2025: The Market, The Moves, The Lessons
📈 Market Update & News 📰
🏡 Big family? Big opportunity.
Austin’s 2025 market is more buyer-friendly than ever. Discover top neighborhoods with great schools, spacious homes, and long-term value — from Hill Country views to walkable communities.
🎉 Local Austin Area Events 🎟️
Austin New Year’s Eve Bar Crawl 2026
Ring in 2026 with Austin’s ultimate NYE bar crawl. Hop between the city’s hottest bars with live DJs, festive cocktails, a free welcome shot, and a champagne toast at the after-party. Hundreds of revelers, nonstop vibes, one unforgettable night.📍 Check-In Location: Coyote Ugly Saloon, 501 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701 🍾
🎉 Speakeasy New Year’s Eve 2026
Ring in the New Year with live music across multiple rooms—Spazmatics, Emocean Avenue (’90s party band), and Felix & Fingers dueling pianos—plus DJs at the Terrace 59 rooftop speakeasy. One night, nonstop vibes, all under one roof.
📍 412 Congress Ave, Austin, TX
🎄 Peppermint Parkway
An all-new walk-through holiday experience featuring millions of twinkling lights, whimsical characters, and festive fun. Stroll the glowing parkway, then enjoy seasonal treats, rides, and activities in the holiday plaza.
🕔 Hours:
Mon–Fri: 5–10 PM | Sat–Sun: 4–10 PM
🏁 Track Laps: 6–9:30 PM
🍛 Foodie Finds ☕
🧑🏼🌾 Farmer's Markets 🛒
HOPE Farmers Market
Barton Creek Farmers’ Market
Boggy Creek Farm Stand
Farmer George Farmers Market
💼 Deal of the Week 📆
This week’s deal of the week is a move-in ready home in Austin with a functional single-level design, greenbelt views, and a welcoming community feel.
Key Highlights:
Bedrooms and Bathrooms: 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
Size and Layout: 1,693 sqft home on a 0.166-acre lot.
Kitchen and Dining: Eat-in kitchen with high ceilings and natural flow.
Interior Features: Laminate flooring, family room fireplace, and central air.
Community and Location: Located in Wildhorse Creek with HOA only $45/quarter and backs to a greenbelt.
🚨 $269,0040 (many new interest rate options!)
If you are interested, just reply and I will get you all the details!
📹 House Video & Tours 📺
🏡 Tour this beautiful Pflugerville home on Winding Shore Lane! ✨
Bright, welcoming, and perfectly laid out — this home delivers comfort and charm in one of Pflugerville’s fastest-growing areas.
If you’re looking for space, convenience, and great value just minutes from North Austin, this one’s worth a look. 🔑💫
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Wall Street Isn’t Warning You, But This Chart Might
Vanguard just projected public markets may return only 5% annually over the next decade. In a 2024 report, Goldman Sachs forecasted the S&P 500 may return just 3% annually for the same time frame—stats that put current valuations in the 7th percentile of history.
Translation? The gains we’ve seen over the past few years might not continue for quite a while.
Meanwhile, another asset class—almost entirely uncorrelated to the S&P 500 historically—has overall outpaced it for decades (1995-2024), according to Masterworks data.
Masterworks lets everyday investors invest in shares of multimillion-dollar artworks by legends like Banksy, Basquiat, and Picasso.
And they’re not just buying. They’re exiting—with net annualized returns like 17.6%, 17.8%, and 21.5% among their 23 sales.*
Wall Street won’t talk about this. But the wealthy already are. Shares in new offerings can sell quickly but…
*Past performance is not indicative of future returns. Important Reg A disclosures: masterworks.com/cd.