AUSTIN-ROUND ROCK MSA HOUSING MARKET INVENTORY HITS HIGHEST LEVEL IN OVER EIGHT YEARS

“It’s imperative for Central Texans to have a game plan and strategize with their REALTOR® when navigating the housing market,”

Ashley Jackson, 2023 ABoR president

AUSTIN, TX — In the Austin-Round Rock MSA, housing inventory reached 4.0 months of inventory, the highest level in more than eight years, according to the Austin Board of REALTORS® September 2023 Central Texas Housing Market Report. The market also experienced a drop in closed sales, which decreased by 18.2% year over year to 2,387 sales, and the median close price dipped 4.3% year over year to $452,080, both symptomatic of higher mortgage rates and highlighting the need for sellers to connect with and rely on REALTORS

“It’s imperative for Central Texans to have a game plan and strategize with their REALTOR® when navigating the housing market,” Ashley Jackson, 2023 ABoR president, said. “It’s also important to understand that the housing market today is no longer the housing market of the past few years. The benefit of this for buyers is they can take advantage of this extra time to get pre-qualified, while sellers can improve their home’s curb appeal. These intentional preparations will result in better experiences and outcomes on both sides of the transaction.”

In September, sales dollar volume fell 19.8% year over year to $1,390,205,344, while homes spent an average of 65 days on the market, up 24 days from September 2022 across the Austin-Round Rock MSA. New listings decreased 7.0% year over year to 3,644 listings, active listings jumped 7.8% year over year to 10,235 listings and pending listings rose 7.7% year over year to 2,320 listings. There were 2,387 residential homes sold across the MSA, an 18.2% decrease from September 2022.