Austin Real Estate | Lake Travis Real Estate

When I moved to Lakeway back in October of 1988, it felt like we were out in the country.  I have no idea what the population was, but it was nothing compared to today.  The area from Hudson Bend to Lakeway exploded after the bridge below Mansfield Dam was built.  I think that was back in early 1994, but I can't remember for ...

There was an excellent extra section in today's Austin American Statesman Statesman.  It is their once a year publication of all kinds of stats, things to do, places to see, music, museums, hospitals, festivals, transportation, toll roads, light rail, parks, golf, public swimming pools, city government information, volunteer ...

The Real Estate Center at Texas A&M came out with its 2008 Market Overview for major metro areas in Texas.  This is for the Austin MSA, which includes Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson Counties.  Cities included are Austin, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Leander, Lockhart, Pflugerville, Round Rock, San Marcos and Taylor.  ...

I wrote a blog post on another blog back in December, 2006 talking about growth to the west of Austin.  At that time, it looked like the LCRA would take water lines farther out Hamilton Pool Road and Highway 71.  The LCRA was projecting that by the year 2035 there would be an additional 45,000 households in northern Hays and western ...

Cedar Park, a bedroom city in the northwest Austin area, is growing like mad.  The city added over 10,000 people to the workforce between 2000 and 2005 (source:  U.S. Census Bureau).  Why?  The first thing is that over the last 5-10 years, homes in Cedar Park have been very affordable compared to Austin as a whole.  Part ...

Despite the general downward trend of real estate throughout the country, a recent survey conducted by First American Loan Performance shows that Austin real estate is truly unique. In fact, the survey found that the prices of homes in Austin have actually gone up 8.6%. In addition, Austin was recently named one of the Top Places to Buy by ...

Everyone in Austin is watching the downtown skyline transform as taller and taller buildings go up.  Well, here comes another.  Developer Tom Stacy has announced plans for a 66 story hotel and condo tower at 5th and Brazos.  Next to this will be a 32 or 33 story office/retail tower and 1200 car parking garage.  The 820 foot ...

Several things caught my eye today in the news and from the National Association of REALTORS (NAR).  First, Anglos Angelou, who I have heard speak several times, gave his economic outlook for Austin 2008.  He basically said that he expects 2008 to be flat, but we should expect to see a better economy in 2009 and beyond.  Angelou ...

I just got the latest Austin real estate market statistics from Keller Williams showing the number of units sold by MLS area.  This compares 2007 to 2006 and shows a slow-down in most MLS areas.  To make more sense of this, click to see an Austin MLS map.  You will want to enlarge the view in your browser in order to see things ...

As I sit this morning after having read the newspaper, I am reflecting on how Austin’s economy and housing market are doing compared to back in 2001.  That was when our tech-heavy economy went in the tank after the national tech bubble burst.  That also caused the area’s housing market to take a big hit.That was a time during ...