AUSTIN, TEXAS ~ September housing market statistics were just released by the Austin Board of Realtors® (ABoR) and residential home sales decreased slightly once again across the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The market is showing signs of normalizing in terms of number of sales but the median sales price set a new September record high. Housing affordability and increasing available inventory should continue to be a top priority for the region.
Let's look at the year over year highlights for the Austin-Round Rock MSA and Williamson County where the area's inventory continues to struggle to meet demand while prices continue to be on the rise.
In the Austin-Round Rock MSA:
What increased? The median price for residential homes increased 28% to $450,000 and new listings increased 16% to 4,136.
What decreased? Average days on market decreased by 22 days to 17, closed sales decreased 5% to 3,682 and pending sales decreased just 1% to 3,552.
Active listings were flat. As with June 2020 through August 2021, monthly housing inventory decreased once again to just 1.1 month of inventory; this is well below the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University’s benchmark of 6 months to maintain a balanced housing market indicating a strong seller's market.
Heading north to Williamson County:
What increased? The median sales price rose 37% to $435,000, new listings rose 26% to 1,306, active listings rose 19% to 981 and pending sales increased 7% to 1,293.
What decreased? Average days on market decreased by 25 days to just 16 days and closed sales decreased 2% to 1,269 homes. Housing inventory was flat remaining at just 0.8 months of inventory. As with the greater Austin metro this is far below the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University’s benchmark of 6 months to maintain a balanced housing market.
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