Housing
As the state’s population grows, so does the need for more housing. Here are the data and tools you need to keep up with housing market trends in your area.
Featured Housing Article
SB 17 effectively bans some foreign entities from investing in Texas real estate and comes with steep penalties for those who do.
Latest Housing Articles
Inventory and Price Growth: Applying the Phillips Curve to Housing Cycles
The Housing Phillips Curve reveals an inverse link between inventory and price growth. It offers insights into housing cycles and affordability challenges and guides policymakers and households in navigating post-pandemic market dynamics.
Where Do Mortgage Rates Go From Here?
Future mortgage rate trends depend on the Fed’s balance sheet policy. Slower mortgage-backed securities runoff could lower rates, while faster reductions might raise them temporarily. Eventually, as MBS holdings stabilize or deplete, rates should normalize.
Housing Reports
The Texas Housing Insight report provides a comprehensive analysis of the state’s housing market, covering home sales, prices, inventory, and construction trends. It offers data-driven insights to help industry professionals, policymakers, and consumers understand market conditions and emerging trends across Texas.
The Texas Economic Outlook delivers an in-depth analysis of the state’s economic performance. It covers employment, inflation, trade, housing, and key industry trends, providing valuable insights for businesses, policymakers, and investors tracking Texas’ economic growth and market conditions.
Housing affordability is of growing concern across Texas and beyond. Many things have the potential to drive up housing costs, including increasing materials costs, increasing labor costs, more stringent building standards, increasingly binding zoning constraints, and more.
