McKinley Homes Acquires Liberty Home Builders
McKinley Homes has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of Liberty Home Builders Houston, a deal that adds six residential subdivisions to the company’s growing presence in Texas. Homes in the subdivisions sell for under $400,000 and will now operate under McKinley Homes Houston, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reported. The subdivisions include Barton Place in […]
How the New Generation Is Changing Home Buying
© anyaberkut – iStock/Getty Images Plus A new generation of home buyers is beginning the house hunt not by searching online listings or participating in virtual tours and open houses. Instead, young buyers are connecting with REALTORS® and researching properties and neighborhoods on social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. (On TikTok, the hashtag […]
Home Prices Grew 0.5% Last Month, the Fastest Pace Since April
Home prices grew 0.5% month over month in September, the fastest pace since April. On a year-over-year basis, home prices rose 6%, the smallest annual increase since December. 13 of the 50 most populous U.S. metros recorded a drop in home prices month over month. U.S. home prices grew 0.5% from a month earlier in […]
Hispanic homeowners narrow home value gap to smallest margin on record
SEATTLE, Oct.14 , 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Recent Zillow® research shows Hispanic homeowners making strides in narrowing the home value gap with white homeowners over the past two years, regaining ground lost during the pandemic. The gap is now the narrowest ever observed. Hispanic-owned homes are currently worth 11.9% less than homes owned by non-Hispanic white […]
Mortgage rate dip makes for a lively ‘last call’ in this year’s home shopping season
New listings and sales moved closer to pre-pandemic norms in September. A buyer who could have afforded the typical U.S. home in May saw their buying power boosted by more than $40,000 by September, thanks to lower mortgage rates. Buyers markets are spreading across the Southeast, with more homes for sale than in most other […]
Austin Code Change Could Slash Home Prices
It’s a weird time to be a YIMBY in Austin. On the one hand, the city’s development code and permitting process are far stricter than those of Dallas or Houston. This week, a court blocked what would have amounted to a $350 million development incentive to increase walkability in Austin’s developing South Central Waterfront neighborhood. […]
Icon Announces Next-Gen 3D Home Printer
If 3D-printed homes are the future of the American neighborhood, then Austin just hosted that neighborhood’s biggest block party yet. Icon, a construction technology company specializing in 3D-printed homes, held a huge presentation and demo at the Long Center for the Arts on the shores of Lady Bird Lake. The company debuted a futuristic new […]
Rare modular home hits the Austin market for $3.275 million
The future of sustainable home construction is here. A uniquely built, one-of-a-kind home in a historic West Central Austin neighborhood is now on the market with a $3.275 million price tag. Innovation Home is self-described new solution to relieve Austin of its housing availability shortage. Located on a 0.21-acre fenced lot at 2413 W. 9th […]
Report forecasts significant drop in Austin home prices in 2024
Move over, Austin: Cedar Park was just named the No. 4 best Texas city to move to in 2024. The city came out among the top five in a new population analysis by USA Today Homefront, published February 19, that examined 52 Texas cities across 19 key indicators, including school quality, affordability, entertainment, and more. […]
Austinites waiting for the right time to buy a home should buy now, new report says
Move over, Austin: Cedar Park was just named the No. 4 best Texas city to move to in 2024. The city came out among the top five in a new population analysis by USA Today Homefront, published February 19, that examined 52 Texas cities across 19 key indicators, including school quality, affordability, entertainment, and more. […]
