78726 Northwest Austin - Canyon Creek, Grandview Hills, Estates of Brentwood - in a balanced 2026 market. What the steadier $700K year-to-date median (not July's small-sample $610K) and 4.7 months of inventory mean for buyers and sellers.
Northwest Austin 78750 - Spicewood Estates, Balcones Village, and Jester - in a normalizing 2026 market. What July's $870K median and the steadier $600K year-to-date figure really say about prices, days on market, and negotiating room.
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.
In Texas, the option fee and earnest money are two separate deposits with two different jobs. What each one buys, which one you can get back, when they are at risk, and how both are credited at closing, from a Northwest Austin broker.