The home remodeling boom continues, as homeowners leverage their equity to take on a range of house projects, large and small. But are they choosing the best projects to help boost their home’s resale value? A fancy kitchen upgrade or bathroom renovation may have a significant impact on potential buyers. But for projects that recoup most or all of their cost, owners should think smaller, according to...

  Homeowners are the clear winners in the housing market, continuing to experience strong appreciation as home prices remain on a steady upward march nationwide. Some markets are still seeing double-digit gains. “Most metro markets continue to set new record highs for home prices,” says NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun, noting that more than 80% of metro areas saw home price increases in the first...

  We've put together a fun list of Austin's 25 best summer experiences. For starters, catch an outdoor concert in a park, kayak beautiful Lady Bird Lake, bike a scenic trail, sample a craft beer on a Texas Hill Country farm and sip cocktails on a rooftop with panoramic city views. Full article here: Top summer things to do in Austin (512) 853-0110 or robert@AustinTxHomeSales.com If you are...

Since 2017, U.S. News & World Report has analyzed the 50 U.S. states across a variety of categories, including healthcare, education, natural environment, opportunity, economy, crime and corrections, infrastructure, and fiscal stability. Texas boasted the second-best economy in the country, behind Florida. Full article here: Texas has 2nd-best economy among states in 2025  (512) 853-0110...

Here are the April/2025 MLS single-family statistics for Austin, TX: No way to sugarcoat April’s home sales numbers as they were quite disappointing.  Front-end actively like pendings, sales and Activity Index all trending in the negative direction.  Home prices dropped, though by small percentages.  The last 6 months have seen a lot of turbulence from the presidential election, tariffs,...

Texas is still the top state for business, at least to some of the nation’s CEOs. Chief Executive magazine has ranked Texas as the best state for business for the 21st year in a row. The ranking is determined from an annual survey of the nation’s leading CEOs. Florida and Tennessee followed Texas respectively, with California ranking last. Full article here: Texas tops CEOs’ state business...

  Buyers, sellers, investors — all have been affected by the shifting market, locally, nationally and globally.  Although the numbers for what constitutes a “balanced” market vary somewhat by source, a 6- to 6 1/ 2-- month supply (meaning the time it would take to deplete the supply of available listings at the current sales pace) generally is considered a market in balance, with neither buyers...

  Texas faced exponential growth in 2023 and 2024, and those trends aren't slowing down as the Lone Star State sees another month of record employment numbers. In March, Texas saw a new high with the largest labor force in the state's history at 15,778,500. Full article here: Texas records another month of record job growth in March (512) 853-0110 or robert@AustinTxHomeSales.com If you are...

  Housing’s share of the economy grew to 16.4% in the first quarter of 2025, according to the advance estimate of GDP produced by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. This is the highest reading since the third quarter of 2022 and is up 0.2 percentage points from the fourth quarter of 2024. Full article here: Housing’s Share of the Economy Grows Higher to Start the Year (512) 853-0110...

  Waterline, a 74-story skyscraper nearing top floor completion, is at 98 Red River St in Austin’s Rainey Street District. It is set to become the tallest building (at 1,022 feet) in Texas upon its completion next year. Developers say the tower will surpass the state’s current record-holder, the 1,002-foot JPMorgan Chase Tower in downtown Houston.  Full article here: 74-story Waterline is now...