The Texas capital has become the poster child for advocates who say the only way out of the U.S. housing crisis is building more homes.

Many visitors say Austin's Capitol is the most impressive state legislative building they've ever seen. They warn it can be crowded at times (school tours are common). If you want to learn a bit ...

Stonelake Capital ... risk of building a new project from the ground up,” said Israel Linares, an analyst with CoStar. Several multifamily projects are in the works in downtown Austin.