{"id":251000,"date":"2026-04-15T15:03:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/251000\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:03:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:03:35","slug":"austin-had-4th-biggest-decrease-in-home-prices-since-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/251000\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin had 4th biggest decrease in home prices since 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

A famous Hill Country ranch is back on the market, but it\u2019s going to cost its future owner a lot of bread. Baird Ranch<\/a>, the former home of Mrs. Baird\u2019s Bakery family, has been relisted for $10.955 million, down from its more than $12 million price in 2024.<\/p>\n

The 760-acre ranch is located near Johnson City, about 50 miles from Austin. Listing agent West and Swope Ranches<\/a> says the property is well-suited for both residential and operational use.<\/p>\n

Longtime Texans are no doubt familiar with the family brand. Fort Worth founder Ninia “Ninnie” Baird started cooking breads and sweets in 1908 to make income when her husband, William Baird, suffered ill health. Since then, it has become a literal household name in the state and the base of countless peanut butter sandwiches. <\/p>\n

\"Baird There’s plenty of fishing on Baird Ranch.Photo courtesy of West and Swope Ranches<\/p>\n

The dough dynasty bought the ranch in 1951 and used the land for recreation and raising cattle. The property, located along Miller Creek, hosts deer, turkeys, doves, and quail, making it ideal for hunting. Fishing, swimming, hiking, gardening, and trail riding are available for those who don\u2019t like to shoot.<\/p>\n

Baird Ranch includes a foreman\u2019s cabin, guest quarters, barns, storage buildings, and various outbuildings that support day-to-day ranching, but the centerpiece is a \u201850s-era ranch house with Saltillo tile floors. Assumably, there\u2019s at least one oven tucked away in a kitchen.<\/p>\n

\u201cBaird Ranch is one of those rare properties that still feels untouched by time,\u201d says West and Swopes owner Louie Swope, in a release. \u201cThe live water, incredible elevation, and a location this close to Austin is almost impossible to find at this price point. It\u2019s a true legacy ranch in every sense of the word.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A famous Hill Country ranch is back on the market, but it\u2019s going to cost its future owner…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":251001,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,6358,53939,111,542,38187],"class_list":["post-251000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-housing-market","tag-housing-prices","tag-real-estate","tag-reports","tag-smartasset"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251000\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}