Austin-area home sales up 26 percent in February, median price up seven percent

Austin Board of REALTORS® releases real estate statistics for February 2013

AUSTIN,  Texas – March 20, 2013 – The Austin real estate market continued to gain steam in February, according to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) report released today by the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR). As cited in the report, the volume of home sales in Austin outpaced last year significantly and the price for Austin-area homes continued to rise.

According to the report, 1,626 single-family homes were sold in the Austin area in February 2013, which is 26 percent more than February 2012, and the total dollar volume of single-family

Austin-area home sales rise 33 percent, hit six-year high for January

Austin Board of REALTORS® releases real estate statistics for January 2013

AUSTIN, Texas – February 20, 2013 – According to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) report released today by the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR), the volume of Austin-area home sales continues to rise as January became the 20th straight month of sales volume increases—the most home sales in January since 2007.

According to the report, 1,402 single-family homes were sold in the Austin area in January 2013, which is 33 percent more than January 2012, and the total dollar volume of single-family properties sold was $368,289,978, or 55 percent higher than the