For months now, corporate America has been sounding the alarm bells, but weary consumers don’t need much convincing. Between skyrocketing prices on everything from gasoline to groceries, there’s no doubt about it – pocketbooks are feeling the burn of inflation.
Most tellingly, an interest rate hike, coupled with a contentious political climate – particularly in Texas – have conspired to cool a previously red-hot real estate market here in Austin. Although it may be a thorn in the side…