Real Estate
Nationwide Existing-Home Sales Fall 9.7% In May While NAR Expects Strong Rebound In Coming Months
June 26, 2020
Nationwide Existing-Home Sales Fall 9.7% In May While NAR Expects Strong Rebound In Coming Months
“New home construction needs to robustly ramp up in order to meet rising housing demand. Otherwise, home prices will rise…
Texas Small Land Sales Volume Declines In 2019 While Price Per Acre Increases
June 22, 2020
Texas Small Land Sales Volume Declines In 2019 While Price Per Acre Increases
Austin / Waco / Hill Country small land sales decrease by 7.27%; Texas small land sales volume declines in 2019...
Mortgage Rates Drop, Reaching Another All-Time Low
June 19, 2020
Mortgage Rates Drop, Reaching Another All-Time Low
“While the rebound in the economy is uneven, one segment that is exhibiting strength is the housing market. Purchase demand…
May Rental Report: San Marcos Continues To Have Lowest Rent In Local Metro
June 17, 2020
May Rental Report: San Marcos Continues To Have Lowest Rent In Local Metro
by Crystal Chen The Zumper Austin Metro Area Report analyzed active listings in May 2020 across 8 metro cities…
Austin Moves Forward With Two Affordable Housing Projects
June 17, 2020
Austin Moves Forward With Two Affordable Housing Projects
Austin Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) approved moving forward with two projects to increase opportunities for affordable rental housing and homeownership…
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos In NAR’s Top 10 Housing Markets For Millennials During Pandemic
June 12, 2020
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos In NAR’s Top 10 Housing Markets For Millennials During Pandemic
“With relatively better employment conditions and a strong presence of millennials in these markets, more new home construction will be…
June Is American Homeownership Month
June 10, 2020
June Is American Homeownership Month
According to the Census Bureau, in 1995, National Homeownership Week began as a strategy of President Clinton’s administration to increase…
Mortgage Rates Up Slightly
June 5, 2020
Mortgage Rates Up Slightly
“While the economy is slowly rebounding, all signs continue to point to a solid recovery in home sales activity heading…
Property Owners Should Be Proactive About Potential Tax Hikes During COVID-19 Economic Downturn, Policy Group Says
June 1, 2020
Property Owners Should Be Proactive About Potential Tax Hikes During COVID-19 Economic Downturn, Policy Group Says
With the COVID-19 pandemic putting unforeseen pressure on homeowners, it’s not the time to raise property taxes to make up…
Thought SB2 Would Help Lower Your Property Taxes? Doesn’t Look Like It. SMTX City Council To Consider 8 Percent Tax Rate
May 29, 2020
Thought SB2 Would Help Lower Your Property Taxes? Doesn’t Look Like It. SMTX City Council To Consider 8 Percent Tax Rate
However, Gov. Abbott instructed all state agencies and universities to cut 5 percent across the board from their current and…