Showing posts with label Home Prices. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Home Prices. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Travis County sees rise in home values

From Impact News, May 6, 2009...

Home values increased by 5 percent in Travis County over the last year as neighboring Williamson County experienced a 1.3 percent decline.

Travis County’s average homestead appraisal rose from $281,623 in 2008 to $295,747 in 2009. The average value in the Williamson Central Appraisal District is $188,523 this year, compared with an average of $191,072 last year.

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Monday, April 13, 2009

Austin "low risk" for home price correction

From Austin Business Journal, April 1, 2009...

The Austin metropolitan area is not likely to see a major correction in home prices, according to PMI Mortgage Insurance Co.’s First Quarter 2009 Economic and Real Estate Trends Report.

When it comes to risk of a home price correction, Austin is the 17th most-stable among the nation's 50 largest cities, the report shows. However, all four of Texas' other major cities are among the top 10 most-stable on the list.

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Monday, January 19, 2009

Austin home starts and prices expected to fall in 2009

From statesman, January 7, 2009...

The Austin-area housing market took a big hit last year, and more pain is in store for 2009.

That was the message delivered to about 600 homebuilders, real estate agents and small-business owners whose companies depend on the housing industry at the Austin Economic Housing Forecast on Tuesday.

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Friday, January 16, 2009

Austin association reports 3-percent drop in home prices

From News 8 Austin, January 6, 2009...

The Home Builders Association of Austin said the market may have slowed, but it's not as bad as other parts of the nation.

The association released a housing forecast for 2009 Tuesday. Officials said home prices in the Austin area have dropped less than 3 percent, compared to 15 percent in some areas of the country.

Researchers said that doesn't mean Austin is out of the woods, economically speaking.

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Friday, November 21, 2008

Austin home sales fall in October

From Austin Business Journal, November 20, 2008...

Single-family home sales in the Austin area fell 25 percent in October compared with the same month last year, and October’s active listings rose 5 percent from the same time last year, according to data from the Austin Board of Realtors.

Single-family home sales contributed $324 million to the Austin economy in October, down 24 percent from last October.

Median home price in October rose, however, to $192,520, a 7 percent increase from a year ago and a record for the month.

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Median home prices rise in Austin

From KVUE, November 20, 2008...

While the housing market around the nation continues to suffer, Austin home prices climbed higher in October, according to a new report from the Austin Board of Realtors.

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Monday, September 22, 2008

Austin home sales down 20% in August

From KVUE, September 18, 2008...

Austin's real estate market is slowing down -- but values are holding steady.

Numbers released Thursday by the Austin Board of Realtors show home sales dropped 20 percent in August compared to August of last year. In August 2008, 1,992 homes were sold in Austin.

The median home price went up 2 percent to $195,000.

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