Schools are an important factor in many home buyer’s decisions to buy a home in Austin. If you’re looking for a home in Austin and schools are your top priority, you might be having trouble finding neighborhoods that are also affordable. The top school districts do a great job of promoting their excellence, which has […]
Cedar Park and Leander Master Planned Communities
Cedar Park and Leander Master Planned Communities Mapped Cedar Park Master Planned Communities We’ve split our post into two sections. One for Cedar Park master planned communities and the other for Leander master planned communities. Here are Cedar Park’s master planned communities. Buttercup Creek Buttercup Creek, nestled in the picturesque surroundings of Cedar Park, Texas, […]
Top Rated High Schools in Austin
If you’re looking to buy a house in Austin and have high school aged kids, you’ll want to know where the top rated high schools are located. US World and News Reports does their national list and did include some Austin area high schools on their Best High Schools in the US list. They used […]
Neighborhoods Near Austin Airport
Up until recently, the area around Austin airport was a fairly neglected part of town. There were a few hotels for travelers and a few established neighborhoods with small and affordable homes. But, as Austin has exploded in population and Downtown Austin has flourished, builders looking for land to build decided to look east rather […]
Neighborhoods Near UT Austin
The University of Texas serves over 50,000 students plus an additional 24,000 faculty and staff. With Austin’s recent population explosion, those who have to commute to and from campus are looking to live as close as possible to minimize their time on our congested freeways. If you’re looking for a home in a neighborhood near […]
Southeast Austin Master Planned Communities
Southeast Austin is the ideal part of town for you if you’re looking for a master planned community, but still want to be close to Downtown Austin. Southeast Austin is one of the last areas near Downtown that is yet to be developed, so there is still a lot of land left to build. As […]
Best Master Planned Communities in Austin
If you think of a neighborhood as a simple subdivision of cookie-cutter houses and cul-de-sacs, you’ll be blown away by the new master planned communities in Austin. Developers of these neighborhoods didn’t just throw in some amenities as an after-thought, but truly envisioned and created a community around a particular lifestyle. Need fun for the […]
Best South Austin Neighborhoods for Schools
When researching Austin schools and neighborhoods, there are some areas that don’t get the credit they deserve. Most of these overlooked areas are located in highly rated sections of school districts that, as a whole, aren’t as well rated as others. The larger districts, like the Austin ISD, span a much wider geographical area and […]
5 Essential Questions to Answer Before Starting Your Home Search
The Holidays are over and you’re ready to start looking for your next Austin home. But, are you really ready to buy a home? Lots of folks forget to get their ducks in a row before embarking on their Austin home search and it can make things really hard for them. Sometimes ignoring simple things […]
Southwest Austin Neighborhoods with the Lowest Property Tax Rate and Best Schools
Southwest Austin is an ideal area of town for someone who works in South Austin or even Downtown. With highly rated schools, lower property tax rates, fairly new construction and master planned communities, it has the feel of a suburb without being so far out. Southwest Austin is a pretty big area, however. And, you […]