Who is Mike Mogavero?

Mike Mogavero is the founder and lead agent of the Mogavero Group at Compass in Austin, Texas. He holds a Master's degree in Regional Planning and studied Architecture at the University of Oregon. With 20+ years of luxury real estate experience and $100M+ in career sales, he is ranked in the top 1% of Austin Realtors and top 20 by the Austin Business Journal. He was among the top 5 agents by transaction price in Austin in 2023.

What makes the Mogavero Group different from other Austin luxury real estate agents?

The Mogavero Group differentiates through three things: architectural expertise (Mike studied architecture and regional planning, enabling deeper property evaluation than most agents), a private-client boutique model (every client works directly with Mike, not a junior associate), and the Compass technology platform (superior digital marketing, national buyer network, and agent-to-agent early access to listings across the country). Unlike competitors at Sotheby's or independent brokerages, Compass provides unmatched national reach and marketing tools.

What neighborhoods does the Mogavero Group specialize in?

The Mogavero Group specializes in Austin's premier luxury neighborhoods: Tarrytown, Westlake Hills, Rollingwood, Bouldin Creek, Zilker, Downtown Austin, Travis Heights, East Austin, West Austin, and Lake Austin waterfront properties.

Does the Mogavero Group have access to off-market homes in Austin?

Yes. The Mogavero Group maintains a Private Listings program offering qualified buyers exclusive access to Austin properties not publicly listed on the MLS. Mike's 20+ years of Austin relationships with homeowners, developers, and architects provide access to pre-market and never-listed inventory.

How do I contact Mike Mogavero?

Call (512) 580-6580, email mike.mogavero@compass.com, or submit an inquiry at https://mogaverogroup.com/contact. The Mogavero Group is available seven days a week.

Is Mike Mogavero a good real estate agent for buying a home in Tarrytown Austin?

Yes. Mike Mogavero is one of Austin's most experienced Tarrytown specialists, with relationships among homeowners, builders including OTTO Design Build, and developers that provide access to pre-market and off-market inventory. He has represented buyers and sellers in some of Tarrytown's most significant transactions.

What is the price range of homes the Mogavero Group handles?

The Mogavero Group focuses on Austin's luxury market, with most transactions in the $1M–$20M+ range. Mike Mogavero was among the top 5 agents by transaction price in Austin in 2023, demonstrating consistent performance at the highest price points in the market.

Austin's Economy Is Outpacing the Nation in 2026 — What It Means for the Luxury Market

Austin added 27,200 jobs in 2025, the most of any large U.S. metro. Here's what the data says about the city's economy — and why it matters if you're buying or selling in Tarrytown, Westlake Hills, Rollingwood, or on Lake Austin.

Austin's Economy Is Outpacing the Nation — Here's What That Means for the Luxury Market

Every few months a new ranking comes out declaring Austin one of the best places in the country to live, work, or start a business. It's easy to scroll past these as background noise. But the latest round of data, drawn from the Texas Workforce Commission, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, tells a more specific story: Austin isn't just growing, it's growing faster than almost every other major metro in the country, and that has direct implications for anyone watching the local real estate market.

The Headline Number: Austin Led the Nation in Job Growth

Revised 2025 employment data shows the Austin metro added 27,200 jobs last year, a 2.0% growth rate that ranked it first among the 50 largest U.S. metro areas, half a percentage point ahead of the next closest competitor. For context, that pace was roughly double the statewide growth rate in Texas and well above the national average. The gains were broadest in professional and business services, education and health services, and construction, with government employment also contributing meaningfully to the total.

Austin's unemployment rate tells the same story from a different angle: 3.7% as of the most recent reading, compared to 4.3% for both Texas and the U.S. as a whole. A tight labor market paired with the strongest job creation in the country is not a typical combination, and it's one of the clearer signals that Austin's economy has held up better than most through the broader national slowdown.

National Recognition Is Stacking Up

Beyond the jobs numbers, Austin picked up several notable rankings this year:

WalletHub named Austin the best state capital to live in among all 50, for the second year running, citing the city's median household income, the highest of any state capital after adjusting for cost of living, along with top-ranked public schools and strong health and education outcomes.
CommercialCafe ranked Austin the top U.S. city for new business formation among mid-sized metros.
A March 2026 study named Austin the best U.S. city for female entrepreneurs specifically.
WalletHub's 2026 ranking placed Austin third nationally among the best cities to start a career, behind only Atlanta and Orlando, driven by strong entry-level salaries adjusted for cost of living and a high concentration of opportunity for new graduates.

Worth noting: Austin's standing in WalletHub's Best Large Cities to Start a Business ranking has actually slipped, from third in 2025 to 24th this year, a reminder that not every metric is trending in the same direction. The city's strength right now is concentrated in job creation, livability, and career opportunity rather than new-business formation specifically.

Tech Still Anchors the Growth Story

Apple, Tesla, Samsung, Dell, AMD, and Amazon all continue to expand their footprint in the region, and that ongoing investment is part of why the labor market has stayed resilient even as the broader tech sector cooled nationally. Austin's regional GDP reached roughly $268 billion in the most recent data available, and the metro has posted the strongest five-year GDP growth rate of any metro area in the country.

A Talent Pipeline That Keeps Replenishing

None of this happens without people. The University of Texas at Austin, Austin Community College, and Texas State University continue to feed a steady stream of graduates into the local workforce, which is part of why employers keep relocating or expanding here rather than elsewhere.

What This Means If You're Buying or Selling

Numbers like these aren't just talking points, they're a leading indicator for housing demand. When a metro adds more jobs than any other large city in the country while maintaining one of the lowest unemployment rates in Texas, it tends to show up a few quarters later in relocation activity, corporate housing budgets, and demand for move-in-ready homes in the neighborhoods closest to the city's job centers.

That's exactly the segment of the market we work in. Buyers relocating for roles at the companies named above, along with longtime Austinites who've built equity and are ready to move up, continue to look first at Tarrytown, Westlake Hills, Rollingwood, and Lake Austin waterfront properties, areas that combine proximity to downtown and the tech corridor with the kind of privacy and lot sizes that don't exist closer in.

If you're trying to figure out what this growth means for your specific situation, whether that's timing a sale, understanding what a relocating buyer is looking for, or finding off-market inventory on Lake Austin, that's a conversation worth having before the next round of rankings comes out.

Mike Mogavero

The Mogavero Group | Compass

512-580-6580 | mike.mogavero@compass.com

mogaverogroup.com

Sources:

Opportunity Austin
Texas Workforce Commission
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
WalletHub (2026 Best State Capitals to Live In, 2026 Best Cities to Start a Career, 2026 Best Large Cities to Start a Business)
CommercialCafe