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I have written frequently over the past several months about the challenging market environment for residential real estate. I have generally focused on Central Texas, and sometimes contrasted our situation to conditions across the U.S. Today I received the Winter 2025 issue of Worthwhile magazine from Raymond James, and found this relevant article: That article … Continue reading
Earlier this week, I posted Sales Growth in 2025? U.S. vs Austin metro, with links to articles showing differences in the national residential market and contradictory signs in the Austin area. One of those links indicated caution among home builders nationally (US Housing Market Isn’t Out of the Woods Yet). Today, I see another article from … Continue reading
I have written several times in recent months about the uncertain environment we’ve seen in Austin-area residential real estate. Now, early in the new year, I want to highlight a few headlines that amplify that confusing situation. First, this article summarizes year-end sales results across the United States and in large, multi-state regions: Lower Mortgage … Continue reading
In 2025 Resale Results I discussed resale home prices during the past ten years, with a focus on the frantic market environment we experienced in 2022 and 2023. In this post I’ll add a look at home builders’ participation during that time, and the changing market conditions before and after. First, the blue line in … Continue reading
In Happy New Year — a look back I shared an article that summarized our experience in Austin-area residential real estate last year. Final data from the Texas Real Estate Research Center will be available in a couple of weeks, but using our MLS system we can look more closely at activity involving existing (resale) … Continue reading
Happy New Year! I trust your resolutions are in order and that you’re off to a great start today. I’ll have more to say about last year when final data is available for December market activity, but for today I’ll share a recent article from the Austin American-Statesman: ‘Meh’: Austin’s housing market cooled in 2025, … Continue reading
I have written extensively in recent months about the difficult market conditions we’re facing in Austin-area residential real estate in 2025. (See Austin Real Estate 2025: Market Shift Explained and Fall 2025: A Shift to Buyer-Friendly Real Estate) All of this very long market cycle, which began in 2013, has been characterized by very low … Continue reading
A few days ago, REALTOR® Magazine published Could a Real Estate Sales Shift Be Ahead This Fall?, suggesting that after a “lackluster summer … the fall season could breathe new life into the housing market.” The article continues, “A recent housing report suggests more listings, lower prices and less competition could be coming this fall, … Continue reading
Housing affordability is a frequent topic of conversation since the pandemic era and the changes in home prices and mortgage interest rates that followed. Because of our experience in Central Texas with the boom time in 2021 and 2022, it’s easy to believe that we’re in the only place that is now suffering with affordability … Continue reading
