In this episode, Emily Girard, CEO of UnlockMLS and ABoR, and Clare Knapp, Housing Economist, recap May monthly stats. Despite a continued YoY decline in sales and median sales price, May proved a more favorable month for the market amid a growing level of affordable inventory. The two also discuss high- and low-performing zip codes with respect to sales activity in the MSA.

In this episode, Emily Girard, CEO of UnlockMLS and ABoR, and Clare Knapp, Housing Economist, review key homeownership trends in honor of National Homeownership Month. With the median net worth of homeowners outpacing that of renters nearly 40 times over, the two unpack need-to-know information to impart to clients on the benefits of homeownership.

In this episode, Emily Girard, CEO of UnlockMLS and ABoR, and Clare Knapp, Housing Economist, review the Austin leasing market thus far in 2025. The two discuss lease activity in relation to sales activity, expectations for lease activity over the summer, and the most popular bedroom count desired by renters.

In this episode, Kelea Youngblood, CMO of UnlockMLS and ABoR, and Clare Knapp, Housing Economist, continue last episode’s discussion of the 2025 NAR Generational Trends Report, touching on major takeaways for listing agents and sellers.

In this episode, Emily Girard, CEO of UnlockMLS and ABoR, and Clare Knapp, Housing Economist, discuss the key takeaways for buyers’ agents from a recent report released by NAR on generational homebuying trends. Learn how to leverage your skills to their fullest based on the attributes of agents that buyers most value!

In this episode, Emily Girard, CEO of Unlock MLS and ABoR, and Clare Knapp, Housing Economist, distill April housing stats. Major takeaways include a historically high level of inventory affordable to the average buyer and a YoY uptick in sales activity in areas primarily in areas south and east of the MSA. Emily and Clare also highlight a new research report that just dropped!

In this episode, Emily Girard, CEO of UnlockMLS and ABoR, and Clare Knapp, Housing Economist, discuss the effects of broader economic and policy movements on the national YoY decline in March home sales. Amid the pause in many of the previously announced tariffs, consumer confidence may eke up from recent lows, providing more of a boost to the housing market in the late spring.

In this episode, Emily Girard, CEO of UnlockMLS and ABoR, and Clare Knapp, Housing Economist, discuss the characteristics of homes that sold for their original list price in 1Q2025. The two unpack the differences between homes that sold for their original list price and sales that incurred at least one price drop in terms of price ranges, the number of days on market, and the number of open houses.  

In this episode, Emily Girard, CEO of UnlockMLS and ABoR, and Clare Knapp, Housing Economist, discuss monthly and quarterly housing stats for the MSA. Year-over-year, the first quarter of 2025 saw a 9.1% decline in home sales, while the median sales price remained relatively steady, down 2.3%. Stubbornly high mortgage rates and a weaker local labor market weighed on the Austin housing market as sellers maintained high expectations for prices.