/tags/home-prices Home Prices en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:12:58 GMT /texas/2022-04-22/as-texas-home-values-skyrocket-state-officials-wrestle-with-how-to-slow-property-tax-increases Texas school districts, cities and counties rely heavily on property taxes to pay for roads, libraries, police, firefighters and public schools. But lowering tax bills has long been a difficult endeavor. Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:12:58 GMT /texas/2022-04-22/as-texas-home-values-skyrocket-state-officials-wrestle-with-how-to-slow-property-tax-increases Joshua Fechter /2022-04-08/mortgage-rates-just-hit-5-heres-how-much-more-expensive-that-makes-home-ownership Higher mortgage rates and home prices have pushed the monthly payment to buy the median-priced home in the U.S. up more than 50% since the start of last year. Many first-time buyers can't afford it. Fri, 08 Apr 2022 22:33:53 GMT /2022-04-08/mortgage-rates-just-hit-5-heres-how-much-more-expensive-that-makes-home-ownership Chris Arnold /2022-03-18/americans-will-feel-the-impact-as-fed-raises-rates-heres-what-you-should-know It's getting more expensive to borrow money, with rates on mortgages, car loans and credit cards heading higher. Here's where you're likely to feel the impact and what you can do about it. Fri, 18 Mar 2022 22:04:09 GMT /2022-03-18/americans-will-feel-the-impact-as-fed-raises-rates-heres-what-you-should-know Chris Arnold /texas/2019-08-09/from-financial-freedom-to-foreclosure-how-a-reverse-mortgage-went-wrong From Texas Standard:A reverse mortgage allows older homeowners to borrow money against their home’s equity. It’s a legitimate financial option that� Fri, 09 Aug 2019 19:04:21 GMT /texas/2019-08-09/from-financial-freedom-to-foreclosure-how-a-reverse-mortgage-went-wrong Joy Diaz /austin/2013-11-14/what-recession-census-says-downturn-didnt-hurt-austin-housing-market Austin’s housing market is hot. So hot, in fact, that it wasn’t seriously dampened in the recession to post-recession period.New census data shows home� Thu, 14 Nov 2013 21:10:00 GMT /austin/2013-11-14/what-recession-census-says-downturn-didnt-hurt-austin-housing-market Laura Rice /business/2013-07-22/five-reasons-why-austin-home-sales-dipped-in-june Home sales in the Austin area fell from May to June. The drop was unexpected because of the strength of the housing market in Central Texas and because� Tue, 23 Jul 2013 00:03:38 GMT /business/2013-07-22/five-reasons-why-austin-home-sales-dipped-in-june Nathan Bernier /business/2013-06-20/austin-area-home-sales-jump-29-setting-new-record-for-may More homes sold in the Austin-area last month than in any May on record, according to a report by the Austin Board of Realtors. Their analysis of MLS� Thu, 20 Jun 2013 23:52:22 GMT /business/2013-06-20/austin-area-home-sales-jump-29-setting-new-record-for-may Nathan Bernier /business/2013-05-21/austin-home-sales-surged-32-percent-in-april Austin area home sales jumped by 32 percent in April compared to the same month last year. The Austin Board of Realtors says 2,563 single-family homes� Tue, 21 May 2013 23:32:41 GMT /business/2013-05-21/austin-home-sales-surged-32-percent-in-april Nathan Bernier /business/2013-02-01/texas-home-sales-end-year-on-a-bang The Texas real estate market rang out 2012 on a high note, according to the latest reading from the Texas Association of Realtors. It says 56,488� Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:11:10 GMT /business/2013-02-01/texas-home-sales-end-year-on-a-bang Nathan Bernier /business/2013-01-08/forecast-almost-10-000-new-home-starts-expected-in-2013 Construction could begin on 8,800 to 9,600 new single-family homes in 2013, according to an annual forecast by Eldon Rude, the Austin analyst with the� Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:15:25 GMT /business/2013-01-08/forecast-almost-10-000-new-home-starts-expected-in-2013 Nathan Bernier