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Austin is Not in a Housing Bubble. Sorry Trulia. Sorry Fitch.

December 23, 2014 by John Karras 11 Comments

Austin is Not in a Housing Bubble. Sorry Trulia. Sorry Fitch.

A couple months back, Trulia came out with a shocking study that proclaimed Austin is the “most overvalued” housing market in the country. Now, Fitch, the big rating agency, has come out with their own report saying the same thing. I strongly considered writing a blog post when the Trulia article came out, but life got in the way. However, now that another major group has come out with the same opinion, I have no choice but to dispel the myth that Austin is in a housing bubble. And for … [Read more...]

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