Austin Neighborhood Market Spotlights

How healthy is the Austin Real Estate market?  From the looks of the data below, I would say very healthy.  Inventory is low, average days homes have been actively on the market is 3 months or less.  I have selected some random neighborhoods in Austin below and listed some current real estate market data.

Understand this data is specific to single family houses.  Some of these areas certainly have duplexes, triplexes, and of course, condominiums.  I like to separate condominium and investor markets, because they are different and should be explored on their own.

If there is an area you want me to spotlight -please let me know.

Hyde Park

Number of Active Homes on the Market: 31

Average Days on Market: 94

Median Home Price: $ 385,000

Travis Heights

Number of Active Homes on the Market: 23

Average Days on Market: 69

Median Home Price: $ 538,000

Tarrytown

Number of Active Homes on the Market: 29

Average Days on Market: 81

Median Home Price: $ 779,000

City of West Lake Hills

Number of Active Houses on the Market: 28

Average Days on Market: 60

Median Home Price: $ 987,000

Mueller

Number of Active Houses on the Market: 17

Average Days on Market: 44

Median Home Price: $ 448,605

Northwest Hills

Number of Active Houses on the Market: 33

Average Days on Market: 81

Median Home Price: $ 598,500

Markets are Local

I had 5 people come to my open house on Sunday, which is 5 more than most of my colleagues.  Most were surprised since the house I was holding open listed for $649,000,  in comparison, their properties were priced much less.  As I have noted in the past, markets are local.  

Within the ‘market’ I was in, my home was the exception – not the rule.  

In another area of Austin, that same house may be perceived as expensive, but in Rollingwood and Westlake Hills combined, I was in the 4th lowest priced house out of a total of 16 available for purchase.  In fact, my house, was one of only 8 homes listed for under a million dollars.  

So, for my market, this house was a bit of a head turner because of the price, which led to my open house traffic on a rainy, cold afternoon.