Category: Market Statistics

Central Texas housing market closes 2017 with record-breaking sales

Sales increased despite flooding, taxes and rising prices AUSTIN, TX – Central Texas had yet another record-breaking year for total homes sold, according to the December and Year-End 2017 Central Texas Housing Market Report released today by the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR). State and national events such as flooding from Hurricane Harvey and the […]

Single-family home sales continue to decline in city of Austin, increase regionally

Austin Board of REALTORS® releases November 2017 Central Texas Housing Market Report AUSTIN, Texas – Dec. 14, 2017 – Single-family home sales declined in the city of Austin but increased across the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) for the second month in a row, according to the November 2017 Central Texas Housing Market Report […]

Austin-Round Rock home sales volume tops $1 billion in May 2017

Austin-Round Rock single-family home sales volume jumps, tops $1 billion in May 2017 Austin Board of REALTORS® releases May 2017 Central Texas Housing Market Report AUSTIN, Texas – June 15, 2017 – Single-family home sales volume experienced strong gains across the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in May, while home sales dollar volume topped […]

Single-family home sales increase across Central Texas region in April 2017

April 2017 Central Texas Housing Market Report highlights impact of regional housing development on housing market activity AUSTIN, Texas – May 16, 2017 – Single-family home sales increased throughout the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in April, according to the April 2017 Central Texas Housing Market Report released today by the Austin Board of […]

How Long Do Most Families Stay in Their Home?

How Long Do Most Families Stay in Their Home? The National Association of Realtors (NAR) keeps historical data on many aspects of homeownership. One of the data points that has changed dramatically is the median tenure of a family in a home. As the graph below shows, for over twenty years (1985-2008), the median tenure […]

Here Are the Wealthiest Zip Codes in Every State

Here Are the Wealthiest Zip Codes in Every State Peaceful neighborhoods, gated communities, top-notch schools and big, beautiful homes – living in one of the best zip codes in America obviously has its perks. Not to mention, the most desirable neighborhoods also tend to have some of the most valuable homes and properties in the […]

Austin housing market shows signs of normalization

Home sales growth slows across Austin-Round Rock MSA, declines in local markets in February 2017 Austin Board of REALTORS® releases expanded February 2017 Central Texas Housing Market Report AUSTIN, Texas – March 16, 2017 – The February 2017 Central Texas Housing Market Reportreleased today by the Austin Board of REALTORS® showed a slowdown in single-family […]

Central Texas housing market starts 2017 strong with gains in home sales volume, prices

Austin Board of REALTORS® releases expanded January 2017 Central Texas Housing Market Report AUSTIN, Texas – Feb. 16, 2017 – Single-family home sales posted strong gains throughout the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in January, according to a new and expanded Central Texas Housing Market Report released today by the Austin Board of REALTORS®. […]

Year-End and December 2016 Market Report

Central Texas housing market breaks sales record in 2016, shows signs of normalization in 2017 Austin Board of REALTORS® releases December 2016 & Year-End 2016 Central Texas Housing Market Report AUSTIN, Texas – Jan. 18, 2017 – The December & Year-End 2016 Central Texas Housing Market Report released today by Austin Board of REALTORS® reported 2016 as another […]

Millennials Are Living the Dream in Austin

Austin has made yet another list as a favorite city for Millenials in a recent report. Living the Millennial Dream – ABODO Apartments What do you look for in a city? Perhaps you prioritize affordable housing or a thriving job market. Or maybe you care most about abundant parks and hiking trails, a bustling downtown […]

2017 National Housing Forecast – Realtor.com Economic Research

<blockquote class=”embedly-card” data-card-key=”c9d81a895f564a1fb52c3fea68f0bbc8″ data-card-type=”article-full”><h4><a href=”http://research.realtor.com/2017-national-housing-forecast/”>Realtor.com® 2017 National Housing Forecast – Realtor.com Economic Research</a></h4><p>The 2017 housing market will be a year of slowing, yet moderate growth, set against the backdrop of a changing composition of home buyers and a post-election interest rate jump that could potentially price some first-timers out of the market, according to the […]

Hot Texas real estate market poised for record-breaking 2016

Numbers are coming in for 2016 and this year is another record-breaker. 2016 is set to be even hotter than 2016! Hot Texas real estate market poised for record-breaking 2016 The Texas real estate market might be unstoppable. According the Texas Annual Housing Report just released by the Texas Association of Realtors, the market is […]

September 2016 Market Update: Home sales decline in Austin, rise in Central Texas

In September 2016, single-family home sales in the City of Austin declined 4.5% year-over-year, while home sales across the entire 18-county Central Texas region increased 6.1% over the same time frame. Median price for single-family homes in the Austin-Round Rock MSA was $275,250, up 8% year-over-year.   AUSTIN, Texas – Oct. 18, 2016 – Single-family home sales […]

America’s 20 Hottest Real Estate Markets for June 2016

Can you believe that Austin is actually not on this list?   America’s 20 Hottest Real Estate Markets for June 2016 Wow, it sure did get hot fast this year! Summer has barely unfurled, but the residential real estate market is already delivering the most blistering June in a decade, according to new data on […]