April 20, 2010 - According to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) report by the Austin Board of REALTORS®, the volume of Austin area home sales in March 2010 was 1,784, up 27 percent from the same month in 2009. The median price of real estate in the Austin area remained unchanged in the same time period at $180,000.
March 2010 also marked the second consecutive month of substantially decreased “days on market,” which refers to the average time homes remain active in the MLS. At 73 days for March 2010, homes spent 16 percent fewer days on the market than in March 2009. In the same time period, pending sales increased 31 percent to 2,421; new listings increased by 29 percent to 4,170; and active listings increased by six percent to 10,300.
