September 2009

09/15/2009
Austin and San Antonio will be the first two U.S. cities to recover from the recession, according to a new national forecast from IHS Global Insight. (more)


August 2009

08/27/2009
New US home sales in July surge 9.6 pct, beating expectations in 4th straight monthly increase (more)

08/25/2009
S&P index shows home prices rose 3 percent in 2nd qtr, the first quarterly gain since 2006 (more)

08/21/2009
Existing-home sales in Central Texas last month equaled those in July 2008, the first time in more than two years that sales were not lower than in the same month the previous year. (more)

08/19/2009
U.S. sales of existing homes likely rose to their highest level in 10 months in July, according to a Reuters poll. (more)

July 2009

07/29/2009
There were fresh signs Tuesday that home prices in much of the country are stabilizing and the housing market is on the mend. (more)

07/21/2009
Austin-area sales of existing homes hit the highest level in a year last month, according to figures Monday from the Austin Board of Realtors. (more)

07/20/2009
Austin's population continues to grow even in the face of the toughest economy in a generation. (more)

07/01/2009
Austin leads nation in job growth for 4th straight month (more)

June 2009

06/23/2009
Home sales stabilizing, but rising mortgage rates, job losses likely to slow housing recovery (more)

06/04/2009
Index of pending home sales has biggest jump in eight years (more)

May 2009

05/24/2009
A new city ordinance requires sellers of homes older than 10 years to get an energy audit and disclose the results to prospective buyers. (more)

05/18/2009
U.S. homebuilder sentiment jumped to its highest level in eight months in May (more)

05/14/2009
Forbes Magazine rates America's best bargin cities -Austin comes in #1 (more)

05/04/2009
Although it may seem crazy to bet on real estate for a steady retirement income these days, that is what some seniors are doing (more)

APRIL 2009

04/30/2009
Residential property appraisals rose by an average 3.8 percent in Travis County this year, less than a third of last year's increase... (more)

04/22/2009
Foreclosures surge, but many are re-postings Properties posted for auction expected to keep growing this year...(more)

04/15/2009
Homebuilder confidence jumps -
Signs of recovery - and perhaps a bottom - emerge in housing market report; largest monthly increase since 2003... (more)

When home prices hit bottom -
04/13/2009
getting a better sense of when it's coming can help you make the smartest buying and selling decisions...(more)

04/11/2009
Money Magazines latest forecasts and projections for the Austin Real Estate market - May 2009 (more)