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From Site Selection magazine: “Fresh from winning its 11th consecutive Governor’s Cup for total capital investment projects earlier this year, Texas is finishing 2023 with top billing in Site Selection’s annual ranking of state business climates…. Texas has always performed well in the business climate ranking, routinely finishing in the top five — it placed … Continue reading
Don’t Believe Everything You Read About Home Prices According to the latest data from Fannie Mae, 23% of Americans still think home prices will go down over the next twelve months. But why do roughly 1 in 4 people feel that way? It has a lot to do with all the negative talk about home prices over the … Continue reading
The Latest Expert Forecasts for Home Prices in 2023 Are you thinking about making a move? If so, all the speculation that home prices would crash this year may have you feeling a bit on edge about your decision. Let the data and the experts reassure you. Prices aren’t in a downward spiral and will actually finish the … Continue reading
Why Today’s Housing Inventory Shows a Crash Isn’t on the Horizon You might remember the housing crash in 2008, even if you didn’t own a home at the time. If you’re worried there’s going to be a repeat of what happened back then, there’s good news – the housing market now is different from 2008. One important … Continue reading
By Mark Sprague, Independence Title, State Director of Information Capital A question Realtors, economists, real estate analysts, and more have been getting for the past 18+ months: Has the residential real estate market changed? For the better or worse? Contrary to owners/investors’ fears, the so-called “strong housing bubble” of the last 3+/- years has not burst (“bubble” in … Continue reading
Home sales are down across most of the Austin metro but our region is still very much in demand for starting and growing businesses. Building high quality housing inventory is the path to growth. Continue reading
This is a market in search of stability, and there have been (and will be) ups and downs. This unpredictable environment is not resolved yet, there are good signs for the future. Continue reading
The Austin metro housing market has been through dramatic change over the past 2 1/2 years. Look at this contrast with the rest of the market cycle. Continue reading
Explaining Today’s Mortgage Rates If you’re following mortgage rates because you know they impact your borrowing costs, you may be wondering what the future holds for them. Unfortunately, there’s no easy way to answer that question because mortgage rates are notoriously hard to forecast. But, there’s one thing that’s historically a good indicator of what’ll happen with rates, and … Continue reading
Reasons Your Home May Not Be Selling When it comes to selling your house, you want three things: to sell it for the most money you can, to do it in a certain amount of time, and to do all of that with the fewest hassles. And, while the current housing market is generally favorable … Continue reading
Bill Morris on Austin Real Estate 