2014年3月3日-奥斯汀

德克萨斯州超过了美国.S. in median household income growth and new-home sales in 2013, according to the 2014 Texas Homebuyers and Sellers Report released today by the 德州2021十大正规彩票app经纪人®.

Dan Hatfield, chairman of the 德州2021十大正规彩票app经纪人®, commented, “This year’s Texas Homebuyers and Sellers Report is showing the impact of the last few years’ strong housing market and economic growth on Texas homebuyers and sellers. Households are earning more income and new-home development continues to play an increasingly important role to meet our state’s ever-increasing housing demand.”

根据 Texas Homebuyers and Sellers Report, the median household income of Texas homebuyers increased 9.6% to $91,700 from 2012 to 2013. This is nearly double the increase in median household income among U.S. 购房者增加了5%.6% to $83,300 during the same time frame.

Increases in median household income for first-time and repeat homebuyers in Texas were also significant, 增加9.3% year-over-year to $67,800 for first-time homebuyers and 4.9% year-over-year to $107,100 for repeat buyers in 2013. Nationally, these figures increased 8.3% to $67,400 for first-time homebuyers and three percent to $96,000 for repeat homebuyers.

此外, 30% of all Texas homes purchased in 2013 were new homes, a four percent increase from 2012 and nearly double the share of new homes among U.S. home sales during the same time frame. Nationally, the share of new-home sales remained constant at 16% of all U.S. 2013年住房购买情况.

As lending standards remained tight and home prices continued to rise in 2013, the highest share of homebuyers continued to be married couples. 在德克萨斯州, the number of married homebuyers increased from 69% to 71% from 2012 to 2013, compared to an increase of 65% to 66% nationally. This is the highest share for married couples since 2001.

哈特菲尔德主席总结道, “This report shows the importance of Texas homebuyers having the right tools and resources to learn how to buy and own a home, something that the 德州2021十大正规彩票app经纪人® is firmly committed to.”

的 德州2021十大正规彩票app经纪人® recently partnered with the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation to help promote homebuyer education as an important step in helping Texans get ready to purchase their first home. More details on this partnership will be announced later this spring.

Other key statistics from the report include the following:

• 的 percentage of first-time homebuyers in Texas decreased two percent to 33% of all Texas 2013年的购房者. Nationally, the percentage of first-time homebuyers decreased one percent to 33% of all U.S. 2013年的购房者.
• In 2013, the average Texas homebuyer was 43 years old, while the average first-time buyer was 31 years old and the average repeat buyer was 50 years old. This is on trend with the ages of homebuyers nationally.
• 的 tenure of owning a home in Texas decreased one year to eight years in 2013, but remained unchanged at nine years nationally.
• Ninety-four percent of Texans sold their home with a Texas REALTOR® in 2013, 与全国91%相比.
• For Sale by Owner (FSBO) homes in Texas sold for significantly less than homes sold using a Texas REALTOR®. 的 average Texas FSBO home sold for $153,500, 与200美元相比,000 for the average REALTOR®-assisted home sale.