04 January . 2019
Austin a top housing market to watch in 2019
Austin is one of the top U.S. housing markets to watch in 2019, based on metrics such as employment growth and residential vacancy rates, according to a recent report from the real estate website Trulia Inc.
Austin ranks No. 5 nationally among the 100 largest U.S. metro areas analyzed by Trulia. Austin is one of only two Texas cities on the list, followed by El Paso at No. 9.
Trulia came up with its list by analyzing employment growth, residential vacancy rates, the median listing price of starter homes, the share of the population under the age of 35, and Trulia website data on home searches.
Austin performed well on all of these metrics, ranking 12th for residential vacancy rates and 14th for job growth. Austin ranked 4th in population below the age of 35.
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