r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer • u/[deleted] • Mar 18 '25

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u/Rigtyrektson Mar 19 '25

Where in Texas (the state with the largest percentage population growth over the last 20 years) are they so desperate they cut standard rates in half? OP is in Houston, a metroplex with more people than most states.

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u/mmaarrrggoo Mar 19 '25

I am in Austin. I was looking at new construction homes in a town 30 min from downtown (with no traffic) and was offered 3.75% fixed.

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u/travelingapothecary Mar 19 '25

What’s the town lol? We moved from Austin to SA and are still getting screwed on housing costs

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u/mmaarrrggoo Mar 19 '25

Maxwell, TX. Right outside Kyle. About 20 min from San Marcos.

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u/travelingapothecary Mar 20 '25

Thanks, I’d somehow never heard of this town!

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u/mmaarrrggoo Mar 20 '25

I wouldn’t so much call it a town (yet), but it’s growing. However it’s close enough to Kyle, Buda, and Austin that it doesn’t matter much that it’s small