Realtor Profile

Hill Country Realtor's proven method puts the focus on your dreams

Broker associate Pam Powell.

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Pam Powell has a method, and it's simple yet revolutionary: she sits down with her clients and lets them do the talking.

The Broker Associate for Kuper Sotheby's International Real Estate is focused on what her clients are looking for out of life, their hopes and dreams for the place they call home, and their expectations of their time with her.

A member of a multi-generational Texas family, Powell knew from her first visit to New Braunfels and the Texas Hill Country that she couldn't wait to get back. In 2002 she made the move and has called it home ever since. She also calls it "the big middle": the middle of Texas, the middle of the action, and the middle of the best waterfront on dry land.

"Lazy oak trees dot the landscape, and we all love the vast fields of bluebonnets flowering in the spring," she says. "Swimming holes, fishing holes, and rivers and lakes abound. Whether folks are jumping off the rope swing at a blue hole or floating the river, a great day ends with mouth-watering barbecue, Shiner beer, and wurst."

In her nearly two decades of selling real estate, Powell has achieved the Five Star Agent award for providing top-notch service and earned the Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist designation.

Powell also enjoys giving back to her community through such fantastic organizations as Walk for Alzheimer's, the Rotary Clubs of America, the Chamber of Commerce of New Braunfels, and other civic groups. When she's not working or contributing, she can be found hiking, playing tennis, and practicing yoga.

We chatted with Powell to find out more about her work and what drives her.

CultureMap: What inspires you to do what you do?

Pam Powell: The adventure of it! The detective work, investigation, discovery, and victory.

CM: What’s one piece of advice you’d give to people looking for their dream home?

PP: Life changes and so do we. Our dreams change as we grow. Keep moving forward.

CM: And advice to those who are selling?

PP: Glad you took the advice in No. 2. I can help you sell the last dream home and find your new one.

CM: Sum up New Braunfels in three words.

PP: Fun, family, freedom.

CM: What do you consider your "special skill”?

PP: I am a miracle worker. I do my best to listen to the motivations of my clients and help them achieve their goals.

CM: What's one thing people might not know about you?

PP: I am a published poet and in one of the Who's Who books

CM: Finish the sentence: "It's a good day when..."

PP: When I can see the sun and have another day to live my passion.

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See Pam Powell's latest listings here, or contact her at 210-355-7900 or pam.powell@sothebysrealty.com.

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San Antonio apartment construction surges to 15th highest in the U.S.

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Apartment construction has been on the rise in San Antonio, and according to a new insight report from RentCafe, the metro area has the 15th highest new apartment construction rate nationwide in 2024.

The report from August 7 analyzed new apartment construction data across 369 U.S. metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). For the purpose of the study, only apartment buildings containing 50 or more units were included. Any U.S. metros with fewer than 300 units or fewer than two properties/buildings were excluded.

The top five metros with the highest rates of newly built apartments expected in 2024 are New York City, New York (No. 1); Dallas, Texas (No. 2); Austin, Texas (No. 3); Phoenix, Arizona (No. 4); and Atlanta, Georgia (No. 5). Dallas-Fort Worth developers are expected to build a staggering 32,932 total apartment units in 2024, which is just three fewer units than No. 1-ranking New York City's anticipated goal.

The San Antonio metro area is still expected to complete 9,617 new apartments by the end of the year, so construction appears to be keeping up alongside the top 10 metros. In just San Antonio proper, developers are anticipating 7,058 completed units by year-end.

The report attributes booming construction rates to each metro's steady population growth, the area's thriving job market, and its desirability among major employers.

"Demand for rental apartments in the U.S. continues to outstrip supply, even with recent construction efforts mirroring the building boom of the early 1970s — when a comparable number of rentals entered the market as Baby Boomers were coming of age — due to significant growth in the renter population in the last 50 years," the report's author wrote.

San Antonio makes up the bulk of new apartments in the area, while New Braunfels is expected to build the second highest number of new apartments in the metro, totaling 887 units.

San Antonio apartment construction by 2028
Based on the number of newly built apartments from 2019 to 2023, RentCafe's analysts extrapolated that New York, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Austin will continue dominating new apartment construction through 2028. But unlike past years when there was a steady growth in completed units, the report predicts construction will dwindle until 2027; then it will experience a big hike in 2028.

"[A]partment construction starts are expected to keep falling throughout the next year as developers struggle to get financing due to stricter loan standards amid economic uncertainties, which causes delays in projects," the report said.

For context, Dallas-Fort Worth had the highest number of new apartments completed over the five-year period – 128,418 units – from 2019 to 2023, versus New York's 116,207 newly built units. San Antonio built 29,689 new units during the same time period.

RentCafe calculated New York will once again lead the nation with 150,327 new apartments built by the end of 2028, and DFW will trail behind with 108,178 completed units. The Metroplex's anticipated figures are 28 percent lower than New York's expected apartments.

San Antonio will steadily increase construction with a projected 35,576 new apartments by 2028.

"[S]everal large metros are set to slow the pace of new apartment construction by 2028, yet they remain some of the nation's heaviest builders," the report said.

The full report and its methodology can be found on rentcafe.com.

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