The Supreme Court’s recent decision to strike down the “Chevron decision” heralds what could be the end of the absurd Emotional Support Animal (ESA) scams that have plagued landlords and property managers since HUD administratively stretched Fair Housing laws to include anyone claiming “anxiety” or “whatever”.
Austin Real Estate Market Update – April 2025
The Austin real estate market 2025 data shows the market is still recalibrating in April. Here’s a One Chart, One Take on the Austin real estate market. I’m starting with my favorite chart, the one that I use to provide context to buyers and sellers on how to think about real estate appreciation and values across time. The Chart: 10-Year Austin Market Analysis Below is a 10-year lookback on the median sold value of single family homes in Travis, Williamson, and Hays Counties (Austin Metro) from January 2015 through April 30, 2025. It excludes new homes, condos, and duplexes because those skew and distort the resale market stats for single-family homes (regular houses). The red line is the trend line for where values were heading had the 6.45% annual appreciation rate of Jan 2015 through Dec 2019 remained steady before the COVID spike intervened. Austin Real Estate Market 2025: Homes … Read more