Austin, Texas Real Estate Market Update and Statistics April 2019
April 19, 2019Austin-Area Real Estate Up Slightly in March 2019 Austin-area real estate experienced a small uptick in March 2019, according to the Austin Board of REALTORS® Central Texas Housing Market report. Sales of single-family homes in the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area increased 1.9 percent in March 2019, to 2,740 home sales. Median price increased 0.8Read More
Review of the Texas Economy
March 30, 2019The state of Texas continues to outpace the United States in job growth and added 268,800 nonagricultural jobs from February 2018 to February 2019, according to the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. This equaled a 2.2 percent growth rate, compared to 1.7 percent for the nation’s employment growth rate. Nongovernment jobs were addedRead More
Monthly Texas Housing Insight
March 28, 2019The Texas housing market remained strong in Texas in January 2019, fueled by a healthy labor market, population growth, and economic expansion, according to the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University’s March 2019 Texas Housing Insight report. Housing sales increased 1.2 percent, led by a rebound of home sales under $200k, which accounted toRead More
Austin, Texas Real Estate Market Update and Statistics March 2019
March 21, 2019February 2019 Home Sales Break Record More Central Texas homes were sold in February 2019 than in any previous February, according to the Austin Board of REALTORS® February 2019 Central Texas Housing Market report. Sales increased six percent from February 2018 to 2,101 sales. “We’ve been hearing from our members that buying and selling activityRead More
Experts Say Cooler 2019, Stronger 2020 for Texas Housing
February 28, 2019Experts with the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University say that single family home sales will slow in 2019 and then bounce back in 2020. “This cooling period is necessary after multiple years of explosive growth, allowing the market to adjust in areas of extreme shortages and rapid affordability declines,” a release stated. MedianRead More
Texas 18th Nationwide for Homeowner Costs
February 27, 2019Texas is 18th in the nation for average annual homeowner cost among those who have a mortgage, based on 2017 United States Census Data compiled by Ali Anari with the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. These costs include real estate taxes, insurance premiums, utility payments, and property debts. Housing costs on median inRead More
Austin, Texas Real Estate Market Update and Statistics February 2019
February 25, 2019Austin-area Home Sales Flat, Median Price Appreciation Slows Austin-area home sales decreased by 1.8 percent in January 2019, while median price increased 2.4 percent to $296,999, according to the Austin Board of REALTORS® January 2019 Central Texas Housing Market report. Housing inventory was still extremely tight, with a 2.3 month supply even following a 0.4Read More
Texas Economic Outlook
January 23, 2019The Texas economy continued to expand in November 2018, but did lose some steam, according to a Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University report. Factors weighing down the expansion included lower oil prices, lower home sales, and weaker hiring in the service sector. Factors elevating the expansion included upward wages due to low unemploymentRead More
Austin, Texas Real Estate Market Update and Statistics January 2019
January 23, 2019Austin-area Home Sales Break Record in 2018 Home sales in the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area broke an all-time record in 2018, with 30,713 homes selling for a total of $11.9 billion in sales dollar volume, according to the Austin Board of REALTORS®. This was a 2.1 percent increase in sales and was impacted byRead More
Texas Housing Sales Down Slightly Following Double-Digit Increase
January 18, 2019Texas housing sales were down 1.1 percent in November 2018, after a double-digit increase in October 2018, according to the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University’s Texas Housing Insight. San Antonio was the only metro area in Texas to see an increase, with a record-high 2,920 sales and a 5.2 percent increase compared toRead More