Knowing what to budget for when buying a home may feel intimidating — but it doesn’t have to be. By understanding the costs you may encounter upfront, you can take control of the process. Here are just a few things experts say you should be thinking about as you plan ahead. Full article here: What To Save for When Buying a Home (512) 853-0110...
In today’s housing market, many sellers are making a critical mistake: overpricing their houses. This common error can lead to a home sitting on the market for a long time without any offers. And when that happens, the homeowner may have to drop their asking price to try to re-ignite buyer interest. Full article here: The Number One Mistake Sellers Are Making: Overpricing Their...
Here are the December/2024 MLS single-family statistics for Austin, TX: While December ended 2024 with a slightly slower month than November, it still had some positives like being our 3rd month in a row of increasing home closed sales and our 2nd month in a row where home prices increased over their respective months the prior year. And, we were better than our 2024 monthly averages (see...
More homes for sale are going “stale” after sitting on the market for months, raising concerns that some sellers are overestimating what the market is willing to pay. In December 2024, half of all active listings had sat on the market for 70 days or longer, up from 61 a year earlier, and the longest median time on the market for December since 2019. Worse, the share of “super stale” listings that...
Trying to decide whether it makes more sense to buy a home now or wait? There’s a lot to consider, from what’s happening in the market to your changing needs. But aiming to time the market isn’t a good strategy – there are too many factors at play for that to even be possible. Full article here: Time in the Housing Market Beats Timing the Market (512) 853-0110...
Fueled by solid demand, single-family construction moved higher in December despite several headwinds facing the industry, including high mortgage rates, elevated financing costs for builders and a lack of buildable lots. Overall housing starts increased 15.8% in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.50 million units. Full article here: Housing Starts End 2024 on an Up Note (512)...
Experts say rates will come down slightly in the year ahead – but some volatility is expected. So, you shouldn’t try to time the market. Instead, it’s better to focus on how even a small change impacts your future mortgage payment. As rates come down, even a little bit, your monthly payment on your next home will too. Want to see what this looks like at a different price point? Let’s...
Mortgage rates are quickly approaching 7% again, after rising each of the first two weeks in January. Nationally, it means the household income now required to afford the typical starter home is $70,164, up more than 100% from just $32,357 in 2019, according to a new analysis from the Realtor.com® economic research team. Full article here: The Income Needed in Each State To Afford a Starter Home...
Below are the five-year averages for our Austin metro single family home sales between 2020 and 2024. For the first image, Number of Home Sales, I note the following: 2000 and 2001 were the Covid years which created aberrations in every statistic of our home sales that we will likely never see again in our lifetimes. Therefore, it is best that we confine our analysis to the past 3 years...
Though today’s housing market presents a challenge for many hopeful homeowners, a recent Realtor.com® survey reveals that owning a home is still a life goal for many Americans. Roughly two-thirds of Americans have the goal of owning a home and nearly as many (59%) feel that homeownership is achievable for them. Notably, half of all respondents believe that homeownership is necessary to achieve...
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