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.

Elon Musk Is Planning a Company Town Near Austin Named Snailbrook

By CandysDirt / 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,…

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…

Join The Austin Artists Flocking to Historic Bastrop, Texas

By Mary Cate Long / January 11, 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…

Splurge vs. Steal: Lakeside Living Outside Austin, Texas

By Mary Cate Long / November 2, 2021 /

Austin, Texas continues to top the “Best Places to Live” charts as thousands of new residents (as well as a Tesla headquarters) relocate the Texas capitol. People are drawn to Austin for many reasons — more affordable living and a great music scene being a few — but not least of these reasons is the…