June 2025

Unlock Homeownership with just 3% Down

  Saving for a down payment is one of the biggest barriers to buying a home, but it doesn’t have to be with a Home Possible® mortgage from Freddie Mac. Home Possible offers a low down payment solution, as well as other options and benefits, that may help you buy a home. Learn more about how the Home Possible mortgage could be your key to homeownership. Full article here: Unlock Homeownership with...

5-year averages of Austin home sales

Below are the latest graphs of single-family home sales in the Austin metro spanning the last 5 years.  I’ll make some comments above each one, starting with the Average Sales price.  You can disregard 2021 since that was the last full year of the “Covid effect” on our local (and national) real estate markets.  The first half of 2022 was greatly affected by the Federal Reserve’s...

AI Boom Could Spark a Land Rush in Texas—and Drive Up Demand for Homes

  The vast data centers needed to power artificial intelligence are in high demand, and Texas is at the center of a new boom to build the physical infrastructure behind the digital revolution. Due to its relatively cheap electricity, abundant land, and business-friendly policies, Texas has seen rapid growth in data centers, especially the facilities needed to run the energy-intensive computations that...

Mayor: Mixed-use project will transform Round Rock

  Round Rock officials say a 65.5-acre mixed-use development that just broke ground is the first of its kind for the city. The project, known as “the District,” will feature restaurants, a hotel, offices, multifamily residential units and green spaces all in a walkable area near Greenlawn Boulevard and Pflugerville Parkway. The city doesn’t have anything like it. Full article here: Mayor:...

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