Many people discover Austin condos because after falling in love with Texas’ capital city. Austin, Texas condos for sale move fast on the real estate market. The location of Austin lures many people. CNN ranks Austin as the third fastest growing area in the United States.

Many people seek to buy property in Austin because of the natural beauty that surrounds the area. Many Austin, Texas condos for sale, located near Lake Travis, lure celebrities such as Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock and Lance Armstrong. You may see Armstrong cycling near Lake Travis from select areas.

Fishermen seek to buy Austin condos near Lake Travis because of the waters attract some of the greatest catches. Four types of bass, sunfish and catfish swim in the waters of Lake Travis. Others purchase these condos because of their proximity to the lake and their need to play on the water. Parasails and water skiers line Lake Travis almost every weekend.

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Modern housing is on the rise in Austin, making it easier for the modernist to move into a brand new home, instead of waiting for a mid century A.D. Stenger to come on the market. Six miles east on Martin Luther King Blvd, the Agave residential development is finishing up its first round of homes. Touted as “Austin’s premier contemporary residential development,” all of Agave’s 160 homes will be built with a modern flair.

Agave is actually the third phase of Sendero Hills, with the first two set up for low to middle income homeowners, with Agave geared towards the middle class. In so doing, Agave has qualified for the city’s S.M.A.R.T. (Safe, Mixed-income, Accessible, Reasonably-priced, Transit-oriented) housing policy, which includes meeting the city’s Green Building standards, and energy efficiency for their customers, with amenities such as low E windows and tankless hot water heaters.

Possibly the biggest draw for homeowners to the Agave Development is the chance to own a home designed and built by some of the city’s top Architects, without having to pay top dollar for the exact same house in the heart of the city. The list of architects includes Emily Little who has recently won the Austin Chronicle’s Readers’ Poll for “Best Architect”, and has been designing and preserving some of Austin’s best structures for the last twenty years. Also, KRDB has a set of homes going up after quickly becoming one of the hottest design/build firms in the city, with their Cedar Avenue houses gracing the cover of Dwell Magazine. The Casa Bella Architects have been in business since 1989, and also have their hat in the ring, after many environmentally friendly, and beautifully modern buildings, such as the award-winning Ullrich WaterTreatment Plant, and Austin’s soon-to-come recycling center.

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