Austin home sales are down, inventory up in 2025 so far

Austin home sales are down, inventory up in 2025 so far

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Home sales in the Austin metropolitan area are down 10% so far in 2025 compared to the first few months of 2024, according to the Austin Board of Realtors.  After the Great Recession, home values around Austin appreciated at an average rate of around 4.5% annually until the pandemic, when home values spiked. While values still reflect the COVID-19 era, they have been steadily cooling down.  DATA: Austin’s housing market: How…

Here's how much Austin's home sales dropped in a year

A new report shows a change in the city's housing market in the first quarter of the year.

‘Much more balanced’ conditions emerge for home sales

Ryan Vasko and his wife, Whitney, previously homeowners in Portland, recently bought this house in Littleton, Colorado. (David Zalubowski/The Associated Press) LOS ANGELES — This spring homebuying season is shaping up to be more favorable for home shoppers than it’s been in recent years — if they can afford to buy. Home prices are rising more slowly. Mortgage rates remain elevated but have been mostly easing and could be headed lower if the U.S.…