A magnet for tech and corporate expansion with the strongest population growth among major metros, digesting heavy multifamily and office supply entering 2026.
The Austin commercial real estate market continues to exhibit resilience amid shifting economic conditions, driven by a robust technology sector and a growing population. Demand for office and industrial spaces remains strong, although the retail sector faces challenges as consumer preferences evolve. Lenders are adopting a cautious stance, focusing on quality assets and established tenants, while allocators are increasingly discerning, seeking opportunities that align with long-term growth potential in this dynamic market.
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Austin-based HPI Real Estate Services & Investments has broken ground on The Kent, a seven-story, 396-unit apartment project that will be located near The Domain on the state capital’s north side. Spec…
National Median Asking Rent Falls for the 38th Consecutive Month to $1,694 Yet September Saw the Slowest Pace of Decline in Three Years AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- September saw the slowest pace of de…
Morgan opened The Watson, a new seven-story, 345-unit apartment community at 11901 Burnet Road in North Austin. The seven-story, podium-style property features studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartment homes des…
BRYAN, TEXAS — Austin-based developer Teeple Partners has broken ground onOaks Reserve Apartments, a 312-unit multifamily project that will be located in the Central Texas city of Bryan. Units will come in one-, two-…
Acquisition strengthens Flex's Cloud and Power Infrastructure portfolio with differentiated grid-forming and power conversion technology AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Flex (NASDAQ: FLEX) today announced…
Daniel Rossen named president. AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Etude today launched Etude Specialty Insurance Company, a technology-driven excess and surplus lines carrier for commercial property and casu…
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Austin-based HPI Real Estate Services & Investments has broken ground on The Kent, a seven-story, 396-unit apartment project that will be located near The Domain on the state capital’s north side. Spec…
National Median Asking Rent Falls for the 38th Consecutive Month to $1,694 Yet September Saw the Slowest Pace of Decline in Three Years AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- September saw the slowest pace of de…
Morgan opened The Watson, a new seven-story, 345-unit apartment community at 11901 Burnet Road in North Austin. The seven-story, podium-style property features studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartment homes des…
BRYAN, TEXAS — Austin-based developer Teeple Partners has broken ground onOaks Reserve Apartments, a 312-unit multifamily project that will be located in the Central Texas city of Bryan. Units will come in one-, two-…
Acquisition strengthens Flex's Cloud and Power Infrastructure portfolio with differentiated grid-forming and power conversion technology AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Flex (NASDAQ: FLEX) today announced…
Daniel Rossen named president. AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Etude today launched Etude Specialty Insurance Company, a technology-driven excess and surplus lines carrier for commercial property and casu…
ORIX Corp. USA has purchased Strata, a 322-unit luxury asset in Austin, Texas, from Maverick Development Group. In addition, Multi-Housing New reports Franklin BSP Realty Trust issued a $42 million acquisition loan se…
FORT WAYNE, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Shoaff Park Villas, a 206-unit multifamily property in Fort Wayne. Jack Friskney, Aaron Kuroiwa and Austin Meeker of Marcus & Millichap represented the se…
Intracorp has begun construction on a condo project along South Congress Avenue after securing a $173 million construction loan. The construction loan was provided by BGO. Leifer Properties is a co-developer on the pr…
By Taylor Williams AUSTIN, TEXAS — For more than a decade coming out of the Great Financial Crisis, the Austin growth story sold itself to the multifamily investment community, and at the height of the market, faith i…
OHT Partners broke ground on The Barton, a 402-unit multifamily community on more than 60 acres in Southwest Austin. Located at 8956 W. State Highway 71, The Barton will feature a mix of three-story garden-style build…
Lee & Associates negotiated a lease transaction for a 40,116-square-foot truck terminal located at 3301 Wireton Road, Units 101 & 105, Blue Island, Illinois. Sean Austin, principal at Lee & Associates of Illinois, rep…
Private equity investor Riverside has acquired Lavaca Plaza, an 11-story building with 122,042 square feet of office space in Austin, Texas, for an unspecified price. Unico Properties sold the asset. Commercial Search…
AUSTIN, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Research Park Plaza V, a 172,854-square-foot office building in northwest Austin. Completed in 2015, the four-story building was 85 percent leased at the time of sale to…
Realtor.com® research finds the turnover alone won't eliminate nation's housing gap AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The generational housing handoff is underway. Over the next decade, Baby Boomers and memb…
New Realtor.com® report finds the middle 80% of borrowers received rates spanning 93 basis points—a difference worth roughly $28,400 in buying power AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As mortgage rates crosse…
At AIME Fuse in Austin, Mark Hairston and Shara Parker shared successful borrower scenarios for unlocking nearly $15 trillion in U.S. senior home equity
Furniture maker Four Hands recently expanded its space requirements at the Airport Logistics Center in Austin to include just over 800,000 square feet across two buildings. The Austin Business Journal reports that the…
KYLE, TEXAS — General contractor Cadence McShane has completed a 75,000-square-foot industrial project in Kyle, a southern suburb of Austin. Designed by Studio 8 Architects and developed by TIG Real Estate Services, t…
A student-housing overlay that reshaped the blocks west of the University of Texas gives California developers and planners a rare, finished case study in what two decades of by-right density actually produces — just…
Buyer Leverage Grows as Sellers Remain on the Market Rather than Pulling Listings AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Higher mortgage rates are reshaping the fall housing market, pushing more sellers to redu…
RealTrends Verified shows 34 sides and $8.44M volume in 2025 for the Greater Rochester-based Moyer
Community-Driven Entrepreneurs to Bring Modern Dog Daycare, Boarding, Bathing and Grooming Concept to Families Across Central Texas CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Skiptown, the modern, tech-enabled do…
AUSTIN, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Casis Village, a shopping center in northwest Austin’s Tarrytown neighborhood. The square footage was not disclosed, but the site spans 3.4 acres. Grocer Randalls anchors…
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Wells Fargo has signed a 20,560-square-foot office lease renewal in southwest Austin. The space is located within Building I at Uplands Corporate Center. Jake Ragusa and Luke Gholston of JLL represente…
One of the largest Texas Hill Country ranches offered near Austin went from listing to closing in under six months. AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Smith Ranch, a 2,894-acre Texas Hill Country ranch list…
Five years after construction broke ground, the JV marked the opening of the Oak Hill Parkway project in Austin, Texas.
OHT Partners was recently greenlit by the Austin City Council for a zoning change to build a 435-unit apartment complex on the site of a former Austin school. The site under consideration is where the shuttered Roseda…
Forge commits $30 million to webAI as the companies partner to build and deploy private, specialized AI systems inside enterprises. AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- webAI today announced a strategic partn…
KBS completed the sale of 515 Congress, a 26-story, 267,956-square-foot Class A office tower at the corner of Congress Avenue and Sixth Street in downtown Austin, Texas. A joint venture of Palmatum Ventures, AQUILA an…