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6 homes we’re drooling over this month
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Browse six homes currently on the market in Austin. | Photos sourced from Zell Team, Realty Austin, Pauly Presley Realty, Legacy Real Estate Group, Spyglass Realty, eXp Realty
If you’re like us — whether you’re in the market for a new home or not — you’ll take any excuse to look at real estate in Austin and our surrounding areas.

Here are six stunning homes to take a look at (and swoon over):
  1. Gorgeous 4 bed, 3.5 bath custom home | Listing Agents: Adam Zell, Sonia Baccus, Zell Team
  2. Breathtaking retreat in a prime Tarrytown location | Listing Agent: Maricruz Acuna, Realty Austin
  3. Oversized lot in an incredible location near S. Congress | Listing Agent: Alex Gilmore, Pauly Presley Realty
  4. Nestled in the treetops with stunning canyon views and soaring ceilings | Listing Agents: Nicole Marburger, Lori Whidden, Legacy Real Estate Group
  5. North Austin newer construction home under $500K | Listing Agent: Michelle Gibbs, Spyglass Realty
  6. Primary on main with view to Greenbelt Canyon | Listing Agent: Mia Sanchez, eXp Realty
You just won $5M. Which are you buying?
  1. 4 bed, 3.5 bath custom home
  2. Tarrytown home
  3. Building on the lot near S. Congress
  4. Treetop home with canyon views
  5. North Austin newer construction home
  6. Primary on main with view to Greenbelt Canyon
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Friday, Feb. 24
  • Texas Songwriter’s Hall of Fame Show | Friday, Feb. 24 | 7:30 p.m. | ACL Live, 310 W. Willie Nelson Blvd., Austin | $34-$254 | The Texas Heritage Songwriter’s Association will honor W.C. Clark, Rodney Clawson, and Alejandro Escovedo.
Saturday, Feb. 25
  • Cupid’s Undie Run | Saturday, Feb. 25 | 12-4 p.m. | Kung Fu Saloon, 716 W. 6th St., Austin | $40 | Join thousands of undie runners in cities all across the U.S. at this local run for charity.
  • “The Music of John Williams” | Saturday, Feb. 25 | 8 p.m. | Long Center, 701 W. Riverside Dr., Austin | $47-$120 | Hear the film scores and ceremonial music of John Williams performed by the Austin Symphony Orchestra.
Sunday, Feb. 26
Monday, Feb. 27
  • ATX Open | Monday, Feb. 27-Sunday, March 5 | Times vary | Westwood Country Club, 3808 W. 35th St., Austin | $20-$1,500 | Catch Austin’s only professional tour-level women’s tennis tournament.
Tuesday, Feb. 28
  • Muse | Tuesday, Feb. 28 | 7 p.m. | Moody Center, 2001 Robert Dedman Dr., Austin | $39-$179 | Special guest Evanescence will join this portion of Muse’s “Will of the People” world tour.

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Announced
  • SXSW 2023 dropped a selection of free official events including concerts at Lady Bird Lake, select exhibitions, and XR experiences. View the full list. 🎤
Ranked
  • Austinites have blessed the mood all the way to the top. After just 10 months of business, the Moody Center claimed the world’s Best New Concert Venue title, according to Pollstar. 🏟
Cause
  • The dog days are over — Austin Humane Society rescued 57 dogs from a single residence earlier this month and they’re going up for adoption starting Saturday, Feb. 25. View the photos. (KVUE)
Sports
  • Austin FC midfielder Diego Fagundez is staying in ATX through the 2025 season, with an option for the 2026 season. Fun fact: Diego has played in every single Austin FC match except one. ⚽️
  • Q2 Stadium will host The United States Women’s National Soccer Team for the third year in a row. The team — which played the inaugural match at Q2 — will play a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland on Saturday, April 8. (KXAN)
Closed
  • Austin’s ongoing drought might have an effect on your summer plans — Wimberley swimming hole Jacob’s Well is closed for the foreseeable future due to issues with water flow. (KXAN)
Biz
  • Elon Musk is moving Tesla’s engineering headquarters — note: not the Gigafactory — back to California to be closer to Twitter’s home base. Tesla’s main operations remain in Texas. (KVUE)
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Home sweet historic home 🏡

Preservation Austin Homes Tour announces return to in-person format
A pastel blue Victorian home with a pink door and wild foliage.
The Park Lane Home is but one stop on the self-guided tour. | Photo by Nils Juul-Hansen
There’s no place like home, and Preservation Austin’s annual Homes Tour is coming back in a big, in-person way.

Celebrating Preservation Austin’s 70th birthday and 30th tour, the Homes Tour will present almost double the dwellings.

The event — the nonprofit’s biggest attraction and annual fundraiser — will return to its traditional in-person format for the first time since 2019 from Saturday, April 22-Saturday, April 23.

This year’s tour is city-wide, so Preservation Austin Executive Director Lindsey Derrington said she hopes “everybody in Austin can see something of themselves” along the way.

A clawfoot tub in a painted green and floral Victorian room.

Get lost in the beautifully opulent Park Lane Home.

Photo by Nils Juul-Hansen


With a goal of showcasing Austin’s diverse cultural and architectural history, the Homes Tour began in 1993 to highlight unique neighborhoods like Bouldin Creek and Rogers-Washington Holy Cross.

This year, 11 homeowner-occupied houses will open their doors to the public for a self-guided architecture crawl.

Tickets are on sale now, starting at $45 for non-members.
MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME
THE WRAP

Today’s issue was written by Figi.

Editor’s pick: See you later, Austin. I’m headed across the pond for the very first time in my life.

I’m taking the next week off to explore the streets of London and Paris, so if you have any insider tips to share, now is the time. ATX’s own London (the Senior City Editor) will keep you up-to-date in the meantime.

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