Austin, Texas Real Estate Market Update and Statistics August 2015
August 21, 2015All-Time High for Austin Home Sales Austin-area home sales hit an all-time high in July 2015, increasing 12 percent year-over-year to 3,149 sales, according to a Multiple Listing Service report released by the Austin Board of REALTORS®. Median price for single-family homes rose to $269,500, an increase of eight percent compared to July 2014. AverageRead More
Austin, Texas Real Estate Market Update and Statistics July 2015
July 22, 2015Austin Monthly Home Sales Top $1 Billion for First Time, Plus: Mid-Year Report Monthly home sales for the Austin area topped $1 billion in volume in June 2015, making it the highest dollar volume month ever for the central Texas region, and cumulative sales for 2015 signal a potential yearly record, possibly higher than 2014’sRead More
Austin, Texas Real Estate Market Update and Statistics June 2015
June 19, 2015Austin Home Sales Slightly Dip, Prices Hit Monthly Record Single family home sales in the Austin area dipped two percent in May 2015, after setting a record the previous month, according to a Multiple Listing Service report released by the Austin Board of REALTORS®. Despite the slight pullback in sales volume, sales prices set aRead More
Texas Job Growth Continues, Despite Lower Oil Prices
June 8, 2015Jobs numbers continue to go up in Texas, despite lower oil prices, according to the Monthly Review of the Texas Economy by the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. From April 2014 to April 2015, the state gained 304,200 nonagricultural jobs, an annual growth rate of 2.6 percent. This is .4 percent higher thanRead More
Austin, Texas Real Estate Market Update and Statistics May 2015
May 22, 2015All-Time Highs for Austin Real Estate Austin area home sales increased for the eighth-straight month in April, breaking the April sales volume record and hitting an all-time high for prices, according to the April 2015 Multiple Listing Service (MLS) report released by the Austin Board of REALTORS®. “The summer selling season doesn’t usually start inRead More
Austin Named Best U.S. City to Buy a Home
May 12, 2015Yes, it is getting more expensive to buy a home in Austin, Texas, but according to SelfStorage.com, it’s still the best city in the United States in which to buy a home. SelfStorage looked at the 60 biggest metro areas in the U.S. and factored in recent real estate price increases, long-term economic growth, long-termRead More
Austin, Texas Real Estate Market Update and Statistics April 2015
April 23, 2015Austin Home Prices Reach All-Time High in March Once again, we have a record breaking month in Austin real estate. Single family home prices hit an all-time high for the Austin area, and sales volume set a record for the month of March, according to a Multiple Listing Service (MLS) report released by the AustinRead More
Austin Home Sales and Prices Break February Records
March 21, 2015Austin-area home sales and prices both broke records in February, continuing a trend for 2014-2015. A Multiple Listing Service (MLS) report released by the Austin Board of REALTORS® showed that 1,775 single-family homes sold in February 2015, which resulted in a five percent increase compared to February 2014 and the highest number of homes everRead More
Austin, Texas Real Estate Market Update and Statistics February 2015
February 20, 2015Austin Home Prices Hit All-Time January High 2015 is off to a strong start for the Austin-area housing market. Single-family home prices reached all-time highs for the month of January, according to an Austin Board of REALTORS® report based on data from the Multiple Listing Service (MLS.) Home sales also posted double digit increases. PricesRead More
Austin, Texas Real Estate Market Update and Statistics January 2015
January 22, 2015Austin-area home sales set records for December and for 2014 Austin-area homes sold at a record volume in December 2014 and for 2014 as a whole, according to a Multiple Listing Service (MLS) report released by the Austin Board of REALTORS®. December sales were 14 percent higher than in December of 2013, with 2,283 single-familyRead More