Friday, June 18, 2010

Austin Up - Texas Dominates - Houston No. 1

A concentration of talent, the presence of alumni from prestigious schools, big company headquarters and good job growth make Houston, Austin and Dallas headliners in Forbes list of top 10 cities in the nation where young professionals are most likely to succeed.

Houston takes top billing on the list with Dallas in the 6th spot and Austin rounding out at No. 10.

It is a good thing we are friendly in Texas because it looks like we are going to have some new guys and gals in state.

Welcome!

Austin Real Estate Stats for May 2010

In Austin, Texas the number of active listings is up 12.79% from last year during the same week.

New listings are down 13.29% this week compared to the same week last year.

Pending properties are down this week by 35.87%.

Sold residential units are down 3.93% compared to the same week last year.
How are we doing on sales prices? Call me @ 512-917-5260

As for Average Prices:

May 30 - June 5, 2010

Sold average sales prices decreased 0.63% to $270,054. In 2009 it was $268,368 for the same week