Austin real estate news
If you needed encouragement to move to take advantage of the burgeoning Austin real estate market and needed a job, a billionaire’s tweet might give you that additional push. On Wednesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted a tweet: “Over 10,000 people are needed for Giga Texas just through 2022!” Already, Musk primed the market by…
Read MoreAlways wanted a home on Lake Travis? Horseshoe Bay? Get your checkbook ready! Our Austin and Hill Country real estate guru, Ryan Rogers of Austin-based Kuper Sotheby’s, tells us the crash in oil prices may result in great vacation home buys. Lots of “motivated seller” emails are crossing his desk now on $4 million lake…
Read MoreOpendoor has launched a partnership with the brokerage-owned real estate platform MoxiWorks in Austin, which is one of the iBuyer’s strongest markets. And the SoftBank Vision Fund-funded firm ($300 million or more) appears to be appealing to agents, rose in hand, stressing that iBuyers are a tool in the agent’s toolbox, not a replacement
Read MoreThe fourth annual HIVE conference gets underway today in Austin. The two-day event will feature CEOs, architects, authors, economists, and educators addressing the issues affecting today’s housing needs. In a recent press release promoting the event, Hanley Wood and Meyers Research CEO Jeff Meyers said the housing community now faces challenges unlike any seen before.…
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