Dustin Downs, Realtor

07/28/2022

Relief is on the horizon in the red-hot Austin housing market, according to the latest monthly report from Austin Board of Realtors. The June 2022 market report highlights a 218 percent ...

06/30/2022

Good read on the housing market.

The home price crash of the mid-2000s was triggered in part, by a surplus of housing supply. Experts say that's not likely to happen this time around.

05/28/2022

Inventory is increasing, prices going down…but the interest rates will still be an issue for homebuyers.

With home sales slowing and mortgage rates rising, home sellers are starting to worry that the red-hot housing market is over.

05/28/2022

Now if interest rates could also go down…

Interest in the housing market seems to be levelling off due to increased homeownership costs.

05/07/2022

The silver lining is….wait

Economist Mark Zandi says now isn't the best time to buy a home, with most housing markets showing signs of overheating.

04/10/2022

https://www.businessinsider.com/will-housing-market-crash-bubble-burst-buyers-better-financial-position-2022-4

"Last cycle, a dog could get a mortgage," Zonda's Ali Wolf said. Today's homebuyers are in a much better financial position, both economists agree.

04/07/2022

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-06/canada-to-ban-some-foreigners-from-buying-homes-as-prices-soar

This is news because the US housing market could be on the same trajectory as the Canadian…

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03/23/2022

https://fortune.com/2022/03/23/housing-market-interest-rate-economic-shock/

Industry insiders tell Fortune this swift move up in mortgage rates amounts to an economic shock.

02/24/2022

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/wealth-creation-through-housing-is-not-guaranteed-behold-the-most-overvalued-housing-markets-in-america-11645667413

Austin is a Seller’s market. Or a rental property owner’s market. I can help you with either.

Coastal markets that looked like they were ready to bust during the pandemic are now seeing prices accelerate once again.

05/31/2017

I just witnessed a mom and her three kids stop to save a tortoise from trying to cross 290W.

I ❤️ Austin, TX!

05/27/2017

There's always something for everyone in Austin, TX!

Because what good is sitting? Alone? In your room?

05/08/2017

Sunset on Austin.