Silicon Valley might be your first thought when you think of Tech Cities in the U.S., but Dell’s longtime home is finally receiving some international attention on the tech stage. Tech Cities 2017 Report by Savills Savills, an international real estate company, recently released their Tech Cities 2017 Report. You can read the full article […]
Hottest Austin Real Estate Markets in 2016
As we transition from 2015 into 2016, Austin continues to be one of the nation’s hottest real estate markets. Even if you made a conscious effort to ignore what’s happening in Austin, it’s almost impossible not to notice the rapid growth we’ve experienced over the last 8+ years. Hand and hand with growth, it seems […]
Austin Named America’s Next Boom Town
Seven years ago when we were looking to move out of California, Austin constantly showed up on “best of” lists. Top city to start over, best city to buy a home, best city to raise a family to name just a few. When we arrived, you could tell Austin was booming. We saw home prices […]
Building Boom Planned for Southeast Austin
Until recently, Southeast Austin has been one of the more undesirable and forgotten parts of town to live. What used to be a pass through for travelers heading to the airport or a place for a commercial or industrial office building, has slowly transformed itself into a great place for someone looking to be close […]
Work-Play Project Slated for Way South Austin in 2018
The commercial space (defunct Office Furniture Now Building) off of South Congress and St. Elmo will be receiving a much needed and highly anticipated facelift. The 12-acre project will break ground mid-2016 with an expected opening date of 2018. St Elmo Mixed Use Project Dubbed “St. Elmo” this mixed used project will add a trendy […]
Food Trucks Out, Austin Food Hall In
Just a few years ago, food trucks were the “IT” thing in Austin. Every week there was a new food truck opening, the best food in the city came from trucks and it wasn’t an event unless the best trucks were a part of it. Although food trucks are still a big part of Austin’s […]
Austin Will Become the First Inland Surfing Destination in 2016
Most known as the Live Music Capital of the World, Austin may be adding Surf City USA to its motto in 2016. The new NLand Surf Park, set to open next year, will become the first inland surfing destination in the United States. This 160-acre park will be located in burgeoning Southeast Austin near the […]
North Austin Zip Code Lands Top 10 Hottest Zip Codes in the US List
Earlier this week, Realtor.com released their report of the top 10 hottest zip codes in the US. Realtor.com analyzed data from the first 6 months of 2015 and, not surprisingly, one of Northwest Austin’s zip codes made the list. The study cited healthy local economics, job opportunities and affordability as top considerations for zip codes […]
Austin Named #1 on Best Large Cities to Live List
WalletHub, known for compiling data on cities in the US and determining which cities are best in each category recently released their 2015 Best Large Cities to Live In report. Austin is no newcomer to the “best cities” lists and is one of the reasons we relocated to Austin from San Francisco about five years […]
Austin Named #16 on Hottest Real Estate Markets in US List
In a recent analysis of July 2015 sales data, Realtor.com made a list of the 20 hottest real estate markets in the US. Which cities made the list? Where did Austin fall? First, let’s look at how they analyzed the data to get the results. What Metrics Were Used to Determine the Hottest Real Estate […]