Austin Texas Real Estate News August 2025

Austin real estate news

Find the latest Austin, Texas real estate news here. In July, the median home price across the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA dropped to $435,000,  according to the latest Central Texas Housing Report released by Unlock MLS. While closed sales in the MSA were down 7.9% year-over-year to 2,492 units, inventory increased by 0.9 months, resulting in 6.1 months of available homes. The market followed familiar summer trends with sales slowing and prices adjusting slightly.  Pending sales rose more than 15%, signaling stronger activity heading into fall.

City of Austin Home Sales

  • 884 – Residential homes sold, 1.7% less than July 2024.
  • $590,000 – Median price for residential homes, 2.2% more than July 2024.
  • 1,550 – New home listings on the market, 14.1% more than July 2024.
  • 5,673 – Active home listings on the market, 14.5% more than July 2024.
  • 981 – Pending sales, 22.2% more than July 2024.
  • 6.9 – Months of inventory, 1.0 months more than July 2024.
  • 93.8% – Average close to list price, compared to 92.9% in July 2024.

Austin real estate market: home sales for the Austin-Round Rock MSA comparing month over month between July 2025 and June 2025

✔ Overall, the median sales price was down.

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✔ Sold units were down (from 2,823)
✔ New listings were down (from 4,562)
✔ Active listings were down (from 15,360)
✔ Pending home sales were up (from 2,706)
✔ Months of inventory were up (from 5.5)

Number of Austin homes for sale, plus real estate news, market data, and statistics by county for the Central Texas Housing Market, July 2025: Median Austin home prices and data by county

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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 51 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.

I’ve added arrows to indicate month-over-month comparisons.

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Top 15 Central Texas cities with the most home sales in the Austin, Texas Real Estate Market

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What Central Texas cities had the most home sales in July? 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.