July 29, 2025
Bootmaker Lucchese, wine bar join The Meuse mixed-use project in Fredericksburg
The announcement adds more names to the much-anticipated mixed-use development near Fredericksburg's Main Street. DC...
Most Recent Posts
July 29, 2025
St. David's aims to keep growing in Austin area
To help better distribute health care services in the Austin area, St. David’s is focusing on adding more free-standing...
July 29, 2025
Data center company buys land for $500M Hutto project
The site is part of a 118-acre industrial park that could have more than 1 million square feet of industrial space and...
July 29, 2025
Federal government sells vacant office building in Northwest Austin
The GSA didn't reveal the buyer but said in an announcement of the sale that it received 25 bids for it. At the end of...
July 29, 2025
Retail occupancy remains sky high in the Austin metro
Some relief could be on the way. About 925,000 square feet of retail space is slated to be delivered in the Austin metro...
July 28, 2025
Opportunity Zones 2.0 will feature fewer zones and intense lobbying. Some areas have a leg up.
The new Opportunity Zone program is set to reduce the number of eligible areas — a change expected to spark intense...
July 28, 2025
Office vacancy rates remain high but leasing activity shows signs of life
The good news for the market is that Austin’s pipeline of under-construction office properties is nearly cleared out,...
July 28, 2025
Journal Profile: Convention Center leader Trisha Tatro gleaned life lessons from the softball diamond
It's shaping up to be a momentous year for this Austinite. Each week we shine the spotlight on an influential Central...
July 28, 2025
Push is on to bring more business to Florence, Texas
Florence Mayor Ben Daniel explains how city leaders plan to grow the economy in this exclusive Q&A. There are signs...
July 25, 2025
Austin signs off on notable real estate efforts
The Austin City Council signed off on various real estate efforts that could add more housing, hotels, commercial space...
July 25, 2025
Austin firm takes 362,000 SF of border properties as US-Mexico trade relationship evolves
Evergen Equity expanded its Laredo industrial portfolio, betting on long-term US-Mexico trade growth despite tariff...
July 25, 2025
Leander's planning and zoning commission votes to deny 78-acre Leander Springs project
The project was announced to much fanfare in 2021 based on the promise that it would bring 1,600 apartments, a hotel and...
July 25, 2025
Plan for data center approved in Taylor northeast of Austin amid neighbor concerns
If it comes to fruition, the project will be part of the wave of data centers proliferating throughout Central Texas....
July 25, 2025
Photo of the week: Hill Country changes
Thousands of trees have made way for the next neighborhood offering lakeside living....
July 24, 2025
Q&A: CBRE's new local leader talks office vacancies and more
Amid Austin's high office vacancy rates, we spoke with Ryan Kasten, CBRE's new senior managing director and Central...
July 24, 2025
North Austin apartments bought by firm that focuses on affordability
Many units at the property already have rental rates that are deemed affordable to low- and medium-income households,...
July 24, 2025
Waterloo Records sets opening date for new location
After three decades at West Sixth Street and Lamar Boulevard, Waterloo Records has set an opening date for its new...
July 24, 2025
The National Observer: Real Estate: National housing market continues shift to buyers
While new listings and home construction are welcome news in a market that's been starved of inventory for years, there...
July 24, 2025
Homebuilder Taylor Morrison expanding build-to-rent footprint after $3B financing deal
Taylor Morrison continues to place a heavy bet on build-to-rent projects after inking a $3 billion agreement to finance...
July 23, 2025
Slate of housing-related zoning cases advance
The potential projects are located near major thoroughfares in Austin and would add more dense residential development...
July 23, 2025
Gyms continue to lift retail real estate market in Austin metro
Large fitness studios accounted for roughly 26% of the retail space leased in the region during the second quarter,...
July 23, 2025
Zendesk opens Austin office, aims to hire hundreds
A San Francisco company that has had a presence in Austin for years is now opening a new office here. In this story, we...
July 23, 2025
Austin architecture firm Spring Architects bought by Illinois company
Austin-based Spring Architects has been purchased by FGM Architects, an Illinois-based architecture firm that has an...
July 23, 2025
The housing market just hit a key milestone. But 'buyer's market' may be a stretch.
Housing inventory just hit its highest level since before the pandemic. What does it mean for buyers, sellers and the...
July 23, 2025
BizSpotlight: Helbing Land and Ranch
After years of helping clients buy and sell ranche...
July 23, 2025
New brewery and entertainment venue on tap west of Austin
Though some breweries have struggled in recent years, Highway 71 Brewing Co. sees demand for its venue in the...
