Austin Real Estate News

Can The Big D Live Small? Austin’s Popularity Forces Rents up, Apartment Sizes Down

By Joanna England / January 27, 2014 /

I’ve tried time and again to find tiny, cute apartments in Dallas. Let’s just say that our fair burg hasn’t jumped on the “living small” trend nearly as eagerly as Austin, where home prices and rents are sky high. But young folks are finding a way to live close to downtown, and it’s tiny. Micro,…

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Can The Big D Live Small? Austin's Popularity Forces Rents up, Apartment Sizes Down

By Joanna England / January 27, 2014 /

I’ve tried time and again to find tiny, cute apartments in Dallas. Let’s just say that our fair burg hasn’t jumped on the “living small” trend nearly as eagerly as Austin, where home prices and rents are sky high. But young folks are finding a way to live close to downtown, and it’s tiny. Micro,…

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Austin Real Estate News: Barrington Oaks Neighborhood Takes 6th in RedFin Hot ‘Hoods Poll

By Joanna England / January 16, 2014 /

I’m going to be honest: I hadn’t even heard of Barrington Oaks until Redfin published this list of hottest neighborhoods. As it turns out, this subdivision, which is just south of Balcones Country Club, is full of great homes in the $200s to $400s with a median list price of around $364,000, ranging in age from the…

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Austin Real Estate News: Barrington Oaks Neighborhood Takes 6th in RedFin Hot 'Hoods Poll

By Joanna England / January 16, 2014 /

I’m going to be honest: I hadn’t even heard of Barrington Oaks until Redfin published this list of hottest neighborhoods. As it turns out, this subdivision, which is just south of Balcones Country Club, is full of great homes in the $200s to $400s with a median list price of around $364,000, ranging in age from the…

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Buying Up The Bling: Texas Luxury Home Sales Post Double-Digit Growth, With Sales of Posh Pads in Dallas up 22 %

By Joanna England / January 7, 2014 /

Homes priced at $1 million or more are moving like hotcakes in Texas, according to the 2014 Texas Luxury Home Sales Report from the Texas Association of Realtors. The figures, assembled using data from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, show that every Texas metro area posted double-digit growth in luxury price ranges.…

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