While the number of homes sold is up about 7% over the 1Q of 2020 we are actually  DOWN 22% from where we ended in the 4Q 2020.  This is due to a lack of inventory—lots of buyers in the market and no homes to sell.

 Austin Texas Number of homes sales by year Mar 2021

 

Year-to-date Average Sold Price increased 32% to $554,481.  We are still seeing homes going into multiple offers and selling over asking.

 Austin Real Estate home prices by year as of Mar 2021

 

Listings are down 78% from this time last year!  For the last four(4) years, we have averaged about 6,300 homes for sale this time of year.  Today, we have about 1,200.

Austin real estate number of listings by year as of March 2021

 

There is currently 0.4 months of inventory on the market which is a very strong sellers market.  Six (6) months of inventory is  considered a normal, balanced market.

 Austin real estate inventory by year as of mar 2021