MADD Hosts 20th Annual Austin Jingle Bell 5K
December 21, 2017Mother Against Drunk Driving hosted its 20th annual Austin Jingle Bell 5K recently at the Domain. With thousands of participants, the event is designed to bring awareness to the issues of drunk driving, drugged driving, and underage drinking. Regent Property Group Broker Brian Talley and Regent Co-owner Erika Talley hosted a booth at the familyRead More
Austin, Texas Real Estate Market Update and Statistics December 2017
December 18, 2017Austin-Area Home Sales Volume Up, Austin Volume Slows Home sales volume in the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area increased in November 2017, while home sales within the city of Austin decreased, according to the Austin Board of REALTORS® November 2017 Central Texas Housing Market Report. Austin-Round Rock home sales increased 3.7 percent compared to NovemberRead More
Texas Land Price Increases Slow
November 30, 2017Interested in a piece of Texas land? A recent slowdown in price increases indicates this may be a good time to jump into the land market. According to a report by the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University’s Charles E. Gilliland and Tian Su, Texas land markets in the third quarter of 2017 experiencedRead More
Austin, Texas Real Estate Market Update and Statistics November 2017
November 17, 20172017 on pace to be another record-breaking year The real estate market for the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area is poised for another record-breaking year in 2017, following an increase in home sales in October 2017. According to the Austin Board of REALTORS® Central Texas Housing Market Report, Austin-area single family home sales in OctoberRead More
Texas Housing Market Rebounds after Hurricane
November 15, 2017Even after Hurricane Harvey in August 2017, which resulted in 71,000 uninhabitable homes, the Texas housing market experienced a rebound in September 2017, according to the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. The Houston market represents 25 percent of the Texas housing market, and with uninhabitable homes plus 270,000 damaged homes in the GulfRead More
Austin: United States’ Most Changed City
October 30, 2017Longtime residents of Austin, Texas might be heard saying, “This city sure has changed.” And they’d be right, according to a MagnifyMoney study, which named Austin the most changed metro area in the United States over the last ten years. Looking at nine elements of change from 2006 to 2016 among the 50 largest metros,Read More
Even with a Hurricane, Texas Economy Thrives
October 27, 2017Even with the impacts of Hurricane Harvey, the Texas economy is continuing to create more jobs, according to the Monthly Review of the Texas Economy by Ali Anari with the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. From September 2016 to September 2017, Texas gained 256,100 nonagricultural jobs for an annual growth rate of 2.1Read More
Austin, Texas Real Estate Market Update and Statistics October 2017
October 24, 2017Austin-area Home Sales Down Compared to Last Year’s Records Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area home sales were down this September 2017, compared to September 2016, and inventory levels were up, according to the Austin Board of REALTORS® September 2017 Central Texas Housing Market Report. However, experts indicate that rather than a sign of a downturn,Read More
Austin, Texas Real Estate Market Update and Statistics September 2017
September 19, 2017Austin-area Real Estate Breaks Summer Selling Season Records The Central Texas summer season was the hottest it has ever been – in real estate, that is. The Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area reached its highest level of single-family home sales and the highest median price during the period of May 2017 to August 2017, accordingRead More
CBRE Names Austin #8 Top Tech Talent
September 19, 2017CBRE Inc. ranked Austin, Texas number eight on its Tech Talent Scorecard for 2017 that ranked large metro areas in the United States and in Canada. This is a drop from Austin’s 2016 number five ranking, but it still highlights the city’s tech focus and business friendly reputation, according to the report. Austin received aRead More