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Market updates

One letter a month for each market I follow, with the numbers behind it.

Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · Primary market-Cedar Park

Cedar Park stayed tighter than the national market this summer

Local supply held at 3.6 months while the U.S. hit a ten-year high of 4.9 months, and Cedar Park prices rose 3.2% year over year.

RGBy Rica Greenwood
New listings
Up 3% from a year ago
Homes for sale
Down 18.4% from a year ago
Months of supply
Down 1.2 months from a year ago
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Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · Leander, Texas

Leander prices dipped a little even as more homes sold

More Leander homes changed hands in the three months ending August 31, 2026, yet the median price slipped, giving both buyers and sellers a clearer read on where things stand.

RGBy Rica Greenwood
Homes for sale
Down 13.5% from a year ago
New listings
Down 3.8% from a year ago
Months of supply
Down 1.1 months from a year ago
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Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · Austin

More homes are for sale in part of Austin, and they are taking longer to move

In ZIP 78717, inventory is up 24% and the median home is sitting on the market for 59 days. Here is what that means for you.

RGBy Rica Greenwood
Median sale price
Up 4.3% from 2025
Homes sold
Down 15.9% from 2025
Months of supply
Up 1.7 months from 2025
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Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · Rob Roy Westlake

Inventory shrank in Rob Roy Westlake as more deals moved ahead

Fewer homes for sale and more pending contracts tell a clear story for the three months ending August 31, 2026.

RGBy Rica Greenwood
Pending sales
Up 9.4% from a year before
Homes sold
Up 3.2% from a year before
New listings
Up 0.9% from a year before
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Published October 4, 2026 in Market Update · Austin

Austin prices are softer, but one part of the market is still holding up

Broad Austin headlines show prices down 1% from a year ago, but ZIP 78717 tells a different story.

RGBy Rica Greenwood
Austin price change, year over year (August)
Redfin, Sep 22, 2026
Austin sellers who cut price (4 weeks ending Sep 20)
Redfin, Sep 30, 2026
Metro median list price
Realtor.com, Sep 30, 2026
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Published October 4, 2026 in Market Update · Primary market-Cedar Park

Cedar Park had more sales even with mortgage rates above 7%

Buyers kept moving in Cedar Park through the three months ending July 31, 2026, even as borrowing costs climbed.

RGBy Rica Greenwood
Homes sold
Up 10% from 2025
Pending sales
Up 12.3% from 2025
Median sale price
Up 3.1% from 2025
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Published October 4, 2026 in Market Update · Leander, Texas

Leander prices were nearly flat while sales picked up

In the three months ending July 31, 2026, more homes sold in Leander even as prices held almost exactly where they were a year ago.

RGBy Rica Greenwood
Homes sold
Up 10.2% year over year
Pending sales
Down 0.8% year over year
New listings
Down 11.3% year over year
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Published October 4, 2026 in Market Update · Rob Roy Westlake

Rob Roy Westlake prices rose as inventory got tighter

The median sale price hit $1,700,000 in the three months ending July 31, 2026, up 3.5% from a year before, while the number of homes for sale fell sharply.

RGBy Rica Greenwood
Median sale price
Up 3.5% from a year before
Homes for sale
Down 30.8% from a year before
Homes sold
Up 8.8% from a year before
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