July 22, 2025
Q&A: Lincoln Property Co.'s Seth Johnston talks about developing Texas' tallest tower
With Waterline in downtown Austin nearing completion, we spoke with Seth Johnston, executive vice president of...
July 22, 2025
Tortilla chips manufacturing plant breaks ground in Bastrop
After years of delay, construction on what ultimately could be a 60,000-square-foot food manufacturing plant has started...
July 22, 2025
Co-owner of shuttered Shady Grove opening spinoff restaurant
The new restaurant and tavern, called A Little Shady, is opening in Kyle. It's being brought to life by a former...
July 22, 2025
Affordable housing development still a critical need in Austin, expert says
Plenty of attention has been put on the need for affordable housing in Austin in recent years, with some developers...
July 21, 2025
Hutto approves incentives for Sprouts Famers Market
Hutto, which is about 30 miles northeast of Austin, has been pining for another grocery store to help keep up with its...
July 18, 2025
Towers, sprawling mixed-use projects headed for Council
If approved, changes that would enable over 2,700 residential units and 1.4 million square feet of commercial space to...
July 18, 2025
Photo of the week: Teslas leave Austin by train out of the RCR Taylor Logistics Park
Hundreds of Teslas can be spotted at any given time at the RCR Taylor Logistics Park, sandwiched between Samsung's new...
July 18, 2025
Elgin leads Austin area's hottest housing markets, study finds
Home sales in markets have sagged in recent months, increasing inventory and giving buyers more leverage. But these...
July 18, 2025
Brokers hope to cash in on pent-up demand for Samsung suppliers with Taylor building
The project could ultimately be a good gauge for the market around Taylor. Samsung is working on its 1,200-acre project,...
July 18, 2025
New Austinites continue to flock from the coasts, U-Haul data shows
The U-Haul's 2025 mid-year migration trends show which U.S. states and metro areas are losing the most people to Austin....
July 18, 2025
Developer secures $37.5M loan for East Austin infill housing
Construction on the unnamed project could begin any day now. The project will see dozens of townhomes built in multiple...
July 17, 2025
AMD expanding its footprint in Southeast Austin by 145K square feet
The move by AMD comes as competitor Nvidia Corp. also expands its Austin presence. But a fellow chipmaker, Intel Corp.,...
July 17, 2025
Huge Temple industrial park becomes fully occupied, will be for sale soon
A massive industrial park in Temple, which included the largest speculative industrial building in Central Texas, has...
July 17, 2025
Austin homebuyers gaining negotiating power
Homebuyers in the Austin area are gaining the advantage as competition heats up for sellers, according to the latest...
July 17, 2025
Here's where home seller profits are defying the odds
The post-pandemic profit parade for home sellers is fading as the housing market shifts. But some areas are still surging....
July 17, 2025
Member-Only Webinar: State of CRE: The Office Outlook
During The Business Journals' latest exclusive Member-Only Webinar, commercial real estate leaders from across the...
July 17, 2025
The National Observer: Real Estate: Federal spending bill's implications for real estate
The comprehensive tax-and-spending bill passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump earlier this month could...
July 17, 2025
Austin to consider plan to help with proposed hotel and convention center at COTA
The potential resort-style development would complement existing operations at COTA, especially for racing events and...
July 16, 2025
Meta appears to secure another subtenant at Sixth and Guadalupe
Meta pre-leased the space in the Sixth and Guadalupe tower in December 2021 but announced it would seek a subtenant for...
July 16, 2025
Ground lease inked for Hobby Building redevelopment
Though no visible work has happened over the last two years, the state of Texas confirmed it has picked a developer to...
July 16, 2025
Sprouts seeking an incentive to set up shop in another fast-growing Austin suburb
Endeavor Real Estate Group said a shopping center would be anchored by a 23,000-square-foot Sprouts — but only if tax...
July 16, 2025
Mass timber office building called Workbench takes shape in East Austin
An East Austin mass timber office project that is set to be a one-stop shop for developers is coming along quickly ahead...
July 16, 2025
Real estate commissions were expected to fall after a landmark settlement. A surprise has emerged.
Real estate agents are feeling a different kind of squeeze....
July 15, 2025
Exclusive: Q&A with Kyle's mayor after resignation
Kyle Mitchell is planning to step down in November, one year before the end of his third and final term. He discusses...
July 15, 2025
Pearlstone Partners expands into new sector
In its latest move, the developer has inked a strategic partnership with a luxury vacation rental company that will...