What is the Austin New Construction Report?

A quarterly set of measurements taken directly from the Austin-area MLS feed and published as a dated, permanent record. It covers inventory by price band, what each price slice actually contains in size and lot, the composition of the market by property type, and findings about the listing data itself. It is produced by Luke Allen, an Austin new-construction buyer's agent, and it is free to cite with attribution.

How often is the report updated?

A new edition each quarter. Published editions are frozen at their collection date and are not edited afterwards, apart from corrections, which are listed on the edition itself. That is deliberate: a dated figure that silently changes cannot be cited. For figures that move daily, the live market report and the price-band pages recompute from the MLS through the day.

Can I cite or republish these figures?

Yes, with attribution to the Austin New Construction Report and the quarter, and a link where possible. The full terms are on the data licence page. If you are a journalist or researcher and need a figure cut a particular way, ask and it is usually straightforward to produce.

Why does a real estate agent publish market research?

Because most of what is written about this market is either a listing feed or a sales pitch, and neither tells a buyer what is actually happening. Measuring it properly is also how the advice on the rest of this site stays honest: several of the guides here changed after the data contradicted what was about to be written.

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Original research

The Austin New Construction Report

A quarterly set of measurements taken straight from the Austin-area MLS, published as a dated record rather than a marketing piece. Inventory by budget, what each price slice really contains, and what the listing data itself reveals about this market, including why some portal search filters do not work here. Free to cite with attribution.

Published by Luke Allen, TREC #788149, Austin Marketing + Development Group. Each edition is frozen at its collection date.

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Need a figure cut a particular way?

Journalists, researchers, and buyers are all welcome to ask. Tell me what you need and I will usually be able to produce it.

Editions

Every quarter, measured and frozen

Published editions are not edited after the fact, so a number attributed to a quarter still means the same thing later.

The Austin New Construction Report, Q4 2026→Published 2026-10-01 · 786 listings

Austin new construction is carrying about 5.9 months of supply, which is a balanced market tipping toward buyers. Builders closed roughly 710 homes a month through the summer against about 4,150 active listings. The more useful number is the gap between what sells and what sits: the median home that actually closed went for $381,990 while the median home still listed asks $409,990, so the market is clearing from the bottom and the upper half of the range is where homes are sitting. Builder by builder that gap varies enormously, and it is the clearest map of where a buyer has leverage this quarter.

+The market is carrying about six months of supply, which favours buyers (5.9 months)
+What sells is cheaper than what is listed, by about 7 percent ($381,990 sold vs $409,990 listed)
+Sales are running about 710 a month, or roughly 8,500 a year (740, 714, 744, 640)
+Perry Homes and Taylor Morrison are sitting on inventory; D.R. Horton is clearing it (0.28 against 1.80)

Why this exists

Measured, not marketed

Almost everything published about Austin new construction is either a raw listing feed or a sales pitch. Neither tells a buyer what is actually happening in the market. This report is an attempt at the third thing: take the same MLS data everyone has, measure it properly, and say plainly what it shows, including when what it shows is inconvenient.

It also keeps the rest of this site honest. More than one guide here was rewritten mid-draft because the data contradicted what was about to be published, and the latest edition’s headline finding, that a standard search filter is broken in this market, came out of checking an assumption rather than trusting it.

For journalists and researchers

Every figure is free to quote with attribution and a link. Method and sample size are stated on each edition, and published editions are never silently revised. If you need a number cut a particular way, by suburb, by price band, by property type, ask and it is usually straightforward to produce.

Data licence and attribution terms →Request a custom cut →Live market data, updated through the day →

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About the report

What is the Austin New Construction Report?: A quarterly set of measurements taken directly from the Austin-area MLS feed and published as a dated, permanent record. It covers inventory by price band, what each price slice actually contains in size and lot, the composition of the market by property type, and findings about the listing data itself. It is produced by Luke Allen, an Austin new-construction buyer's agent, and it is free to cite with attribution.
How often is the report updated?: A new edition each quarter. Published editions are frozen at their collection date and are not edited afterwards, apart from corrections, which are listed on the edition itself. That is deliberate: a dated figure that silently changes cannot be cited. For figures that move daily, the live market report and the price-band pages recompute from the MLS through the day.
Can I cite or republish these figures?: Yes, with attribution to the Austin New Construction Report and the quarter, and a link where possible. The full terms are on the data licence page. If you are a journalist or researcher and need a figure cut a particular way, ask and it is usually straightforward to produce.
Why does a real estate agent publish market research?: Because most of what is written about this market is either a listing feed or a sales pitch, and neither tells a buyer what is actually happening. Measuring it properly is also how the advice on the rest of this site stays honest: several of the guides here changed after the data contradicted what was about to be written.

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The latest edition covers inventory by price band, what each price slice actually contains, and the listing-data findings that break portal search filters in this market.

Luke Allen

Licensed Texas REALTOR, TREC #788149

Austin Marketing + Development Group

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