What $450K can buy you in ATX 🏡

What $450K can buy you in ATX’s real estate market

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Millennials (now the largest population group in the US) are currently between the ages of 26 and 41 – historically, the age at which many have made the ceremonial transition to “adulthood” via homeownership.

However, between the pandemic, inflation, and the wildest housing market in years, this generation hasn’t seen the most ideal conditions for purchasing their first home.

And so, we meet the Unmortgaged Millennials — or members of this generation who have never owned a home.

Opendoor asked in their new report, “What would the unmortgaged millennial do to own a home right now… and what’s holding them back?”

Millennial homeownership by the numbers

47% of unmortgaged millennials say they would delay vacations for five years if it meant they could buy a home, and 41% would even delay a wedding for five years. 🏡

44% would say goodbye to their morning coffee runs if it meant they could buy a home —and 35% would miss out on their favorite shows and eliminate all TV.

And you can forget Hinge + Tinder — of those surveyed, two-thirds use real estate apps and a majority browse homes online. Unmortgaged millennials are home-search obsessed, and would rather swipe through interiors of homes than swipe right (or left…) on romantic prospects. 🤳

Knowing how motivated homebuyers are, we dug into Opendoor’s Austin listings to round up 3 different homes that $450K can buy you in ATX.

7513 Ballydawn Dr.

3 BD, 2 BA | $411,000 | Built in 2017, this Austin one-story home offers quartz countertops and a two-car garage.

12000 Lansdowne Rd.

12000 Landsdowne Road, Austin, TX 78754.jpg — Opendoor offers a 90-day buyback guarantee for **Austinites**.

3 BD, 2 BA | $379,000 | Sitting in a sought-after ATX location, this home boasts a tile kitchen backsplash, ample cabinets, a center island + breakfast bar, along with a private area in the backyard.

5611 Viewpoint Dr.

3 BD, 2.5 BA | $431,000 | The impeccable kitchen features beautiful granite counters + stainless steel appliances, along with a fenced-in backyard with lush grass.

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Today

Barns Courtney | Tues., Sept. 20 | 7 p.m. | Emo’s Austin | $35+ | The singer-songwriter will be joined by indie band The Ramona Flowers. 🎸
Hadestown | Now-Sun., Sept. 25 | Times vary | Bass Concert Hall | $164+ | This musical modernizes the ancient Greek stories of Orpheus, Eurydice, Hades, and Persephone. 🎭

Wednesday

John Hiatt and The Goners | Wed., Sept. 21 | 8 p.m. | The Paramount Theatre | $54+ | Listen to the satirical songwriter alongside Sonny Landreth + Calder Allen.
Judah and The Lion | Wed., Sept. 21 | 7 p.m. | Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater | $47+ | Smallpools will also perform at this Wednesday night show. 🎶

Thursday

“Swap Till You Drop” Plant Exchange | Thurs., Sept. 22 | 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | Free with admission | Zilker Botanical Garden | Bring two plants to swap for new plants to take home — coffee and light refreshments will be provided. 🪴
Come Together for Texas | Thurs., Sept. 22 | 7-9 p.m. | Austin Motel | Free | Contribute to local organizations, register to vote, listen to live music, and partake in cocktails + free corn dogs at this poolside event. 🍹

Friday

Collective Soul and Switchfoot | Fri., Sept. 23 | 8 p.m. | ACL Live at The Moody Theater | $49+ | Collective Soul’s latest album, “Vibrating,” was released earlier this year.
Texas Tribune Festival | Thurs., Sept. 22-Sat., Sept. 24 | Multiple locations | Times vary | $269+ | Listen to the biggest names in politics — including Hillary Clinton, Pete Buttigieg, and Liz Cheney — this downtown Austin event. 🗳

Plan Ahead

Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Wed., Dec. 7 | 7 p.m. | Moody Center*

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Weather

96º | Partly cloudy | 8% chance of rain 🌤
Happy fall, y’all. The autumn season starts this Thurs., Sept. 22, but it might be some time before it feels like it — a stretch of 100º days is headed for Central Texas this week. 🌡 (KXAN)

Civic

City parks will receive additional revenue from a new parkland fee for commercial real estate developments. The Austin City Council also voted to increase parkland fees for residential developments by 10%. 🏗 (Austin Business Journal)

Health

Dell Children’s Medical Center is developing a center for treating sickle cell disease, a blood disorder that affects ~7,000 Texans. The center aims to provide patients with clinical trials + cutting-edge treatments. (Austin American-Statesman)

Festival

Alamo Drafthouse’s Fantastic Fest returns to the cinema’s South Lamar Boulevard location from Thurs., Sept. 22-Thurs., Sept. 29. Check out the lineup, which includes premieres + secret screenings, and get badges here. 🎬

Seasonal

Have you encountered some strange, sticky droplets on your car lately? Mystery solved: it’s honeydew, a slightly more polite term for aphid excrement. (KXAN)
The famed, Harry Potter-themed south Austin art display Diagon Alley Austin won’t be open for Halloween this year. However, it will return in time for Thanksgiving, with a Holiday Yule Ball theme. ❄️ (KXAN)

Eat

Add one more feather to Canje’s cap. Yesterday, the eastside Carribbean restaurant was named one of the 50 best restaurants in America by The New York Times. 🍽(The New York Times)
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Sports

The Texas-Alabama football showdown earlier this month drew record-breaking attendance — and resulted in practically record-breaking trash. Cleaning up the mess after the game required three days of work + four trash compactor trucks. (The Daily Texan)

Plan Ahead

Three days of quilting, demonstrations, and games? Sew cool. The 2022 QuiltFest is headed to the Palmer Events Center this Fri., Sept. 23 for an event featuring 400 quilts on display. 🧵

Real Estate

Earl Thomas, former football player for the Texas Longhorns and the Seattle Seahawks, is selling his Lake Austin mansion. The price? Just shy of $6 million. Peek inside the property here. (Austonia)

DYK

Did you know the Austin Nature & Science Center is now home to two baby porcupines? Help name the prickly duo on the center’s Instagram page here. (Austin Chronicle)

Travel

Going on vacation this fall and need to learn a new language fast? With Babbel, you could be speaking a new language in as little as three weeks. Bonus: Get 55% off your subscription for a limited time. 🌎*

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Celebrate South African Heritage Day

Celebrate South African Heritage Day in Austin, TX

Last year’s South African Bazaar brought out about 750 Austinites in celebration of South African culture. | Photo provided by Louis Cloete

Did you know there are thousands of South Africans who call Texas home?

This Sat., Sept. 24 is South African Heritage Day — to commemorate, the South African Food Affair + Louis’s South African Foods are hosting the 2nd Annual South African Bazaar.

Last year, the event drew roughly 750 Austinites together in celebration of South African food, art, and culture. Here’s what you can expect from this year’s event:

Delicious bites such as peri-peri chicken, boerewors sausage, and milk tarts
South African wines and beers
Almost two dozen vendors selling art, fashion, and crafts
Services from South African-owned companies

The bazaar will take place Saturday at the Sterling Event Center from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. For more details, check out the event’s Facebook page here.

THE WRAP

Today’s issue was written by London.

Editor’s pick: I’m having some major déjà vu this week. The Bullock Museum is re-releasing “Avatar” on its IMAX screen, which is taking me back to my first-ever IMAX experience: that’s right, seeing “Avatar” at the Bullock Museum all the way back in 2009.

If, like me, you’ll need a refresher on the story before the sequel comes out, check out showtimes here. 🎞

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