Home Buyers

  Government regulations now account for more than a quarter of the average sales price of a newly built single-family home in the U.S., according to a recent study from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). NAHB estimates that regulations imposed at the federal, state, and local levels now add $131,734 to the cost of an average new single-family home—equal to 26.4% of the home’s final...

If you grew up making mixtapes, renting movies at Blockbuster, and watching MTV back when they still played music, that generation is now one of the most influential forces in today’s housing market. According to the 2026 Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends Report, buyers ages 46 to 60 (or Gen X) made up 25% of recent home buyers and 23% of home sellers. That’s not a footnote; that’s a...

  See how every state compares for your income — find out where you'd pay the least (and the most) in taxes.  Even though we frequently hear complaints about Texas property taxes, the overall tax burden is #7 lowest in the U.S. and explains why more and more people and businesses are moving to Texas.  Full article here: Which U.S. state has the lowest overall tax burden? (512) 853-0110...

Here are the July/2026 MLS single-family statistics for Austin, TX: July’s 6 green categories was the 3rd month-in-a-row where we had 5+ green categories which reflects the slow but steadily improving market for single family homes in our Austin metro. As always, the numbers in my graphic above are from the perspective of a home seller.  Buyers and sellers have opposing needs and desires so...

  Today's home prices have a lot of buyers – especially first-time buyers – wondering if there’s even anything out there that’s in their budget. But owning a home may be more within reach than you think. Sometimes, it just means considering a different type of home. Condos and townhomes can be a great way to buy without stretching every last dollar.  Full article here: Priced Out? A Condo or...

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...

  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...

.  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...