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Austin Commercial Market Update, Q3 2025

With interest rates bending down, investor pencils came back up across the commercial sector as Buyers began preparing for a potential turning point. Activity was not uniform, but several asset classes showed meaningful movement.

Austin Housing Market Insights, Q3 2025

During Q3, per our forecasts since Q3 2024, the market sent its clearest signals of hitting bottom in spite of tariff uncertainty, the AI movement, and right-sizing collectively slowing job growth, which remains the main engine for Austin’s real estate market.

Is Austin Still a Tech City? The Real Story Behind the Headlines

Lately, there’s been a wave of headlines claiming that Austin is losing its shine in the tech world. That the boom is over. That jobs are heading back to Silicon Valley. And to be fair, there’s some truth in it. The pace has slowed. The wild growth we saw between 2019...
Is Austin Dying?

Is Austin Dying?

Let’s be honest: the Austin of today isn’t the Austin of five years ago. The headlines paint a grim picture—slowed job growth, cooling in-migration, a housing market that’s lost its turbo engine. It’s easy to get swept up in the “Austin is over” narrative.

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Austin Neighborhood Spotlights

Your Guide to the Best Neighborhoods in Austin

St. Edwards

St. Edwards

Don’t let the proximity to the university fool you. Artists and ambitious young professionals are calling this neighborhood home. Most describe it as ‘homey’ and ‘neighborly’ and best of all, ‘quirky’. When outsiders think about Austin and ‘keeping it weird’ this neighborhood comes to mind.

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Old Enfield

Old Enfield

Old Enfield, the oldest neighborhood located in Old West Austin Historic District, is a historic neighborhood with elegant homes, top performing schools, and a central location. Residents here have easy access to shopping, entertainment, amenities, and more.

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Gracywoods

Gracywoods

Gracywoods is a charming, “small-town-feel” neighborhood attracting a lot of attention due to The Domain with it’s 5 star shopping and high class dining, resurgent Burnet Road and even a brewery movement happening close-by.

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Highland Park West

Highland Park West

Running along Mopac and Ranch Road 2222, Highland Park West neighborhood is upscale, with most homes currently running for about 650,000+. The neighborhood is accentuated, like many communities in North Central Austin, by lush, well maintained greenery lining the streets. Highland Park West is a treat for the senses in many ways, from the diverse homes, ranging from ranch, restored mid-century and modern styles, to the excellent park space it boasts through Perry Park and Bright Leave Preserve, and the variety of high-quality food options available to its residents.

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