Home sales down for fifth month in a row in San Antonio as prices continue to rise
For the fifth month in a row homes sales were down in the San Antonio area. But thatโs the case for prices as they continue to climb.
Median price of homes in San Antonio jumped nearly $46K in one year
The latest numbers from the San Antonio Board of Realtors show that the median price of a home in San Antonio jumped $45,700 from July 2021 to July 2022.
San Antonio Board of Realtors asks city residents to send a call for action to city council to impose tax relief for homeowners
The San Antonio Board of Realtors is looking to help make policy changes that will help keep local families from being taxed out of their homes.
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Average home price in San Antonio is 19% higher than 2020, selling more than 2x as fast
The June report from the San Antonio Board of REALTORS showed that 4,024 homes sold in June, a 5% increase over last year, and they sold more than twice as fast as in 2020.
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San Antonio home sellers seeing multiple offers, โlove lettersโ from buyers
In a surging spring housing market, San Antonio area sellers are seeing multiple offers, offers above asking price, and even personal letters from buyers.
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San Antonio home sales boom in 2020 in spite of pandemic
SAN ANTONIO โ In the year of staying at home, you may as well buy one, too. That seemed to be the mindset in 2020, as buyers snapped up homes in the area in record-busting numbers. For the year, 38,448 homes sold in San Antonio and surrounding communities for an 11% increase over 2019, according to new numbers released by the San Antonio Board of Realtors. In Bexar County alone, sales were up 11.2%, a considerably larger increase than what Travis, Harris and Dallas counties saw. The average price of homes sold in 2020 was $294,106, a 9% percent increase over the previous year.
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High demand, low mortgage rates in San Antonio housing market forecast
Despite a health crisis and recession, the San Antonio housing market saw record sales last year, a trend economists say they expect to continue into the new year. The San Antonio Board of Realtors held its annual Housing Forecast Thursday, and due to the pandemic, it was all virtual. The major driving force behind soaring sales, he said, has been and will continue to be record low mortgage rates. They are in the housing market now.โAs for where people are moving, look to the suburbs. RELATED: Housing market on the rise in San Antonio
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Fall home sales soar through the roof despite ongoing pandemic
SAN ANTONIO โ After casually house hunting for months, Sally Garrett decided it was time to get off the fence and into a new home. At a time when home buying typically tapers off, San Antonioโs fall sales are through the roof. October sales were 20% higher than the same time last year, according to the San Antonio Board of Realtors (SABOR). โThey want land and certainly bigger homes,โ he said. More than 3,000 sales are pending for November as it appears buyers will continue to gobble them up.
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San Antonioโs home sales up 20% in October 2020 compared to 2019
SAN ANTONIO โ If thereโs one thing that COVID-19 hasnโt stopped this year, itโs home sales. October sales were up 20% over last year, according to data from the San Antonio Board of Realtors (SABOR). The average price of homes sold in October was $309,513, a 13% increase over last year. Homes sold in October were on the market an average of 49 days, compared to 58 days in 2019. There have been 38,655 new listings in San Antonio in 2020, and the average price of homes sold this year is $290,066, according to SABOR.
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Lower interest rates entice San Antonio homebuyers during the pandemic
SAN ANTONIO โ The San Antonio home-buying market seems to have thumbed its nose at the pandemic and economic fallout as sales for this year exceeded last year by 5%, according to figures from the San Antonio Board of Realtors (SABOR). After a spring cooldown, summer home sales got hot. โI think one of the biggest reasons is interest rates,โ said SABOR Chairwoman Kim Bragman. Weโre seeing most loans under 3%.โMortgage rates this week averaged 2.87% for a conventional 30-year fixed loan. Peak season simply shifted from spring to summer, Bragman said.
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San Antonio home sales surge in June after tough spring, board of realtors says
Area home sales rebounded big-time in June after May's pandemic clobbering. Technology, adaptation, and cheap interest rates helped.