Real Estate Professionals in Southwest Border Cities Expect Better Market in 2025

If the next Trump administration improves security at the southern border, the local housing market will benefit, realtors say.

An American and Texas flag are seen flying in front of the skyline of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez in El Paso, Texas, on Sept. 23, 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

As the United States anticipates significant changes at its borders starting in January, some real estate professionals are expressing optimism about the housing markets in southwest border cities in the coming year.

In fiscal year 2024, border authorities apprehended 2.13 million illegal immigrants at the U.S.–Mexico border, down from 2.47 million apprehended during fiscal year 2023, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data.