Heather Hudson

Heather V. Hudson is a Compass Austin Luxury Advisor (CALA), Broker Associate and founder of Austin Residential Group who brings the perspective of a native Austinite, more than $425 million in career sales and 14 years of experience representing buyers, sellers, investors and landowners throughout Austin and Central Texas.

In 2026, Heather closed her most significant sale to date, the nearly 3,000-acre Nance Ranch in Kyle, Texas. The purchase price remains confidential, but the 4.5 year marketing and sale process has made an incredible impact on Heather’s ranch and land knowledge.

As a Compass Austin Luxury Advisor, Heather is part of an elite group of top-producing Compass agents recognized for excellence, professionalism and success in Austin's luxury market. She is also a Certified Luxury Home Specialist, a member of the Million Dollar Guild and a multi-year Platinum 50 winner.

She leads Austin Residential Group, a team composed entirely of Austin natives, providing clients with an unusual depth of local knowledge, history and perspective. That experience helps clients understand not only what homes are selling for, but why buyers choose particular neighborhoods, streets and properties and what to look out for in various parts of town (clay in the soil, cast iron pipes, asbestos and lead based paint, etc).

Heather's hyperlocal expertise is perhaps best demonstrated in Lost Creek, the Westlake neighborhood she has called home and represented for years. Affectionately referred to by many clients, neighbors and colleagues as the “Queen of Lost Creek,” Heather typically participates in 10–14 Lost Creek transactions each year, frequently connecting buyers and sellers before a property reaches MLS.

One of Heather's greatest differentiators is her background in architecture, design, construction and remodeling. After earning her Bachelor of Arts degree with a focus in Business Economics from The University of Texas at Austin, Heather continued her education with graduate studies at the University of Houston School of Architecture.

Heather believes being part of Austin also means giving back to the very place she calls home. She is a Guardian Angel for the Center for Child Protection and an annual sponsor of its PlayBingo! fundraiser. Heather and Austin Residential Group also volunteer with organizations including the Center for Child Protection, Central Texas Food Bank, Community First! Village and Austin Habitat for Humanity, where the team has sponsored new home builds for several years. For Heather, serving the community is a natural extension of representing the people who live here.

If you are looking for a real estate broker who has deep roots in Austin, experience working with all kinds of clients and property types, you’ve found it in Heather Hudson and her team, Austin Residential Group.