TAYLOR, Texas — Anyone who wants to move to Taylor, Texas, in the next two years may have trouble finding a home.  According to Redfin, home prices in Taylor are up 40% compared to this time last year, but it’s not the prices that could keep people from buying. As...

Thanks to the Brazos Valley economic development corporation for sharing how a College Station company contributed to bring two Austin based companies together to start manufacturing pre-fabricated micro-homes in College Station. nVolve Technologies was hired by Casata Corporation to build 1,000 units to be delivered to Casata rental communities around...

Austin-based startup Casata Corp. aims to harness the market power of two burgeoning housing trends: micro homes and build-to-rent communities. Casata’s micro homes range in size from 400 to 758 square feet. Micro homes homes are typically used as accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, sitting in backyards or in-filling empty space...

TAYLOR, Texas — As Austin continues to grow, so do the surrounding communities. The City of Taylor is one of the latest to approve the construction of a mixed-use development. The Austin Business Journal (ABJ) reports that the Taylor Planning and Zoning Commission approved a final plat for up to 131 residential lots in the Castlewood development, on...

The new Castlewood community in Taylor is moving forward, as the city OKs plans for hundreds of residential lots. The Taylor Planning and Zoning Commission approved Aug. 10 a final plat for up to 131 residential lots in Castlewood. These lots will be on a 41-acre plot across from Taylor...

Casata, an Austin-based startup, announced a forthcoming micro home rental community in South Austin on Monday. The six-acre site is located on 10400 Old Manchaca Road, just south of Slaughter Lane, and will have 66 one- and two-bedroom micro homes, ranging from 378 to 758 square feet. Currently under construction, Casata will...