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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...
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...
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.
5 new developments in the works in Bastrop
The Pearl River development off of Hwy. 71. (Jane Turchi/Community Impact) A variety of expansions and new developments are making headway in Bastrop. Reed Ranch is a 24-acre planned development district located at 615 W. Hwy. 71 at the intersection of Hwy. 71 and Settlement Drive. The development plans include apartment buildings and sidewalk paths.
Bastrop City Council hears concerns about proposed apartments
The Bastrop City Council on Tuesday heard residents' concerns as it considered rezoning land for a proposed multi-family housing development. The Reed Ranch development, as the council called it, would be part of broad development between Bastrop Middle School and Lowe’s. The council approved rezoning the land on the corner of Texas 71 and Edward Burleson Lane to expand the existing shopping center.
Bastrop: the boom continues
Good afternoon, and thank you for subscribing to Building Austin, our weekly newsletter focused on real estate, growth and development in the Austin region. I'm Shonda Novak, the American-Statesman's real estate reporter. Bastrop: the boom continues. You need drive only about a half hour east of Austin to know the...
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