Austin real estate news market data for June showed housing activity starting to ease off the throttle a bit and start pumping the brakes. According to the Austin Board of REALTORS® June and Mid-Year 2022 Central Texas Housing Market Report, a triple-digit gain in active listings year over year pushed housing inventory levels over two months in the Austin-Round Rock MSA for the first time since November 2019. Combined with a dip in residential home sales activity and slowing pace of home price growth in June, the data indicates a decelerating Austin housing market that is beginning to return to pre-COVID normalcy.
A year ago, homebuyers were more inclined to act on a macro level when looking at the low supply of available homes and the incredibly high demand. The 
The real estate market doesn’t appear to be at base camp anymore. It’s climbed the mountain, possibly reached the summit, and now seems to be hanging out, smelling the remains of the May flowers. According to ABoR’s 
If Austin real estate was a cocktail, it has been rattled around in a shaker in recent years. The mix of the jarring jump in home prices, the steady climb of interest rates, and now the gut-punch of tax valuations; it’s enough to make buyers, sellers, investors, and owners alike feel like they have just been battered by ice cubes in a beverage shaker. 
I just sold this Northwest Austin beauty in Overlook at Cat Mountain. After 5 months of searching, It’s the first home my clients actually made an offer on and we were fortunate to be chosen within multiple offers. It was truly a find as my clients really didn’t want a pool and all we were finding were homes that had them. For my clients, finding the ideal location was a bit of a challenge as the commuting distance was an important factor.