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Austin is down 20%. Doesn’t make sense to me. I keep hearing “they overbuilt” - so what, none of the builders saw this coming either?





> so what, none of the builders saw this coming either?

This falls under the trivial fact that no one can see the future.


When you can build for x dollars and sell for 2x you still make money is prices go down 20%. Austin is one of the few metros that is building the amount they need

Austin is at the “Californians aren’t over enthusiastically overbidding to move to Austin, so the prices are where they should be” real estate pricing.

Makes me glad. It means my kids might be able to afford houses when the time comes.



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