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Updated November 2026
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How do you buy a new construction home in Austin? Start by choosing a path: a semi-custom home from a builder, in a master-planned community or on an infill lot, or a custom home built on your own lot. Then compare builders, communities, timelines and total cost, and bring your own agent on your first visit. Albert Allen helps buyers with new construction across Central Texas and throughout Texas.
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Map every new home by price, size, build status and builder in Albert Allen's New Home Search, from Austin and Central Texas to San Antonio, Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Albert Allen helps buyers compare new construction across Central Texas and throughout Texas, from infill homes in Northwest Hills and Central Austin to master-planned communities and custom builds. Many new homes never appear on the major home search sites, especially infill homes and builder inventory that hasn't been released yet. Albert Allen tracks those homes in his own database and works his builder relationships, so you see options most buyers never hear about. He lines up builders, communities, timelines and incentives side by side, and he keeps looking until you have real choices. With over a decade of experience and deep knowledge of Northwest Hills, Westlake, Central Austin and Downtown, Albert Allen represents you, not the builder.
Most new homes in Austin fall into one of two paths. Semi-custom homes come from a builder's plans, either in a master-planned community or on an infill lot. Custom homes are designed for you from the ground up.
Semi-custom
Large neighborhoods planned and built out over years, often with pools, trails, parks and an HOA. You pick a lot and a floor plan from the builder, then choose finishes at a design center.
Good fit if you want amenities, a newer home and a known builder, and you are comfortable with a drive to central Austin.
Ask about HOA dues, MUD or PID taxes, what is still being built nearby, and what the builder includes as standard.
Semi-custom
New homes built on lots inside established neighborhoods, often where an older home was replaced. Builders offer set plans or limited changes, and some homes are already under way.
Good fit if you want a newer home with mature trees, an established street and a shorter commute.
Ask about lot size, drainage, tree protections, deed restrictions and how the home fits the street.
Custom
A one-of-a-kind home designed for you, usually with an architect, and built by a custom builder on a lot you own.
Good fit if you want full control over the plan, materials and site, and you have time for design, permitting and construction.
Ask about the contract type (fixed price or cost-plus), allowances, the build schedule and the warranty.
Also worth knowing
Quick move-in and spec homes are new homes a builder has already started or finished. They trade customization for a faster closing, and builders sometimes offer incentives on homes that are ready now.
Semi-custom | Custom | |
|---|---|---|
How much you can change | Floor plan options and finish selections | Plan, materials, layout and site |
Where you build | Builder-owned lots in a community or infill site | Your lot, anywhere zoning allows |
Typical timeline | Ready now to several months | Often a year or more, including design and permits |
Price certainty | Base price plus options, set in the contract | Depends on the contract type and allowances |
Best for | Buyers who want new without designing from scratch | Buyers with a specific vision and time to build |
Communities are grouped by where most current builder pricing falls, and many span more than one range. Some are private communities with few public listings. Albert Allen keeps up with them so you can ask.
$2M and up
Estate homes, lake and golf settings, and resort living close to Austin.
West Austin, 78746
48 homesites off RM 360 and Lost Creek Boulevard by MileStone.
$2.91M to $5.26M · Eanes ISD (confirm zoning)
Lakeway
New homes by Drees Custom Homes.
$2.17M to $2.40M · Lake Travis ISD (confirm zoning)
Lake Austin
179 residences on 145 acres above Lake Austin, opening 2029.
Pricing by request
Spicewood
134 private home sites beside the new Canyon Ranch resort.
Pricing by request
Bee Cave
Gated canyon community of 110 custom homesites. Builders include Ames Design Build, Sendero Homes, Eppright Homes and Matt Sitra Custom Homes.
Homes about $3M to $6M · Lake Travis ISD (confirm zoning)
West Austin
Established golf and resort community; custom builds on available lots.
Ask about lots · Austin ISD (confirm zoning)
Private clubs
Communities built around a private club. Membership terms come from each club.
Driftwood
Discovery Land Company club on about 800 acres with a Tom Fazio course.
Pricing by request
Spicewood
Beau Welling course and nearly two miles of Lake Travis shoreline.
Homesites by request
Spicewood
David McLay Kidd course and 40+ miles of trails. Represented by Compass Development Marketing Group.
Homesites by request
$1M to $2M
Larger homes and homesites, from downtown to the Hill Country.
Downtown
New downtown condominium residences by Pearlstone Partners.
$799K to $2.95M
Lakeway
Lake Travis master-planned community with Drees Custom Homes.
