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While the Austin housing market isn’t sizzling, agents say it is still warm

Housing Wire

From 2020 until the middle of 2022, the Austin metro area was turning heads for its massive influx of homebuyers and its exponential home price growth. In early March 2020, prior to the onset of the pandemic , the 90-day average median list price for a single-family home in the area was $357,000.

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Agents in Illinois grapple with the state’s housing inventory shortage

Housing Wire

Census Bureau , the state lost 32,826 residents from July 2022 to July 2023. In downtown Chicago, with the high rises, it’s a buyer’s market — maybe the biggest buyer’s market in history if it’s a luxury property. “In Just in the last couple of weeks, I’ve had a lot of people saying they’re ready to list,” Kingsbury said.

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SEATTLE ‘WALKING’ TOWARDS URBAN CONNECTEDNESS

Will Springer Realtor

“The few homes that are available are selling quickly and at or above list price.” fewer new listings, the number of sales rose 1.7% LUXURY LIVING With autumn just around the corner, it’s not surprising to see fewer homes coming on the market. While there were 5.8% against the previous month. 1-5pm Oktoberfest, Sept.

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TRACKING THE SINGLE HOUSEHOLD AND OTHER LIFESTYLE CHOICES

Will Springer Realtor

Many can apparently afford to live on their own; people in Seattle with a college degree earn a median income of $116,000, according to Census data from 2022. BY THE NUMBERS >> Seattle jumped five notches between 2019 and 2022 among big U.S. of resold properties. >> property on a just-shy, 0.2-acre Census Bureau.