Mid-Year Check-In: Central Texas Market Holding Steady Heading into Summer The Central Texas housing market continues to show signs of stability after a slower start to the year. According to the June and Mid-Year 2025 Central Texas Housing Report from Unlock MLS, closed sales across the Austin-

Hopeful Signs for the Austin Housing Market Heading Into Summer The Central Texas housing market is showing early signs of strength as we head into the summer season. In May, the number of new listings in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos area rose 8.9%, reaching 5,716 homes. That growth pushed hou

April Market Update: More Affordable Homes, More Choices Inventory is finally catching up—and that’s good news for buyers. In April, the number of new listings across the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos area jumped by more than 11%, reaching 5,710 homes. That boost helped increase total housing invent

  Q1 Market Update: What’s Happening in the Austin Real Estate Market? The latest numbers are in from Unlock MLS, and here’s what we’re seeing across the Austin-area housing market in the first quarter of 2025. Home sales are down, with 6,698 residential sales across the Austin region — a 9.1% dro

Austin MSA home and rent prices dip as inventory rises, creating more buyer and renter opportunities In February, the median home price across the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA fell 3.9% year-over-year to $430,000, according to the latest Central Texas Housing Report released by Unlock MLS. Whi

Strong leasing activity mirrors steady home sales in January In January, closed sales across the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA saw a slight increase year-over-year of 1.1% to 1,761 sales, according to the latest Central Texas Housing Report released by Unlock MLS. While shifts in affordability

2024 Central Texas housing market performance lays foundation for a balanced year ahead In 2024, closed sales across the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA remained stable, ticking down 0.5% to 29,872 sales, according to the December 2024 and Year-End Central Texas Housing Market Report released by

Uptick in November sales indicates healthy market activity In November across the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA, closed sales ticked up 4.6% to 2,130 closed listings, indicating a positive sign for buyers and sellers as the market continues to stabilize, according to the latest Central Texas Ho

    Unlock MLS: Central Texas housing inventory grows, offering buyers more choices in high-rate market  In October, active listings across the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA increased 9.3% to 11,599 listings bringing the total months of inventory for the region to 5.1 months of inventory, up 0.

  Buyers look to capitalize on mortgage rate cuts, lower home prices In September, the median home price in the Austin area housing market decreased by 6.6% to $425,000, while pending sales increased by 20.2%, according to Unlock MLS’ September 2024 Central Texas Housing Report. These data points,

  Affordable home pricing key to attracting more buyers in Central Texas In August, active home listings in the Austin area housing market increased by 15.4%, while the median home price dropped by 4.4% to $439,990, according to Unlock MLS’ August 2024 Central Texas Housing Report. While these fact

  Buyers sought affordable housing inventory outside of Travis County in July  In July, the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA housing market experienced a 3.5% decrease in sales overall, with 2,652 closed listings. However, sales increased in Williamson, Hays, Bastrop and Caldwell counties as buyer

  Surge in housing inventory defines first half of 2024 in Central Texas Housing Market According to the June and Mid-Year 2024 Central Texas Housing Report released by Unlock MLS, active home listings in June increased 25.9% to 13,227 listings. This increase, coupled with the rise in mortgage rat

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Area housing inventory reaches highest level in 13 years In May, the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown MSA saw a 12.8% decline in closed listings with 4.9 months of available inventory, a level that hasn’t been seen in 13 years according to the latest Central Texas Housing Report released by Unlock MLS

  Austin area experiences boost in sales as median price holds steady In April, closed listings across the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown MSA increased 5.9% to 2,708 sales, the highest year-over-year increase in residential homes sold this year, while the median home price rose 1.1% to $469,998. The

Housing inventory increases across area, four months of inventory available in multiple markets In March, new home listings across the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown MSA jumped to 4,714 new listings, 10.2% more than March 2023, leading to multiple markets reaching four months of inventory, acc

Unlock MLS: February data reveals increased opportunities for first-time homebuyers In February across the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown MSA, new listings jumped 44.9% to 3,915 listings bringing the total months of inventory for the region to 3 months, up 0.1 months more than February 2023, a

January data signals optimism in 2024 for Austin area The first market analysis of the year released by Unlock MLS shows an increase in residential homes sold, up 4.3% to 1,667 closed sales, and an uptick in pending sales, which rose 3.8% to 2,480 listings, according to the latest Central Te

2023 Central Texas housing market performance underscores need for improved housing affordability Home sales accounted for more than $17 billion in economic activity in 2023 In 2023, the median price for a home in the Austin-Round Rock MSA decreased 10.2% to $450,000, according to the Aus