Redfin News reports, "one-quarter of homes for sale in Austin, TX (25.8%) have lower estimated monthly housing payments than they would have if they had been for sale a year ago. That’s a higher share than any other major U.S. metropolitan area Redfin analyzed and more than triple the nationwide share of 7.1%. 

Seattle is close behind, at 23.6%, followed by San Francisco (18.8%), New York (18.3%) and Pittsburgh (15.6%).

This is according to a Redfin analysis of U.S. single-family homes, condos/co-ops and townhouses for sale as of April 11, 2023. We estimated what a homebuyer’s monthly housing payment would be on those homes using the Redfin Estimate of the homes’ value in April 2023 and the average U.S. mortgage rate in March 2023. To estimate what…

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Many Americans relocated to Texas’ Sunbelt region in 2022. Photo by GeoJango Maps on Unsplash

CultureMap Austin writes, "many Americans relocated to Texas’ Sunbelt region in 2022, but Austinites may be surprised to see the city movers set as their destination. Perhaps they're also a little relieved to learn that city is Houston. However, Austin is still a top 10 destination for American movers, according to a the latest “Top Moving Destinations” report from Penske Truck Rental.

Austin only ranked No. 10 this year, which is a one-place drop from the 2021 report. Meanwhile, 2022 was Houston’s second consecutive year as the No. 1 moving destination. Dallas' rank remained the same year-over-year from the previous report at No. 7. San Antonio also appeared ahead of Austin at No. 9, which is a three-place drop from 2021 when the city ranked No.…

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