Austin real estate news

Luxury Car Condos and More: Visit Skibell Fine Jewelry for Gifts that Go the Extra Mile

By Elaine Raffel / June 14, 2023 /

With the help of marketer Francisco Rizo, we’ve found the perfect gift for dads who are serious car enthusiasts: a COTA car condo to house his beloved high-end vehicles.

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Elon Musk Is Planning a Company Town Near Austin Named Snailbrook

By Candy's Dirt / March 12, 2023 /

From Staff Reports Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is planning to build a modern-day company town for his employees located just east of Austin, where approximately 110 three-bedroom homes will lease for $800 per month. The new city will be called Snailbrook in Bastrop County. Musk wants to provide his Austin-area employees, which include staff at Boring,…

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Exodus From Austin: This Texas Town is Attracting Artists Fleeing From Texas’ Priciest City

By Mary Cate Long / January 12, 2022 /

As people from across the country (ahem, California) flee sky-high rent and congested traffic by moving to Texas, many of the major cities are finding that the incoming crowds are ironically bringing in the very things the new residents were running from. That is certainly true for Austin, where the booming growth of residents and new…

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Elon Musk Making a Corporate Move With Affordable Housing in Mind For His Workforce

By Marlin Weso / October 7, 2021 /

It’s official. Billionaire Elon Musk told shareholders Thursday that he’s moving Tesla headquarters from Palo Alto, Calif., to Austin.

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If You’re in a Strange Mood This Week, Take a Virtual Tour of Austin’s Weird Homes

By Marlin Weso / May 11, 2021 /

You’ve seen the slogan: Keep Austin Weird. The capital city embraces it. This week is a good opportunity for home lurkers to soak up some weirdness via virtual tour. The Weird Homes Tour, originating out of Austin, is offering high-quality, on-demand videos of seven uh, weird, homes. The virtual tour started Saturday and continues through…

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