Market News and Trends

U.S. Markets in 2025 – pricing is a challenge

In my latest e-newsletter (Market Trends Continue) I shared some insights about real estate challenges affecting local and regional markets nationally. Today I have much more information about the broad U.S. environment. Much of it focuses on the role that new construction plays now in the larger residential market, but I want to share a … Continue reading →

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Austin Market Dashboard Insights

I have provided a number of updates on the Austin-area residential market over the past few months, but it has been longer than usual since I discussed the market dashboard that I have used for guidance for many years. Just to start, this long-term view is helpful to contrast today’s market environment across 35 years … Continue reading →

Tepid Home Sales Nationwide

About a week ago, in Buyer and Seller Insights Amid Austin’s 2025 Market Shift, I told you that the market for existing (resale) homes in the Austin metro area is challenging. Listing inventory is up, sales are down compared to one year ago, and prices have failed to rise year-over-year. Today, the National Association of … Continue reading →

Buyer and Seller Insights Amid Austin’s 2025 Market Shift

If you’re participating in the market now — as a home buyer, seller, or real estate professional — you’ll recognize the market environment depicted by the latest statistics: Homes are selling, but not robustly. Showings in most areas are slow, with many sellers concerned about activity, buyers uncertain about the direction of the market and … Continue reading →

Austin Real Estate Market April 2025 Insights

I haven’t provided a comprehensive look at the Austin-area residential market since Timing and Pricing: Key Insights for Austin Home Sellers, but Jeff Osborne, broker/owner of Realty Capital City shared very important insights in a meeting yesterday that I want to share. For the big picture, this chart says a lot: The number of active … Continue reading →

Impact of Economic Slowdown on Housing Market Trends

What an Economic Slowdown Could Mean for the Housing Market Talk about the economy is all over the news, and the odds of a recession are rising this year. That’s leaving a lot of people wondering what it means for the value of their home – and their buying power. Let’s take a look at … Continue reading →

Pricing right matters

Timing and Pricing: Key Insights for Austin Home Sellers

Near the end of Austin Market — a broader look I included a link to an article about the importance of pricing your home properly, noting that the longer a home is on the market the more deeply the ultimate sale price is likely to be discounted. That post dealt with national U.S. trends. This … Continue reading →

New homes coming — more are needed

The Truth About Newly Built Homes and Today’s Market Headlines are talking about the inventory of new homes and how we’re back at the levels not seen since 2009. And maybe you’re reading that and thinking: oh no, here we go again. That’s because you remember the housing crash of the late 2000s and you’re … Continue reading →