Austin-area home starts jump in first quarter of 2016

Homebuilders in the Austin metro area started 40 percent more homes in the first quarter of 2016 compared with the same period in 2015, according to an April 19 report from real estate data firm Metrostudy. At the beginning of the year, an active buyer market led builders to ramp up their home starts, which is when a builder pours the foundation for a new home, said Steve Plevak, regional director of Metrostudy’s Austin office. But most of that growth has not been in the Austin city limits, he said. “With everything going on with price points, the fees associated […]

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