$630K to $2.15M · Lake Travis ISD (confirm zoning)
West Austin
Gated InTown Homes collection near the Barton Creek Greenbelt.
From $1.499M · Eanes ISD (confirm zoning)
Lakeway
New homes by Drees Custom Homes.
$1.15M to $1.59M · Lake Travis ISD (confirm zoning)
Dripping Springs
Homesites from 80 to 110 feet wide.
From about $1.0M · Dripping Springs ISD (confirm zoning)
Hill Country
Gated community with 5- to 25-acre homesites.
Pricing by request
Northwest Austin
Mostly resale; ask about new and recent builds.
Ask Albert · Leander ISD (confirm zoning)
These builders sell new homes in planned communities, from move-in ready to semi-custom. Building a true custom home on your own lot? Ask Albert about the custom builders he works with.
Coral buttons open that builder's current Austin-area communities in Albert Allen's new home search. Navy buttons are builders Albert Allen works with that are not in the search yet; tap one to ask about it. Many builders have communities in more than one range.
Typically from the $600s
Drees Custom HomesElevate by DreesFlintrock BuildersPearlstone PartnersShaddock HomesToll BrothersCapitol CommunitiesGiddens HomesInTown HomesSitterle HomesThurman HomesVale-Irvin HomesWestin Homes
Typically from the $400s to $500s
Chesmar HomesDavid Weekley HomesHighland HomesMileStone Community BuildersNewmark HomesPerry HomesRisewell HomesTaylor MorrisonBlackstone HomesCarothers Executive HomesCoventry HomesGFO HomeSaratoga HomesScott Felder Homes
Typically from the $300s and under
Ash Creek HomesAshton WoodsBrookfield ResidentialCentexClark Wilson BuilderDRB HomesDel WebbEmpire HomesFloraHakes BrothersKB HomeLGI HomesM/I HomesMeritage HomesModusPacesetter HomesPulte HomesStarlight HomesTerrata HomesTri Pointe HomesBrohn HomesCastleRock CommunitiesCentury CommunitiesD.R. HortonFirst America HomesKiella HomebuildersLennarOmega BuildersStylecraft BuildersTrophy Signature HomesView Homes
Beyond Austin
New construction across Texas
Albert Allen helps buyers with new construction across Central Texas and throughout Texas. Search every market on one map, or start with a city below.
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Builder pricing reflects Albert Allen's new home search and builder announcements in November 2026 and changes often. Builder names are listed for search convenience only and are not an endorsement. Confirm pricing, incentives and school zoning before you visit.
Custom Homes
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Tell Albert Allen where you want to build, your timing and your budget. He can help you look for land, introduce custom builders to interview, and walk you through the process before you commit.
Buyers now sign a written agreement with their agent that spells out what the agent is paid and by whom. On many new homes the builder offers compensation to the buyer's agent; confirm it in writing before your first visit.
Albert's Take
Pick the builder before you fall for the model home. The model shows you the upgrades; the contract shows you what is actually included.
New construction | Resale | |
|---|---|---|
Systems and energy features | Current | Varies by age |
Choosing finishes | Yes, from builder options | Renovate later |
Warranty | Builder warranty | Usually none |
Trees and established streets | Newer landscaping | Mature trees |
Location | Often farther out or on infill lots | Often closer in |
Watch for | HOA dues, MUD or PID taxes | Repairs and updates |
Compare the full monthly cost, not just the price. Builder incentives such as closing-cost help or a rate buydown can change the math, so ask your lender to run both options.
You are not required to have one, but the builder's sales team represents the builder. Your own agent can compare communities, negotiate price, upgrades and incentives, review the contract and schedule inspections. Many builders ask that your agent come with you on your first visit.
A semi-custom home starts from a builder's plans, with options and finish selections, in a master-planned community or on an infill lot. A custom home is designed for you, usually with an architect, and built on a lot you own.
A quick move-in home can close in weeks. A semi-custom home that has not started may take several months. A custom home often takes a year or more once you include design, permitting and construction.
Yes. An independent inspector can catch issues during construction, such as before the foundation pour and before drywall, and again before closing.
Dozens of national and local builders are active across Central Texas, from attainable to luxury price ranges. Use the builder buttons on this page or search new homes, then ask Albert Allen to compare the ones that fit your plans.
Often, especially on quick move-in homes and near the end of a quarter or year. Incentives change frequently, so ask Albert Allen what is available this month before you visit.
New Home Search
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Last checked November 2026.
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