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. […]
Ben Caballero breaks his own world record for annual home sales
Ben Caballero breaks his own world record for annual home sales by Emily Marek May 2, 2024 Ben Caballero, CEO and founder of HomesUSA, set a new world record for both annual home sales and annual transaction volume in 2023. The record was previously held by Caballero. According to MLS data, Caballero sold 7,012 homes totaling […]
Economic headwinds holding back seasonal new-home sales in Austin market, expert says.
Economic headwinds holding back seasonal new-home sales in Austin market, expert says. by Shonda Novak April 22, 2024 This just in from Ben Caballero, a top-ranked real estate agent who tracks the new-home market in the Austin area and across Texas: Although new-home sales in the Austin area were slightly higher in March over February, […]
Jan 2019 – HomesUSA.com™ New Home Sales Index
Dallas, Texas – January 24, 2019 – Texas’ red-hot new home sales markets may finally be cooling according to new data released by HomesUSA.com™for December. The new data shows total home sales and pending sales dropping statewide last month, including lower sales numbers in the nation’s biggest new home sales market, Dallas-Ft. Worth, as well […]
Dec 2018 – HomesUSA.com™ New Home Sales Index
Days on Market statewide was relatively flat, so new homes sold at about the same pace in November as they did in October in Texas, according to HomesUSA.com™. But the big news for November was the increase in the average price of new home sales in Texas for the sixth straight month. Average new home […]
Nov 2018 – HomesUSA.com™ New Home Sales Index
The HomesUSA.com™ New Home Sales Index showed the DOM for new home sales statewide in October was 112.81 days, up from 112.70 days in September. Average new home prices in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio all increased last month, as the statewide average rose from $355,821 in September to $357,547 in October, the […]
Oct 2018 – HomesUSA.com™ New Home Sales Index
DALLAS, TX — Oct. 24, 2018 — The pace of new home sales improved statewide, even though new home sales prices went up last month statewide and in all four of the state’s largest markets, according to HomesUSA.com™. The HomesUSA.com™ New Home Sales Index showed its Days on Market (DOM) for new home sales statewide in […]
Caballero Ranked Top Producer
Ben Caballero sweeps Top Producer for Professional Achievement in Net Sales of New Homes in 2017 Q4 and 2018 Q1, with total net sales of $177,279,720. Awarded by the Sales & Marketing Council of the GHBA, the Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA) Awards are an annual event designed to recognize excellence within Houston’s home-building industry.
Caballero Top Producer
HomesUSA.com’s Ben Caballero has been recognized by the Sales & Marketing Council of the GHBA as 2017’s Top Producer for Professional Achievement in Net Sales of New Homes
The Green Home Premium
A new study from The University of Texas at Austin and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) found that new homes built to a LEED standard for energy-efficiency are worth more in resale value than homes without green features. “The Value of LEED Homes in the Texas Real Estate Market: A Statistical Analysis of Resale […]
