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Austin among top rising middle-class housing markets in state

According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), three Texas cities are among top markets for middle-class households.


Kilroy purchases acres near The Domain for high-rise

AUSTIN – Kilroy Realty Corp. has purchased a 2.9 acres at 10615 Burnet Road in the Domain submarket for $40 million.


Skybox developing data center in Pflugerville

PFLUGERVILLE – Skybox Datacenters LLC is developing Skybox Austin 1, a 141,000-sf, 30-megawatt data center.


Federal funds rate increase could affect low-income, first-time buyers most

Higher mortgage interest rates are the potential byproduct of this week's announcement by the Federal Reserve that it’s raising the federal funds rate, which previously hovered near 0 percent, by a quarter point (i.e., 25 basis points).


Link Logistics to start construction on warehouse development this summer

Link Logistics Real Estate LLC is developing Settlers Grove, a 631,000-sf warehouse development at 2200 Chisholm Trail.


Intracorp planning Austin's tallest residential/hotel tower

Intracorp Texas is developing Conrad Residences and Hotel, a 65-story residential and hotel tower at E. Second and Trinity Streets.


Kerby Ventures bringing 452-acre neighborhood to Marble Falls

Kerby Ventures is developing a 245-home residential community on 452 acres south of SH 71 and east of US 281.


Ground broken on site of future H-E-B store

The Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University has issued the following press release:AUSTIN – H-E-B has broken ground on a 103,000-sf store at CR 163 and SH 290.The site is home to the former Nutty Brown Amphitheatre.Construction will be complete by spring 2023. 


BAE Systems completing office, manufacturing facility in Parmer Austin business park

AUSTIN – BAE Systems Inc. is completing its 390,000-sqaure foot facility in the Parmer Austin business park.


New apartment community opens on Brazos Street

A partnership has opened Sienna at the Thompson, a 314-unit apartment community at 501 Brazos St.


Cielo plans 46-story office tower in downtown Austin

Cielo Property Group is breaking ground on the Perennial, a 750,000-square-foot office tower on 0.81 acres along Fourth St. between Brazos St. and San Jacinto Blvd.


Texas has seventh highest real estate property tax nationally

Texas has the seventh highest real estate property taxes nationally, according to a WalletHub study.


Austin makes WalletHub's hardest-working cities list

Four Texas cities have landed on WalletHub's list of the top ten hardest-working cities in the U.S.


A revolutionary patent: a cheap and safe high-capacity battery

Scientists from the Institute of Physics and the J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) have developed a new type of rechargeable battery that brings a revolution in technologies. I


Abbott sets special election for proposed constitutional amendments

Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a proclamation setting Saturday, May 7 as the special election day for two proposed constitutional amendments in Texas.


State taxes field guide released by comptroller's office

The Texas Comptroller's office recently released A Field Guide to the Taxes of Texas, a periodic report providing an overview of Texas' major state taxes.


Austin a top 5 metro for millennial homebuyers in LendingTree study

A LendingTree study found Austin was the fourth most popular metro for millennial homebuyers in 2021.


Emergency SNAP benefits extended for February

Gov. Greg Abbott yesterday announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing more than $326 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for the month of February.


Abbott: State 'working around the clock to respond robustly to the substantial winter storm'

Gov. Greg Abbott yesterday provided an update on Texas’ response to winter weather that is expected to impact the state in the next few days.


Hegar observes National Unclaimed Property Day

(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is joining other unclaimed property administrators to celebrate the second annual national Unclaimed Property Day on Feb. 1.