall of higher interest rates, home...
Emily Sparks Named Sales Leader at Ebby Halliday’s Cedar Creek Lake Office
Ebby Halliday Realtors President and CEO Carolyn Rosson just announced that Emily Sparks has been named Sales Leader of Ebby Halliday Realtors’ Cedar Creek Lake Office. “An admired real estate industry professional, Emily brings a thorough understanding of all aspects of real estate, from marketing and lead generation to helping other agents reach their full potential,” Rosson said. “She is the ideal person to succeed Natalie Thomas, who has chosen to return to being a full-time agent in the office Emily will lead.”
Final Reed Ranch development public hearing to be held Nov. 7 in Bastrop
Due to public concern, the planned connection at Jessica Place as part of the Reed Ranch development has been eliminated. (Community Impact/Jane Turchi) Following zoning changes, a further public hearing over the Reed Ranch Planned Development District will be held at Bastrop City Hall. Located off of Hwy. 71, the 25-acre development plans include two- and four-story multifamily apartment buildings.
6 housing developments coming to Bastrop
These six major housing developments will help address Bastrop's projected increase in population. (Courtesy Canva) Bastrop’s population is estimated to double within the near future. Several developments are underway in Bastrop to address the growing need. Further developments are currently in the planning stage, City Manager Sylvia Carrillo said.
This Sprawling Texas Compound Is a Refined Rustic Retreat
This Texas compound is only 30 miles outside of Austin, but it feels worlds away from fast-paced city life. Elon Musk Says Tesla 'Dug Our Own Grave' With the Cybertruck Located in Bastrop County, not far from SpaceX and Tesla’s corporate headquarters, an 11.5-acre ranch has been hoisted onto the market. Listed for just shy of $2.5 million, the seller is music producer Nicole Dionne, founder and CEO of Primal Scream Music. Known as Paradise Point Estate, the spread was majorly overhauled between 2018 and 2022 and features a main house, a shipping container-style guest house, a swimming pool, and a 1,750-square-foot...
September data shows Austin metro housing inventory hit 8-year high
While home inventory was up across the Austin MSA in September, Bastrop had five months worth of inventory, the highest in the metro. (Courtesy Austin Board of Realtors) Housing inventory in the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area hit the highest levels in more than eight years in September, according to the Austin Board of Realtors’ metro data for September.
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