Overall, 2025 was a tough year for both Austin home sellers and home buyers. Mortgage rates were over 6% for the whole year, and home insurance costs rose as well, becoming more critical on home repairs. 

Prices have come down somewhat, but still not to the liking of most buyers who can lease for around 30% less than a mortgage would be. Now that 2025 is over, here is the good and bad for the upcoming year!  ​

Let's start with the bad.  Properties are staying on the market longer, recently the average days on the market for Austin is at 104 days. A drastic change from the zero days on market from 2022!  Buyers are still scarce. 

The major factors are higher mortgage rates, fewer new employment opportunities, slower resident growth, and the…

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