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"Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin are some of the nation’s top real estate markets, study says"

Spectrum News writes, "some of the top real estate markets in the nation are in the Lone Star State, according to a recent study.

The data comes from WalletHub, which used metrics like real-estate market rank, affordability and economic environment to rank U.S. cities.

In the top 10 alone are five Dallas-Fort Worth area cities, including McKinney, north of Dallas, with a total score of 72.33; Richardson, a Dallas suburb, with a score of 68.11; Denton, with 66.52; and Allen with a score of 66.35.

Making the top 20 were Fort Worth and Austin, with close scores of 65.31 and 65.13, respectively.

“Current home prices are extremely important, but there’s much more that you need to look at when determining the health of a city’s real estate…

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"Austin's affordable housing efforts could be thrown off by new Texas law"

Austin Business Journal reports, "A new state law set to take effect in the fall could throw a wrench in Austin’s plans to incentivize more affordable housing. 

That’s according to the director of Austin's planning department, Lauren Middleton-Pratt, who wrote in a July 28 memo to city leaders — as the city is updating its density bonus programs — that a new state law will require the city to re-evaluate how it incentivizes new income-restricted housing units. 

The new state law is Senate Bill 840, which was passed during the 89th Texas Legislature and allows for mixed-use residential housing on any land that’s zoned for office, commercial, retail, warehouse or existing mixed-uses without needing a zoning change approved by a city. The legislation,…

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"New Austinites continue to flock from the coasts, U-Haul data shows"

Austin Business Journal shares, "Californians and Floridians have been moving to the Austin metro in higher numbers than residents of any other U.S. states, according to one of America’s most prominent moving companies. 

U-Haul released its 2025 mid-year report July 16 regarding migration trends, breaking down where people are moving to and from. It tracked one-way customer transactions from January to July this year to determine the leading origins for trucks, trailers and U-Box moving containers bound for large metro areas around the country.

U-Haul found that Austin is a popular destination for people from two of the largest states in the U.S. — California, which has a population of 39.4 million, and Florida, which has a population of 23.4…

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"Inventory of homes for sale in the Austin metro on the rise"

Austin Business Journal writes, "With housing inventory in the Austin metro on the rise, the region may be close to becoming a buyer’s market.

That’s according to the latest report from Unlock MLS, which found that the metro’s housing inventory reached 5.6 months in April, up 1.4 months from the same time last year and closing in on the six-month mark that's generally considered a balanced market. But with the inventory rising and a larger stock of more affordably priced homes, conditions could lead to a buyer’s market, or at least one that’s favorable for first-time buyers, said Clare Knapp, housing economist for Unlock MLS and the Austin Board of Realtors.

“If anything, it’s a good market for first-time buyers in the sense that they have a…

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"Why Is Everyone Moving to Texas?"

House Beautiful writes, "Texas is hot these days. To be fair, Texas is usually pretty hot, but the real estate and rental market? Sizzling. Lately, it seems as though everyone is moving to Texas, picking up stakes all over the country to relocate to the Lone Star State. But why? What is this sudden draw, and will it last?

According to a recent report by real estate news site Redfin, the three most affordable cities for renters in the country are Dallas, Houston, and Austin, and all three metropolitan areas are actually improving in these fields. Austin, in particular, has the most favorable rental affordability rating in the country, with renters in the city earning a median income of just over $69,000 per year. A full 25.1 percent more than they…

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"Six of America’s top 10 hottest zip codes for real estate are in Texas"

KXAN Austin shares, "Six of the nation’s 10 hottest zip codes in 2024 are in Texas, according to real estate site Opendoor.

The site ranked the hottest zip codes nationwide by looking at the number of homes that went into contract within 90 days of listing last year.

In 2024, 77493 and 77433, both in the Houston area, topped the list for areas where people bought homes the fastest. In 2023, the two zip codes were flipped, with 77433 on top.

San Antonio’s 78253 ranked third in 2024, while New Braunfels’ 78130 ranked fourth.

Also in the top 20 were 75126 in Forney, which ranked sixth, 78640 in Kyle, which came in 10th, and McKinney’s 75071, which ranked 12th.

“Over the past three years, we’ve seen people choose to move away from city centers…

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"U-Haul: Austin metro ranked No. 5 for one-way moves in 2024"

Austin Business Journal shares, "The Austin metro was among the hottest destinations in the country for where people were moving last year, according to the latest annual ranking from U-Haul International Inc.

Austin ranked No. 5 among the top U.S. growth metros in 2024, and Texas was the No. 2 state for move-ins — bested from the top spot after three consecutive years by South Carolina, according to data released Jan. 2 and Jan. 3.

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area took the crown for the top growth metro in the recent list, followed by Charlotte, North Carolina (No. 2); Phoenix (No. 3); and, Lakeland, Florida (No. 4). Houston ranked No. 9.

U-Haul collects migration data from more than 2.5 million one-way U-Haul truck, trailer and moving…

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"Austin, San Antonio, Houston Realtors to have access to nearly 60% of Texas real estate listings"

Community Impact shares, "A data share agreement between the Austin Board of Realtors, San Antonio Board of Realtors and Houston Association of Realtors is set to give Realtors with all three associations access to nearly 60% of all Texas real estate listings by the end of the year.

How it works

The agreement between the three metroplexes, which was announced in early October, will open up access between the associations' Multiple Listing Service, or the online portal where Realtors can share information about homes for sale in their markets.

As of Nov. 4, there are approximately:

• 17,970 ABoR MLS subscribers
• 14,889 SABoR MLS subscribers
• 48,000 HAR MLS subscribers

After the data share agreement goes live, the over 80,000 combined MLS…

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"Texas new home sales slowed in September, prices dropped in Austin"

CultureMap Austin writes, "new analysis of the statewide real estate market has revealed new home sales in Texas have slowed since September, despite a drop in average prices, and inventory is on the rise.

The September edition of the New Home Sales Report by Dallas-based platform HomesUSA.com examined MLS data across Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio to determine the status of the overall real estate market.

The report found that the three-month average number of new home sales fell across all four major metros in September. Austin saw the smallest decline in home sales, down by just seven sales to 864 in September.

Out of all four markets, San Antonio saw the most dramatic decline in sales with 1,067 new homes sold in…

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"5 Austin neighbors lauded as best small cities in America"

CultureMap Austin writes, "Living in the big city isn't for everyone, which is why many are flocking to the suburbs and less-populated cities around Austin. To demonstrate the popularity of suburban and rural communities, a new study by WalletHub has identified five Austin suburbs on their 2024 list of the "Best Small Cities in America."

The extensive report compared over 1,300 U.S. cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 residents based on 45 livability metrics across five main categories: Affordability, economic health, education and health, quality of life, and overall safety. Cities were grouped by percentile, where the 99th percentile encompasses the top one percent of small American cities.

A total 19 U.S. cities all qualified…

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