Home prices in the former pandemic boomtown of Austin, Texas, dropped by -0.1 percent from May to June, according to the latest data from Zillow compiled by journalist Lance Lambert.'In early June, I said the Austin metro is poised for some more home price declines in the second half of 2024,' Lambert, who writes for ResiClub, posted on X. 'The tell-tale sign was the weak month-over-month print from April to May—historically one of the strongest reporting months of the year.
More From Newsweek Vault: Step-by-Step Guide on How to Qualify for a MortgageThese people—often remote workers leaving expensive cities like the ones in California's Bay Area—brought up demand for homes in the city at a time of historically low supply, engaging in cutthroat bidding wars and sending prices to the roof. At its peak in May 2022, the median sale price of a home in Austin had reached $667,000, according to Redfin data, up 16.0 percent from a year earlier.
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