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AUSTIN, Texas – May 20, 2009
- According to the latest Multiple Listing Service report by the Austin Board of REALTORS®, the volume of single-family Austin home sales in April 2009 was 1,601, down 18 percent from April 2008, and the median price was $189,000, up one percent over the same time period.
Jay Gohil, Chairman of the Austin Board of REALTORS®, explained, "Since the beginning of the year, home sales have grown. While we are still down compared to last year, with each month the gap in Austin real estate sales volume from 2008 to 2009 is closing. This sales momentum, coupled with a steady stream of new listings on the market, puts Central Texas in a good position for summer’s real estate season."
Chairman Gohil also explained why taking a closer look at April 2009 sales volume could be good news for both buyers and sellers of homes in Austin: "Right now we have a very healthy supply of housing inventory, which is perhaps the most reliable indicator of future home price trends in Central Texas. The ‘months of inventory’ in a market is determined by dividing the number of homes for sale by the average sales over the past 12 months."
Economists at the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University predict that about 6.5 months of inventory is a balanced market, where homes are being sold and prices continue to increase at a moderate pace. In April 2009, the Austin real estate market held 6.4 months of single family housing inventory, where the national average is 10 months.
April 2009 Statistics:
$372,077,203 was the dollar volume of single-family properties sold.
$189,000 was the median price, a one percent increase from April 2008.
1,601 was the number of homes sold, an 18 percent decrease compared to one year ago.
The Austin Board of REALTORS® is a non-profit, voluntary organization representing more than 8,000 licensed REALTORS® in Central Texas. For more, please contact Angela Brutsché at 512/454-7636, ext. 1300.
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