Find the latest Austin, Texas real estate news here. In May, the median home price across the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA dropped 1.6% year-over-year to $449,900, according to the latest Central Texas Housing Report released by Unlock MLS. While closed sales in the MSA were down 3.8% year-over-year to 3,021 sales, inventory was up 17.4%, equating to 5.0 months of available homes. Despite modest declines in sales and prices, the Austin real estate market showed signs of resilience as pending sales climbed 16.1% to 4,515—the strongest month of the year so far.
City of Austin Home Sales
- 1,027 – Residential homes sold, 5.8% less than May 2024.
- $595,000 – Median price for residential homes, 2.0% less than May 2024.
- 2,184 – New home listings on the market, 7.9% more than May 2024.
- 5,691 – Active home listings on the market, 17.8% more than May 2024.
- 1,690 – Pending sales, 21.2% more than May 2024.
- 5.7 – Months of inventory, 1.2 months more than May 2024.
- 94.8% – Average close to list price, compared to 95.2% in May 2024.
Austin real estate market: home sales for the Austin-Round Rock MSA comparing month over month between May 2025 and April 2025
✔ Overall, the median sales price was down (from $450,000)
✔ Sold units were up (from 2,484)
✔ New listings were up (from 5,710)
✔ Active listings were up (from 13,351)
✔ Pending home sales were up (from 3,074)
✔ Months of inventory were down (from 5.6)
Number of Austin homes for sale, plus real estate news, market data, and statistics by county for the Central Texas Housing Market, May 2025: Median Austin home prices and data by county
Months of inventory are calculated by dividing the number of homes listed for sale by the average number sold per month within 12 months.
Austin, Texas Real Estate and other Central Texas Housing Market Median Sales Prices for Austin, Georgetown, Round Rock, Leander, Pflugerville, Dripping Springs, Buda, Kyle, Cedar Park, Liberty Hill, and beyond for Single-Family Residential Home Types.
The median home price data below for Central Texas cities combines all residential home types and only lists those cities with at least 64 closed sales units to make the top 14.
️In total, sales were up slightly month-over-month for the cities in Central Texas with the most sold homes.
Top 15 Central Texas cities with the most home sales in the Austin, Texas Real Estate Market
What Central Texas cities had the most home sales in May? The breakdown above shows the top 15 cities with the most homes sold. This report included all residential home types.
Austin, Georgetown, and Round Rock held the top 3 slots.
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Austin real estate news, specifically Austin real estate market data and Austin homes for sale numbers, is compiled by ACTRIS© Matrix data through the Austin Board of REALTORS®. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be verified. Content is “AS IS,” without any warranty, express or implied. Results were calculated from the number of listings in the MLS on the date of the report. Off-market data not included.