Austin came in behind the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, New York City, Washington D.C. and Toronto and ahead of Boston.Austin's ranking was unchanged from 2022.Among the highlights of the new report:- Austin ranks No. 3 for the highest concentration of software engineers, trailing only the Bay Area and Seattle.- Austin also ranks No. 3 for the highest concentration of tech talent within the core tech industry, topped only by the Bay Area and Seattle.- Local tech workers earn an average salary of $104,000, up 18% from five years ago.

Industrial is sitting at 3.8% vacancy.Retail is hovering around ~5%.Absorption is positive.Demand is steady.Rents are rising.This is the split that matters.In our region, industrial and logistics aren’t just “doing fine.”

Tapping into regional development associations, builder networks, land-use attorneys, and even broker-developers can open doors you won’t get through cold outreach.

xAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, became the city's second-largest taxpayer in just twelve months, attributed to significant investments and regional impact without the use of tax incentives.$3.2 million is to be reinvested back into neighborhoods impacted by construction.

Hi @Eric Stoner if you find you're self looking in Albany, NY or the capital region area, I am an investor and agent up here, I'd love to be a resource.Best of luck!

I currently own one single-family rental and I’m actively looking to grow my portfolio with more long-term single-family rentals in the region.

Any success with local bulletin boards, Chamber of Commerce listings, or regional rental sites?

Not asking for specifics, but generally speaking —Which regions or types of neighborhoods are you seeing the best spreads for flips or rentals?

We currently emphasize Zillow because in our opinion it has the most user friendly map to search a broad region or area. 

The region’s airport infrastructure, corporate relocations and cultural development continue to bolster the city’s global profile.