Insights
Practical, data-driven analysis of the Austin commercial real estate market — written for owners, developers, and investors. Each piece answers a real question with current, dated numbers and the way an agent with an engineering and finance background actually works the problem. No hype, no guarantees.
How to Get Your Land Out of a City's ETJ in Texas
SB 2038 lets you petition out of a city's ETJ in ~45 days with no city discretion — but HB 2512 (Sept 2025) added eligibility limits. Who still qualifies, and whether leaving actually helps your land.
Read the guide →How Much Is My Development Land Worth in Austin?
The clearest breakdown of how Austin development land is actually priced — per acre, by entitlement, and by highest-and-best-use — and why residual value, not raw comps, sets the number.
Read the breakdown →How to Sell Raw Land to a Developer in Austin (Step-by-Step)
The five-step process for taking raw Austin acreage to a developer sale — establishing highest-and-best-use, pricing on a residual model, packaging the vision, and reaching active buyers.
Read the steps →Austin Industrial Cap Rates & Market Outlook (Q2 2026)
Market cap rate ~7.5%, vacancy 14.1% (highest among the 50 largest U.S. industrial markets), rents flat — current, dated 2026 Q2 figures and what they mean for buyers, sellers, and owners. Refreshed quarterly.
Read the numbers →What Is a Good Cap Rate for an NNN Retail Property in Texas?
The direct answer cautious net-lease investors are searching for — current Texas NNN ranges by tenant credit and lease term, plus live Austin CoStar figures (6.4% market cap rate, 3.4% vacancy).
Read the answer →How Does a 1031 Exchange Work for Texas Commercial Property?
The 45- and 180-day deadlines, what counts as like-kind, the identification rules, and the moves that quietly blow up exchanges — a plain-English 2026 walkthrough for Texas owners trading up.
Read the guide →How to Buy an Industrial Building in Austin: A Buyer's Playbook
From defining your buy box to financing (SBA 504 from 10% down), sourcing off-market, underwriting tenancy and basis, and due diligence — the step-by-step way to acquire Austin industrial without overpaying.
Read the playbook →What Is a Good Cap Rate for Austin Retail Strip Centers?
Strip centers clear ~6.5–8.5% — wider than single-tenant NNN — because you're buying rollover, not a rent check. Current Austin vacancy by center type (strip: 6.6% vs 3.4% market) and the rollover math buyers miss.
Read the breakdown →What Multifamily Developers Look For in an Austin Land Site
Density, utilities, entitlements, floodplain, and the residual math — how an apartment developer decides what your tract is actually worth to them, and how to make it worth more.
Read the breakdown →Buying Land in the Austin ETJ: What Changes After You Close
Platting, permits, utilities, and whether to petition out — what a buyer of ETJ land actually takes on. Publishing soon.
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