Austin-area homebuilders see solid late spring surge in new home sales

By Shonda Novak, Austin American-Statesman July 3, 2025 Sales of newly built homes in the Austin area surged nearly 14% in May, a new analysis shows. New home sales in the Austin region climbed 13.8% to a monthly average of 880, up from 773 in April. It was still less than the 955 homes sold […]
Interest rates put ‘downward pressure’ on Texas new-home sales last month

by Emily Marek New-home sales fell in Texas as interest rates sidelined buyers in February, according to the Texas New Home Sales Report from HomesUSA. Across Texas’ four largest cities, new-home sales increased year over year, but decreased month over month. In Houston, there were 2,029 new-home sales in February, up from 1,827 a year prior. […]