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2021 Austin-Round Rock Housing Market Report

February 4, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas – According to the December 2021 and Year-End Central Texas Housing Market Report released by the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR), more homes were sold in the Austin-Round Rock MSA in 2021 than ever before, with residential home sales rising 2.5% year over year to 41,316 homes sold last year.

Burnet County Housing Report for November 2021

December 28, 2021

In Burnet County, the median price is $390,000, that’s up 27.9 YoY. There were only 85 closed sales, that’s down -2.3% YoY. There were only 171 active listings, that’s down -12.31% YoY. Burnet County is experiencing a seller’s market with only 1.8 months of inventory, down -0.5 YoY.

Bell County Housing Report for November 2021

December 28, 2021

n Bell County, the median price is $245,000, that’s up 20.1% YoY. There were 567 closed sales, that’s up 18.1% YoY. There were only 330 active listings, that’s down 12.0% YoY. Bell County is experiencing a seller’s market with only 0.6 month’s of inventory.

Tips on Manufactured Housing Financing with Acreage

September 7, 2021

If you yearn for 2 acres or 200 acres, chickens, and pole barn but you don’t want to spend $500,000 or more a manufactured home property maybe your best option. We all have heard the bad jokes about ‘trailers, double-wide, mobile (make that 3 syllables) homes’ but manufactured housing has come a long way.

Preparing to Buy Your First Home

August 27, 2021

Buying your first home can be super confusing to most people. The internet is a tremendous resource for information, but often it can lead to more confusion than clarity when trying to educate yourself and prepare for your first home purchase. So where should you start and what should you do to better prepare yourself?

Homes Sales Increased by 21.6%

August 1, 2021

In the City of Austin, home sales in the first half of the year increased 21.6% year over year to 6,467 sales, while the median price increased 30.9% to $530,000.

Austin, Texas Housing Update for May 2021

June 21, 2021

According to the Austin Board of Realtors, residential home sales in the Austin Round-Rock MSA once again hit a record for the month of May, increasing 48% year over year to 3,976 sales, while the median sales price jumped 42.2% year over year to an all-time-high of $465,000. At the same time, sales dollar volume increased 116.2% year over year to $2,355,132,804. Monthly housing inventory dipped 1.5 months to a critically-low 0.5 months of inventory.

Market value change is not the same for all areas. Is Your Appraisal Fair?

April 15, 2021

The tax-assessed value is what the county believes your home is worth. The appraisal district determines the value based on what the property can sell for and the home’s condition on January 1.

2021 Storm Damage Exemption

March 3, 2021

You May Qualify For a 2021 Property Tax Exemption! On February 12, 2021, Governor Abbott declared the entire state of Texas a disaster area….

Learn More About Property Taxes and the Homestead Exemption in Texas

February 5, 2021

Here in Texas, we have this little thing called a Homestead Exemption that can save you thousands on your property taxes. So, to help those who are new the Lone Star State, here’s a few tid bits of information to help guide you through the filing process.

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