Texas town unveils largest 3D-printed neighborhood with identical eco-friendly homes – but buyers are left shocked by prices [Video]

17:14 EDT 09 Aug 2024, updated 17:51 EDT 09 Aug 2024

The largest 3D-printed neighborhood ever built has popped up in Texas – but the houses come with a shocking price tag. 

Each of the 100 single-story three-to-four-bedroom homes in the Wolf Ranch community of Georgetown, northern Austin, costs between $450,000 to $600,000. 

Coincidentally, the $450,000 cost is also the median price of a regular brick-and-mortar home in the Lone Star State capital, according to Redfin data. 

But for some, the ingenuity of the Wolf Ranch neighborhood warrants the cost. 

Lawrence Nourzad, a 32-year-old business development director, and his girlfriend Angela Hontas, a 29-year-old creative strategist, purchased a Wolf Ranch home earlier this summer.

‘It feels like a fortress,’ Nourzad said, adding that he was confident it would be resilient to most tornados.

The walls also provide strong insulation from the Texas heat, the …