What's Inside Each City and ZIP Code Report

Every report includes the following data, updated daily on weekdays:

Inventory & Market Conditions

• Total active listings with breakdown by price tier and square footage
• Months of inventory — the clearest signal of buyer vs. seller market balance
• Activity index — the percentage of active listings currently under contract
• Absorption rate by price range

Pricing Data

• Average and median active list prices
• Average and median sold prices
• Price per square foot by price tier
• Year-over-year sold price change at every price percentile

Price Reduction Analysis

• Percentage of active listings with a price reduction
• Median dollar and percentage cut by price tier
• Full pricing pressure matrix: how many homes sold over, at, and under list price

Affordability Metrics

• Estimated monthly payment (PITI) by price percentile
• Required annual income using the 28% housing rule
• Based on current Fannie Mae published mortgage rates

Days on Market

• Average and median days on market by price tier and square footage
• Helps buyers and sellers understand how fast homes are actually moving

Historical Appreciation

• Annual sold price data going back to 2001
• Year-over-year appreciation rates for every year on record
• Current drop from peak calculation
• Annual compound growth rate since 2001

Why City and ZIP Code Data Matters

The Austin metro is not one market. It's dozens of micro-markets moving independently at the same time. A ZIP code in South Austin may be tightening while a suburb 20 miles out is adding inventory. A mid-priced neighborhood in Cedar Park may have 8 months of supply while a luxury corridor in Westlake is under 3 months. Tracking data at the city and ZIP code level is the only way to accurately understand your position — whether you're buying, selling, or investing.

How Buyers, Sellers, and Investors Use This Data

Buyers — Check months of inventory and the activity index for your target ZIP before making an offer. A 23% activity index means roughly 1 in 4 homes is under contract — that context changes your negotiating strategy.

Sellers — Use the pricing pressure matrix and price reduction data to price your home correctly from day one. In most Austin ZIP codes, the majority of active listings have already taken a price cut — meaning overpricing is a documented pattern with real costs.

Investors — Use the historical appreciation table going back to 2001 to understand long-term compounding in a specific ZIP. Compare annual growth rates across neighborhoods to identify where value has accumulated and where it may be emerging.

About Team Price Real Estate

Team Price is Austin's leading data-driven brokerage. We believe that serious market data — the kind institutional investors and experienced agents use — should be freely available to everyone. Every metric on this page comes directly from live MLS data, updated every weekday, published openly with no paywall and no contact form required.