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There are still a number of active new home communities in south and southwest Austin below US 71/290. Clearly, the downturn in the US and area economy has affected all of them. Stats reported by the Austin Business Journal show that new home starts are up in the area, but not nearly at the level of 2007 or even 2008. Most of the homes that new ...

After a process that began with a contract to build a new home last December, and finished with a final walk-through yesterday and the closing today, two of my clients are the excited owners of a brand new home in the South Austin new home community Brodie Springs. These first-time buyers, who could not be happier with their purchase, are looking ...

The Oak at Twin Creeks is a new home community that is being developed by KB Homes. Sales in the neighborhood began in 2006. Development is continuing, though the real estate market has slowed the building of new homes. The neighborhood is located on the west side of South 1st St., between W. Slaughter Lane and FM-1626. It is close to the ...

        The Olympic Heights neighborhood was built in the years 2002-2008 by D.R. Horton Homes. It is located in South Austin about a mile and a half south of W. Slaughter Lane on Manchaca Road. The main entrances to Olympic Heights are on Marcus Abrams Blvd.—from Manchaca just past Ravenscroft Dr., and ...

When we moved to Austin in 2003, we purchased a home in Sendera subdivision. Why? We loved the value, the trees, the greenbelts in the South & Southwest (S/SW) Austin area. Our home has trees and backs to a greenbelt! But, the number and type of shopping and eating places in S/SW Austin at that time were not up to par. More often than ...