Record Number of Homeowners Believe Good Time to Sell
September 27, 2018A record high of 77 percent of Americans believe it is a good time to sell a house, according to the National Association of Realtors® third quarter 2018 Housing Opportunities and Market Experience survey. As far as buying a home, 63 percent believe it is a good time to buy. Additionally, an almost record 60Read More
Austin, Texas Real Estate Market Update and Statistics September 2018
September 18, 2018Highest-grossing August on Record for Central Texas Home Sales Volume The Central Texas residential real estate market ended the summer selling season with a boom in August 2018, with the month being the highest grossing on record for home sales volume, according to the Austin Board of REALTORS® Central Texas Housing Market Report. Home salesRead More
Texas Housing Rebounds in July 2018
September 13, 2018Housing sales in Texas rebounded in July 2018, with a record level of 29,456 homes sold in Texas through the Multiple Listing Service. This was a 3.8 percent increase over July 2017, with most of the improvement found in homes in the $200,000 to $300,000 range but demand strengthening across the price spectrum, according toRead More
2018: Texas Condominium Sales Slightly Down, Townhome Sales Up
August 16, 2018Texas condominium sales dropped 2.1 percent from July 2017 to June 2018, while townhome sales increased 6.3 percent, according to the Texas Association of REALTORS® 2018 Texas Condominium Sales Report. “Despite the slight decrease in sales, the Texas condominium and townhome market remains one of the most popular segments of the Texas housing market,” saidRead More
Austin, Texas Real Estate Market Update and Statistics August 2018
August 16, 2018Austin-area Experiences Highest Volume of Homes Sold Since 2011, Highest Median Price Ever In July 2018, Austin-area real estate reached its highest home sales volume since July 2011, according to the Austin Board of REALTORS® July 2018 Central Texas Housing Market Report. Median price in the Austin area hit its highest point ever, with aRead More
WalletHub: Austin is Third Best U.S. City
August 16, 2018WalletHub named Austin, Texas the third best big city to live in within the United States. Seattle, Washington and Virginia Beach, Virginia took the top two spots, while San Francisco, San Diego, and Honolulu rounded out the top five. The top three scores were very close, with scores of 63.63, 63.27, and 63.24. There wasRead More
Texas Economic Expansion Continues
July 22, 2018Increases in energy and manufacturing activity led to a continued expansion in the Texas economy for May 2018, according to the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. Workers also are being drawn back into the workforce, due to low unemployment. The Dallas Fed’s Business-Cycle Index rose 5.5 percent, to its highest level since 2014.Read More
U.S. Home Outlook Steady in Second Quarter of 2018
July 22, 2018Seventy-five percent of Americans believe it’s a good time to sell a house, according to recent findings from the National Association of Realtors® and released in its Housing Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) survey. Sixty-eight percent of Americans think now is a good time to buy a house. The survey also found that most consumers think pricesRead More
Austin, Texas Real Estate Market Update and Statistics July 2018
July 18, 2018June 2018 Austin-area Home Sales Slow but Still on Track for Record Austin-area home sales slowed in June 2018, with a 2.7 percent dip compared to June 2017, according to the Austin Board of REALTORS® June & Midyear 2018 Central Texas Housing Market Report. Despite this, the area “experienced strong and steady growth in theRead More
Austin luxury home sales up 25%, prices down 15% in Eanes ISD so far in 2018
July 4, 2018We ran the Austin luxury home sale statistics and the results are quite interesting and noteworthy. Please note that we are defining luxury home sales as residential properties of all types (single-family, condos, townhomes, etc.) that sold for $1M or above. We are comparing Jan 1 to June 15 of 2017 compared to the sameRead More