Sales and prices in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos housing market declined in 2025, according to a report from the Austin Board of Realtors. The data shows that about 29,300 homes were sold in the region last year, which is a 3.2 percent decrease from 2024. The median sale price dropped by 2.4 percent to $435,000, and total dollar volume decreased by 2.6 percent to $16.9 billion.
Inventory levels remained high across the metro area. The number of active home listings within Austin city limits increased by 14 percent in 2025 to reach 56,763, indicating continued sluggishness in sales activity.
Despite the regional slowdown, sales and prices within Austin’s city limits stayed relatively stable. Around 10,100 homes sold in Austin during 2025, up slightly by 0.5 percent compared to the previous year. The median home price was $570,000 at year-end, just under the $573,000 recorded for 2024—a drop of only 0.6 percent. Dollar volume rose by 2 percent to exceed $7.7 billion.
The luxury segment saw longer listing times as well; Redfin reported that Austin had the fourth-highest days on market for luxury homes nationally in October.
Suburban areas north of Austin experienced steeper declines. In Williamson County, home sales fell by 4.5 percent to approximately 10,000 closings in 2025. Median sale prices there declined by 2.8 percent to $417,000 and total dollar volume shrank by 6.6 percent to $4.8 billion. Active listings in Williamson County increased by 20 percent to reach 47,738.
For December alone, Unlock MLS data indicated sharper discounts and fewer pending sales than earlier months of the year; pending sales dipped below 2,000 for the first time all year and average days on market rose to 88—one week slower than December of the previous year and the highest all year long. Sellers received an average of just 90 percent of their original asking price—the lowest ratio seen during the year—and inventory fell to a yearly low at a supply of just over four months.
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