South by Social: Austin is the capital of impact entrepreneurship, too
This time of year, people from all over the country don their best hipster duds, dust off their cowboy boots and descend on Austin, Texas, for SXSW (pro tip: just call it…
How This Austin Nonprofit Is Trying To Fill The Gaps In Affordable Housing
A fund created to preserve affordable apartments in Austin has raised enough money to begin buying properties. Affordable Central Texas is the nonprofit behind the Austin Housing Conservancy fund. President and CEO David Steinwedell says…
Fund to preserve workforce housing begins the hunt for first 1,000 units
by Chad Swiatecki A group of real estate investors focused on preserving housing for Austin’s middle-class workforce is on the hunt for properties, with the goal of purchasing up to 1,000…
Why Do So Many Self-Storage Places Keep Popping Up In Austin?
By JOSEPH LEAHY Ben Hamill was confused. Down the street from his house in Brentwood, a building was going up, and he and his wife couldn’t quite place what it was.…