The April 2019 Central Texas Housing Market Report is out from the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR). The strength of the Austin area economy, including unemployment around 3%, continues to create strong demand for are...

There are two sets of data that I cover to compile my information. 1) The Warren Group, reports ALL transactions recorded by the Registry. This encompasses not only the 3 MLS services but also the intra-family trans...

Hey everyone, I have a property I'm considering purchasing and it currently has window units.  This is typical for the area, although some (not all) of the renovated homes out there have been converted to central air....

Earlier this week I attended a Sheriff Sale. There were three properties up for sale, one of which was cancelled. I was the only bidder present in the room when the auction started (the Plaintiff's attorney was also ...

This house barely cash flows. I worry about it being near the peak especially in LV due to the looming recession. With 85k involved in closing, it isn't an ideal time to buy if the market turns against me and I can bu...

August 2022 Housing Market Update for Austin, TX MSA
August 2022 statistics have been released for the Central Texas Housing market. There was a slight decrease in median sales price from the preceding month and a 5%...

I own a duplex that has significantly increased in value over the last two years. I would like to extract some of that increased value so that I can purchase another property. I'm looking at selling half of the owners...

I'm currently looking around at various properties for a personal residence. I am wanting to use time on the market as leverage for lowering the price, but I'm trying to find out at what point this would technique thi...

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I had an executed contract with a seller for a short sale. What I have since learned was the seller has not defaulted on loan but no longer wants the property so she was trying to sell it...

It's been a hell of a ride for Massachusetts Single Family Housing (SFH). Here are the April numbers, all in Yoy unless stated. Median Price $528,000; +20.23%

Closed Sales: 3,923; +14.01% - seems large due ...