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Notes on the central Austin market

One rule, enforced by a test rather than by good intentions: every post here rests on at least one figure with a named source and the date it was true. Most come from the MLS feed this site runs on, which makes them things you cannot read anywhere else.

October 1, 2026

Half of central Austin has been sitting for three months

Fifty percent of the active listings in the five central ZIP codes have been on the market ninety days or longer, one in five has been there past a hundred and eighty, and there is exactly one ZIP where that is not the story.

90 days
median days on market across active listings in 78701 to 78705. Unlock MLS via MLS Grid, Luke Allen's own feed, 1 October 2026.
50%
share of those active listings on the market 90 days or longer. Unlock MLS via MLS Grid, Luke Allen's own feed, 1 October 2026.
20%
share on the market 180 days or longer. Unlock MLS via MLS Grid, Luke Allen's own feed, 1 October 2026.
$412,000
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos median sale price, down 6.4% year over year. Unlock MLS, August 2026 Central Texas Housing Report, released 15 September 2026.

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Austin Marketing + Development Group LLC, TREC License #9014959

1401 West Ave Ste B, Austin, TX 78701

Luke Allen, Licensed Texas REALTOR, License #788149

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