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Austin Real Estate News & Advice

What the 78729 North Austin Housing Market Means for Buyers and Sellers (2026 Update)

What the 78729 North Austin Housing Market Means for Buyers and Sellers (2026 Update)

James Brinkman
Published on: 29/09/2026

The 78729 North Austin market (Milwood, Rattan Creek): lean on stable year-to-date median near $450,000 at about $214 per square foot, with roughly four months of inventory and homes selling in about five weeks. What buyers and sellers should know.

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What the 78727 North Austin Housing Market Means for Buyers and Sellers (2026 Update)

What the 78727 North Austin Housing Market Means for Buyers and Sellers (2026 Update)

James Brinkman
Published on: 23/09/2026

The 78727 North Austin market near the Domain and Apple's Parmer campus: lean on the stable YTD median around $470,000, not the noisier single-month figure, with roughly 4 months of inventory and homes selling in about six weeks.

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Burnet Road Is Being Rebuilt From Koenig to MoPac: $64 Million, Three Segments, Finished by Late 2028

Burnet Road Is Being Rebuilt From Koenig to MoPac: $64 Million, Three Segments, Finished by Late 2028

James Brinkman
Published on: 14/09/2026

Austin broke ground March 5, 2026 on the Burnet Road corridor rebuild. Three funded segments, $64 million, finishing between mid-2027 and late 2028. The costs, the contracts, the intersections, and what the construction window means if you own or are buying along Burnet.

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Qualcomm Is More Than Doubling Its Space at Parmer 4.1, and the Address Matters More Than the Headline

Qualcomm Is More Than Doubling Its Space at Parmer 4.1, and the Address Matters More Than the Headline

James Brinkman
Published on: 07/09/2026

Qualcomm has roughly doubled its footprint at Parmer 4.1 on Center Lake Drive with a $16.2 million buildout running from October 2026 through August 2027. Where the building actually sits, what the state filing shows, and what a research expansion with no announced job number means for buyers and sellers on that side of North Austin.