Real Estate News

East Austin is bustling with bulky commercial and residential projects. From high-rise buildings along the Colorado River, a park bigger than Zilker and a futuristic city on the other side of the airport, here is a look at 14 developments poised to transform the east side of the metro. It's [...]

The final defendant in a major class-action lawsuit over real estate commissions has agreed to a settlement. But there are some big questions about the long-term impact of the settlement on homebuying. [...]

Austin Community Foundation's new $15 million Housing Accelerator Fund will help developers of affordable housing fill in the gaps in their financing — and it has backing from some big names on the Austin business scene. [...]

T.C. Broadnax, Austin's next city manager, has a background in facing the issues that negatively impact Austin and its business community today, however his work history has not always been without tension. [...]

The condos add to Pearlstone's impressive portfolio. The local development firm also has a full pipeline of in-development and under-construction projects on the way. [...]

Link Logistics plans to build more than 200 new apartments along North Lamar Boulevard. This project marks a continuation of density-focused development along Austin's key thoroughfares. Included is a list of the city's leading multifamily developers. [...]

It’s a neighborhood Leslie Odom describes as “a piece of heaven.” She’s lived in Lost Creek in Southwest Austin for 13 years. She and her neighbors are in one of six Austin territories that will get to vote this May on whether they want to stay in the city of Austin [...]

The projects are near the city’s planned light rail line south of Lady Bird Lake. At the end of this report, check out a list of multifamily development firms in the Austin metro. [...]

With six builders active in the 454-acre neighborhood, there's still some room left for other homebuilders to get in on the action, according to the developer. At the end of this report, check out a list of the fastest-growing neighborhoods in the Austin metro. [...]

Job interviews are among the most high-stakes conversations that happen in a workplace, but many hiring managers admit to asking illegal questions that could trigger a lawsuit. This edition of The National Observer tackles those questions, a discount retailer's bankruptcy and the skyrocketing hidden cost of homeownership. [...]