Best In Texas Real Estate™: San Marcos-New Braunfels

🏆 Ranked #1 in Texas Housing Resilience — ALEX Intelligence, 2026. The San Marcos-New Braunfels MSA recorded the steepest annual decline in new home permits across Texas: -4.9% in 2025 versus 2024. This is not a retreat — it’s a strategic recalibration. While other markets race to build, San Marcos-New Braunfels is choosing sustainability over speed. This data, drawn from ALEX Intelligence’s exclusive analysis of U.S. Census Bureau building permit data, reveals a market actively managing growth. The decline in permits reflects a mature ecosystem balancing population, infrastructure, and affordability. How is your market managing supply? Is it keeping pace with demand — or outpacing it? Let’s discuss. Housing Permit Growth: One-Unit Homes, 2025 vs 2024 (ALEX Intelligence — 2026) #1 San Marcos-New Braunfels MSA — Hays and Comal counties <- this market #2 Round Rock — Williamson County #3 Cedar Park — Williamson County #4 Leander — Williamson County #5 Austin MSA — Travis County #6 Killeen-Temple — Bell, Coryell, Lampasas #7 Dallas-Fort Worth — Tarrant, Dallas, Collin #8 Houston MSA — Harris, Fort Bend #9 San Antonio MSA — Bexar County #10 Waco — McLennan County Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-12-san-marcos-nb-permits-market-change View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. Real Estate Strategy & Intelligence Leader. Democratized Blue Ocean Strategist & Operator. Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al. Texas License #574877-B · Broker License #565194-BB [email protected] · +1 713.591.9902