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September 2020 Market Snapshot
We all know the real estate maxim of Location, Location, Location. The wider economic corollary may well be Supply, Supply, Supply (or Demand, Demand, Demand – depending on the date.) The national trend is a Months-Supply-of-Inventory pegged well below the balanced nu...
August 2020 Market Snapshot
The demand for housing in Texas continues to be evident. The Texas Association of Realtors recently published their annual Texas Homebuyers and Sellers Report (story here, report here). One nice part of the reporting is the contrast between Texas and the nation as a who...
July 2020 Market Report
The National Association of Home Builders reported that new home sales in July “posted the strongest seasonally adjusted annual rate since the end of 2006.” That pretty wells sums up sentiment we are seeing as well. (Does it scare you that 2006 is pre-Great Recessio...
What do you get when your June MLS data shows 1.4 Months of Inventory? Rising prices.
For comparison, June 2019 showed an Average Sold Price of $204k and a Median Sold Price of $170k. This was with June 2019 MOI at a still-tight 2.4. This year, Average Sold Price rose to $221k; Median Sold Price rose to $189k. Is that rise related to Luxury numbers? Perh...
May 2020 Market Report
What effects about re-opening can we tease from the local data? A look at preliminary MLS data for May showed a 19.7% decline YoY in units for sale (935 vs. 1164), and a 27.8% YoY decrease in May sales (397 vs. 550). However! Homes placed under contract in May 2020 was ...
April 2020 Market Report
Very strange times. Anecdotal evidence is that, despite very low rates, mortgage applications for purchases or refis are contracting a bit in light of underwriting scrutiny of borrower income. Recent paychecks are a must.
March 2020 Market Report
We know this quarantine is tough. We are open and servicing our customers to the best of our ability, consistent with efforts to keep our staff safe. We have instituted several steps in this regard and encourage you to refer to
February 2020 Market Report
Since February 2020 now feels like years ago and miles away, I will keep it short.
First, the Secretary of the Treasury gave
January 2020 Market Report
Early year predictions:
We will continue to experience an existing home inventory constriction through 2020.
December 2019 Market Report
What do we know about the general trend of housing to close out 2019? In a tweet thread Nobel-laureate economist and NYT commentator Paul Krugman takes o...