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Katie Callaluca brings an unparalleled blend of white-glove service expertise and deep Texas Hill Country knowledge to luxury real estate. As the founder of a full-service luxury concierge company and an agent with Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty, she has built her career around anticipating the needs of high-net-worth clients and delivering a seamless, elevated experience at every touchpoint. Specializing in the Hill Country’s most sought-after markets, including Freder

The Texas Coastal Bend doesn't follow the same script as Austin or San Antonio. It runs on a different clock — driven by lifestyle, second-home demand, short-term rental economics, and the particular kind of buyer who has already decided the Gulf Coast is where they want to be. That buyer profile shapes everything about how these markets behave, and May 2026 data reflects it clearly.

San Antonio has never been a market of extremes — it didn't spike as violently as Austin during the pandemic boom, and it hasn't corrected as sharply either. What it has done is settle into something genuinely useful: a market defined by stability, affordability, and the kind of negotiating dynamics that reward people who show up prepared. The May 2026 data tells that story clearly — but it also reveals meaningful differences across the region.