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"Austin market relies on price cuts as homes sit longer"

Housingwire writes, "The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro housing market shows a striking disconnect between aggressive price reductions and selling pace, with 53.43% of active listings taking price cuts while homes still require 84 days to sell, according to the latest market data.

This paradox positions Austin as an outlier in both Texas and national markets. Despite more than half of sellers reducing prices, the metro’s median days on market exceeds the national average of 77 days, though it moves faster than the Texas state median of 91 days.

Inventory builds as buyer conditions strengthen

Austin’s housing inventory reached 11,429 active single-family homes as of Nov. 1, 2025, representing 3.67 months of supply. The market absorbed 780…

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"Falling Mortgage Rates Boost Housing Market for Now—as Government Shutdown Enters Second Month, Clouding Outlook"

Realtor.com reports, "Mortgage rates just hit 6.17%—their lowest in more than a year. Also this week, the Fed cut rates again. Together, this could provide some real momentum for the housing market. 

But with an economy sending mixed signals and the government shutdown clouding the data picture, uncertainty is creeping in.  

That’s this week’s big story: Momentum meeting uncertainty. Lower rates are trying to push the housing market forward, and macro risks are pulling it back.

On one side, momentum: Since May, mortgage rates have fallen by 70 basis points, saving a typical buyer about $150 a month—that’s nearly $2,000 a year in payments. 

On the other side, uncertainty: Without the usual labor market data, Fed Chair Jerome Powell compared…

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"Austin affected by rising national trend of home buyers ghosting deals"

CultureMap Austin shares, "home buyers across the United States are ghosting sellers at record rates, and Austin is not exempt from the trend. Real estate marketplace Redfin tracked which metros saw the most buyers getting cold feet before closing real estate deals: thankfully Austin wasn't in the top 10, but it did see a significant increase since last year.

Redfin says 13.8 percent of Austin home purchases were called off in September, an increase from 11.8 percent in 2024. San Antonio ranked No. 2 overall, with the highest pull-out rate in Texas at 19 percent. Elsewhere in Texas, Dallas and Fort Worth also saw top 10 rates of home sale cancellations.

Tampa, Florida, topped the list with a cancellation rate of 20.1 percent. The national…

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"Homebuyers are backing out of deals at record rates. Here's why and what it means for the housing market."

Austin Business Journal reports, "Residential real estate purchase agreements are being canceled at record rates — upwards of 20% in some major metro areas — as sellers struggle to maintain the upper hand and buyers suffer from cold feet.

That's according to an analysis of MLS pending sales data in 50 large metro areas by real estate analytics firm Redfin.

Nationally, about 56,000 home-purchase agreements were canceled in August, which translates to 15.1% of homes that went under contract during the month.

That's the highest rate of cancellations in August since Redfin started tracking the metric in 2017. In August 2024, the rate was 14.3%.

The increase represents another obstacle for an evolving housing market already challenged…

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"Mortgage Rates Hit Lowest Level in Over a Year as Fed Eyes Possible Rate Cut"

Realtor.com writes, mortgage rates dipped yet again. The Freddie Mac 30-year fixed rate fell to 6.19%, its lowest level in more than a year. That’s a meaningful drop, and it comes as markets fully price in another possible Federal Reserve rate cut after it meets next week.

While this gives buyers some breathing room, it’s worth noting that further declines may be limited. That’s because there’s still uncertainty around a potential December policy move, and inflation expectations remain sticky.

After delays from the government shutdown, we finally got the report everyone’s been waiting for. The consumer price index, or CPI, showed inflation running at 3% year over year, a slight increase compared with 2.9% the previous month.

Meanwhile, core…

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"Austin, TX Is America’s Strongest Buyer’s Market, With Over Twice as Many Home Sellers as Buyers"

Redfin News writes, "It’s a buyer’s market—for those who can afford to buy. 

America had an estimated 36.7% more home sellers than buyers in September, meaning many of the buyers who were in the market had room to negotiate. June 2025 is the only month in records dating back to 2013 when sellers outnumbered buyers by a greater percentage, and it was only marginally greater—36.9%. 

The strongest buyer’s market is Austin, TX, which had an estimated 130% more sellers than buyers in September. Next came Fort Lauderdale, FL (118.5% more), West Palm Beach, FL (113%), Miami (112.2%) and Nashville, TN (109.4%). All but two of the 10 strongest buyer’s markets are in Texas or Florida. 

We estimated the number of buyers using proprietary Redfin data on the…

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"Compass launches Buyer Demand tool to help agents price homes"

Housingwire shares, "Compass is adding another feature to its suite of agent technology tools. On Tuesday, the Robert Reffkin-helmed firm announced the launch of Buyer Demand.

Buyer Demand enables Compass agents and their home seller clients to see the number of serious buyers in Compass’s network who are searching for homes that match theirs. Compass says this number is based on current buyer activity and saved searches. The brokerage notes that the insights provided by this tool help agents and their sellers understand demand dynamics across different price points and help them create a more informed pricing strategy. 

The new tool provides users with an up-to-the-minute look at buyer interest. According to Compass, this will be a game…

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"Austin housing market shows stability with jump in sales, lower prices"

CultureMap Austin writes, "After an August declaration that Austin was becoming a buyer's market, the latest Central Texas Housing Report studied September data and found the metro's highest growth in closed home sales all year.

The new report from from Unlock MLS and the Austin Board of Realtors (ABoR) revealed that closed sales rose 6.7 percent year-over-year in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metropolitan statistical area (MSA). Median home prices in the metro dipped nearly two percent year-over-year to $420,000.

Unlock MLS research advisor Vaike O'Grady said the September data indicates buyers are showing a "renewed confidence" as the market stabilizes. September's housing trends are also following ABoR's expectations for the season as the…

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"Uhland near Austin and San Antonio poised for a boom"

Austin Business Journal writes, "Uhland, about 25 miles south of downtown Austin, is hardly a household name, but developers are starting to circle the tiny city.

For the last several years, Uhland has been a target of homebuilders due to its prime location near fast-growing cities like Kyle and Lockhart. The official population now is 1,885. Based on home platting, current estimates are that Uhland could add 18,000 residents soon — a tidal wave of growth that's turning the heads of real estate investors.

The city has celebrated some wins in recent years. Operators of the popular Dripping Springs Pumpkin Festival moved the fall event to Uhland and rebranded it as the Uhland Fall Fest — with owners aiming to turn the site into a 97-acre "Old…

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"AISD real estate could be up for grabs as district evaluates closing some campuses"

Austin Business Journal reports, "The Austin Independent School District plans to consolidate operations amid a tough financial outlook and could either sell or lease up to 13 school sites that it's considering closing.

The district published a proposed consolidation plan Oct. 3 in which 13 schools would be closed and most of the district’s attendance boundaries would be altered. The proposal is aimed at addressing anticipated enrollment declines and financial challenges, with the AISD’s approved 2025-26 budget projecting a $19.7 million deficit and the potential consolidation forecast to save more than $25 million. 

“To protect the quality of education in Austin ISD, we must reassess where our limited resources are spent,” Superintendent Matias…

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