About a third of all U.S. housing stock and nearly half the nation’s real estate wealth is held by baby boomers, a generation that is now approaching its sunset years and is expected to spark a "silver tsunami" once they downsize, sell, or leave their homes to their children and relatives. Full article here: Who Will Buy Baby Boomers’ Houses? The Question That Could Shape the 2030s (512)...
San Antonio trailed behind Austin, No. 7 on the list with a 110.9% increase over five years. In 2023, San Antonio had 153,099 millennial homebuyers, while Austin had 176,981. RentCafe reported that more millennials are settling down in larger metros, like San Antonio and Austin, because there’s more diversity in job opportunities and access to “a variety of neighborhoods with different price...
For the first time since at least 1974, new homes are selling for less than existing ones. In the first quarter of 2026, the median price of a new single-family home was $403,200, roughly $1,400 below the median existing home price of $404,600, according to NAHB data drawn from Census Bureau and NAR figures. It marks the fourth consecutive quarter in which existing home prices have exceeded new home...
Nearly 150 luxury condos will have direct access to Lady Bird Lake from a new building in the Clarksville neighborhood expected to be completed by the end of 2027. The development, which was announced in 2025 as The Belvedere, will feature 146 residences broken up across two buildings with pricing starting at just under $1 million at 300 Pressler St., between Lady Bird Lake and downtown. Full...
If you’ve thought about buying a home in the past few years, you may have run into two frustrations: asking prices that kept climbing and too few homes to choose from. In many places, both sticking points are letting up this summer, with lower asking prices and more homes for sale. Let’s look at the trends, and what they mean for your search. Full article here: More Homes, Better Prices: A...
You’ve no doubt had concerns about the state of our Austin economy and real estate market the past few years which would be justified. I’ve reported on recessions and strong markets alike over the years in these posts. Beginning around 2002, we began a booming Austin economy that lasted until the Fed dramatically raised interest rates in early 2022 which threw a wet blanket over our real estate...
Despite numerous return-to-office initiatives in the past few years, remote work is persisting above pre-pandemic levels in the Austin metro area and across the nation. In the U.S., employees spent an average of 26% of full paid days working from home in May, according to survey results published by the St. Louis Federal Reserve. While that’s nowhere near the 62% remote work rate during the pandemic in...
. If you've been thinking about selling, you've probably seen plenty of headlines suggesting buyers have just about disappeared. But there's a big difference between a slow market and a stalled one. Yes, mortgage rates are still higher than most people would like. Homes aren’t selling as fast as they were. And every week seems to bring another headline about buyers sitting on the sidelines. But here's...
Texas is the country’s fourth-best state for business in 2026, according to a widely watched ranking from CNBC — a position that represents a slight downgrade for the famously pro-business Lone Star State. Last year, Texas ranked second overall behind only North Carolina. Full article here: Texas slips in business ranking but is still in top 5 (512) 853-0110...
If the first half of this year has left you feeling stuck, you're not the only one. Mortgage rates stayed higher than people wanted. Affordability remained tight. And uncertainty overseas added another layer of pressure nobody saw coming. That's why so many people are asking the same question: Will the second half of the year be any better for the housing market? Full article here: What To Expect...
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