Rocky Creek neighborhood homes going fast
The new Rocky Creek Austin neighborhood, just 20 minutes from downtown on the southwest side of Highway 71, near the Hill Country Galleria, is being called Austin’s newest, most popular home development. The development began sales at the beginning of this year and has already sold 47 homes. Two home building companies are responsible for… Read More
Garage doors protect homes in bad weather
Recent storms and tornadoes throughout the country have experts reminding people that having a new and sturdy garage door is one of the best ways to protect a home or business from bad weather and natural disasters. A structural engineer at Texas Tech University’s Wind Engineering Research Center said that the most budget-friendly ways to… Read More
First quarter home building stats reported
On Monday, the Austin American-Statesman reported on home building figures from the first quarter of this year. From January through March, construction began on 1,430 homes in Austin. This is 37 percent higher than the number of homes that began construction in the last quarter of 2010. In addition, 1,301 home buyers moved into new… Read More
Several home construction projects starting
Several home building and development firms have begun planning or construction on projects all over Austin. President of MileStone Community Builders Garrett Martin stated, “We’re excited about 2011 and 2012. I think a lot of other builders are cash-constrained, which gives us an opportunity to go out and put lots on the ground in A-plus… Read More
Home building continues despite economy
Belvedere, a luxury home building company, says that they expect Austin’s real estate and home building markets to grow in 2011, despite economic concerns. For the past two years, officials from Belvedere say that custom home builders have not been working as much as they did before the recession. However, Belvedere alone has 9 new… Read More