Cara Keenan

Cara Keenan is a 4th-generation Austinite. Her family has watched this city grow for over a century, and that local memory is something no relocation agent can replicate.

She holds three respected designations: Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS), and the Million Dollar Guild recognition reserved for agents with a proven luxury track record. Between Cara and Joe, the team carries 14 professional designations.

Cara helped lead the Keenan Group to the #1 Austin Board of Realtors team ranking in 2024. The broader practice spans more than 1,000 clients, more than 1,000 homes sold, and over $1 billion in career volume. She works at Compass, the #1 brokerage in the country by sales volume, with 30,000-plus agents across 300-plus markets.

Her lane is luxury marketing and the local knowledge that supports it: which Austin neighborhoods hold value, how school assignments actually work, and the difference between a home that is priced and one that is wished. As a CLHMS and Million Dollar Guild member, she brings the marketing discipline that high-end listings demand.

Cara writes and reviews the Keenan Group's neighborhood and luxury content. When she signs off on a piece, it has been checked against what she knows on the ground, not what a search result assumes. For an Austin-native read on the luxury market, her work is a good place to start.