April 2025 - Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA Real Estate SALES Market Update

🏡 April 2025 Central Texas Housing Market Snapshot – What You Need to Know

As we head into the busy spring season, the Central Texas real estate market continues to adjust to changing buyer behavior, inventory levels, and pricing trends. Here's a look at how the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA performed in April 2025, compared to the same month last year:

📉 Market Cooling Continues

• Median Sales Price: $450,000 → down 3.2%

• Closed Sales: 2,484 homes → down 13.8%

• Sales Dollar Volume: $1.48 billion → down 14.3%

We’re seeing a softening in home prices and a noticeable dip in closed transactions, suggesting more cautious buyer behavior and longer decision cycles.

📈 Inventory Growing, Giving Buyers More Options

• Active Listings: 13,351 → up 19.7%

• New Listings: 5,710 → up 11.5%

• Months of Inventory: 5.6 months → up from 3.8 months last year

This is a significant shift toward a more balanced market. Inventory is increasing, giving buyers more negotiating power and more homes to choose from.

🕰️ Homes Are Taking Longer to Sell

• Average Days on Market: 76 days → up 6 days

• Average Close-to-List Price: 95.2% → slightly down from 95.7%

Sellers may need to be more patient and price strategically, especially with more listings hitting the market and buyers being selective.

🔮 Outlook & Strategy

The Central Texas market is becoming more favorable to buyers, with more inventory and slightly softer prices. For sellers, proper pricing and presentation are more important than ever. For investors, the rising inventory could be an opportunity to negotiate favorable deals.

If you're considering buying, selling, or investing this season, now is the time to have a strategy based on data and market timing.

Let’s connect if you'd like a personalized market analysis for your neighborhood or investment area.
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