Shonda Novak

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Shonda Novak

Across the country, new apartments are being completed at near-record levels, with the increase in supply keeping rents down and providing renters with more opportunities to negotiate concessions. That’s according to a new report from online real estate brokerage Redfin. Less than half (49%) of newly built apartments completed in the fourth quarter of 2024 were rented within three months, up slightly from 47% the previous quarter.

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Shonda Novak

Good afternoon, and thank you for subscribing to Building Austin, our weekly newsletter focused on real estate, growth and development in the Austin region. I'm Shonda Novak, the American-Statesman's real estate reporter. Downtown. That place Mayor Kirk Watson, in his former mayoral tenure some 25 years ago, called the city's living room — how is it faring these days? The Downtown Austin skyline, March 13, 2025.

1 week ago | statesman.com | Shonda Novak

Two model homes in a master-planned Georgetown community have a star-studded touch. The models, in Tri Pointe Homes' newly opened 110-home section in the Wolf Ranch subdivision, showcase the work of Bobby Berk, an acclaimed interior designer, author and Emmy-winning TV host, formerly of Netflex's Queer Eye. The two models are now open for tours in Wolf Ranch, an award-winning subdivision where Tri Pointe recently began home sales in its new section.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Shonda Novak

Two model homes in a master-planned Georgetown community have a star-studded touch. The models, located in a new section of the Wolf Ranch subdivision, showcase the work of acclaimed interior designer and Emmy-winning TV host Bobby Berk, formerly of Netflix's Queer Eye. And they are now open for tours as Tri Pointe Homes, one of the nation's largest builders, begins sales in its 110-home section.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Shonda Novak

Despite economic headwinds that have pushed office vacancies into double digits and slowed new development, downtown Austin hasn’t lost its luster. That’s the picture painted by the latest “State of Downtown” report from the Downtown Austin Alliance, released last week. While slower, growth in the city's central business district is still being fueled by new developments and population growth, even as businesses adapt to changing market conditions, alliance officials said.