About Us

Rudder Realty was founded by the innovative and respected veteran broker Aaron Farmer.  Aaron has a long career of being on the forefront of real estate change since he became a Broker in 2000.  In late 2002, Aaron sued the State of Texas over anti-competitive rules it had passed; in 2005 he was named to the Inman News “Most Influential Broker” list  and was invited by the Federal Trade Commission to be an expert panelist at a forum on real estate Washington DC; in 2006 was invited again to provide expert testimony before the US House of Representative’s Financial Services Committee in DC; in 2009 he was elected to the Austin Board of Realtors Board of Directors; and in 2016 elected and served as President for the Austin Board of Realtors.  To read Aaron’s full biography click here.

Aaron started Rudder to follow one of his most basic principles; make yourself EASY.  Easy for the agents who work with you and easy for buyers and sellers to do business with.  Watch Aaron talk about being easy.

Rudder puts the company’s agents over the interests of that company/broker and put buyers/sellers interests over the agent.  Most companies say this, but Aaron has 18 years of proving this concept to his clients and agents. (Click here for testimonials)

Why Rudder?

Aaron and his team have helped guide 1000’s of sellers, buyers, investors and agents over the years to make great real estate choices.  So, a rudder, which guides a ship or airplane, seemed like a great name.

As a bonus, Aaron is also a huge fan of history.  He has been inspired since his time attending Texas A&M University in the 1990’s by a great Leader of World War II and of Texas, Earl Rudder (see Wikipedia link).  General Rudder personally led a group of commandos up cliffs at the D-Day invasion and came home to become a great leader in Texas government and at A&M.

The name Rudder Realty, seems perfect for a forward-looking Texas company who strives to provide innovation and lead with integrity, while still honoring past leaders.

If you are interested in learning more about how Rudder can help you, please feel free to contact us.