San Antonio Real Estate News

March 17, 2021 by Apex Home LoansIn our current housing market, it seems difficult to find your dream home to buy. Before the health crisis hit us over a year ago, there was already a shortage of homes for sale. Many homeowners delayed their plans to sell at the same time while more buyers aimed to take advantage of record-low m... read more >>

SAN ANTONIO (March 16, 2021) – San Antonio and its surrounding communities saw a 1% increase in February 2021's home sales compared to February 2020, according to data provided by the San Antonio Board of REALTORS® (SABOR) which reports on all areas contained within the MLS. Despite the week-long snowstorm, 2,... read more >>

SAN ANTONIO (February 16, 2021) – San Antonio and its surrounding communities began January 2021 with a 22 percent increase in home sales compared to January 2020, according to data provided by the San Antonio Board of REALTORS® (SABOR) which reports on all areas contained within the MLS. There were 2,559 homes so... read more >>

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2020 Migration Report by North American Van LinesWhere are Americans Moving? Americans Are Leaving the Northeast and Midwest in Favor of the Warmer Southeast and SouthwestKey Takeaways from the 2020 Migration ReportPeople are fleeing California for Texas and IdahoIllinois, New York, and New Jersey are the three states with the m... read more >>

Here’s how builders and developers fared in 2020 and what’s ahead for this yearThe good-news story of 2020 was residential real estate. With interest rates low and millennials looking to buy, home sales have skyrocketed. Despite a pandemic that shook the economy to its core, the home building industry had i... read more >>

[excerpt from a Texas REALTORS® article on February 02, 2021]The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 2.77% as of January 21, according to Freddie Mac. The average was 3.62% in January 2020 and 4.46% in January 2019,  85 basis points and 169 basis points higher, respectively, than the current rate. A buyer... read more >>

Bexar County Showed Greatest Percentage Increase in Home Sales for the Year of Any other Major County in Texas at 11.2 PercentSAN ANTONIO (January 19, 2021) – San Antonio and its surrounding communities saw increases across all categories for 2020 in its data provided by the San Antonio Board ofREALTORS® (SAB... read more >>

During a year upended by COVID-19, San Antonio’s housing market boomed. Last year, a record 38,448 homes were sold in Bexar and surrounding counties, an 11.2 percent increase compared with 2019, according to the San Antonio Board of Realtors. After declining at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, sales soared.&... read more >>

Eager buyers and low interest rates are helping to fuel a rise in new home construction in the San Antonio area. Builders began work on 4,458 homes in the third quarter, a 26 percent increase from the same period last year and the most starts in a quarter since 2007, according to a report by Zonda, formerly known as Metrost... read more >>