A good friend of mine is writing a series of articles about the apparent dwindling affordability of housing in Austin, and asked me to research the values of all the homes she’s lived in over the last 30 years here. In lieu of that exercise, I test the data to Read more…
The Austin Board of Realtors say that median home sale prices have risen by 13 per cent year-over-year and the average price has risen 14 per cent. Since the two measures are close in number, in essence it means individual houses are becoming more expensive to buy. It’s only when Read more…
If you’re thinking of buying or selling an Austin home in 2015 you’re probably asking what the market will do this year. After last year’s shock headlines that Austin was 19% overvalued (good link bait Zillow!) there was a second report released in December that claimed Austin was 20% overvalued Read more…
Yes! Yes, you can! It can be a challenge to buy any home in Austin Texas right now. Maybe you’re aware of this, or maybe you’ve already experienced the challenge. This is an understatement – but with some preparation and a little work, you can make it happen. Prices are Read more…
If you’re in two minds whether to buy a single or multiple story home here in Austin, you might want to consider some interesting statistics that I unearthed while I was researching home sales in the Multiple Listing System (MLS) for a client yesterday. They had asked – what sells Read more…