Austin-area home sales up, median price down in July - Bizjournals.com

At the same time, the median price for a single-family home in Austin fell to $196,750, an 11 percent drop from July 2010. Those homes stayed on the market around 5 percent longer, according to the Austin Board of Realtors. The median price for condos and townhouses rose 3 percent to $164,250. The median price for Austin-area leases was $1,300, up 4 percent from last year. See all your followed company news on your personalized dashboard. To access the full benefits of bizWatch and receive a weekly email with aggregated news on all the companies you are following, please provide your email address below. Tweet Comments If you are commenting using a Facebook account, your profile information may be displayed with your comment depending on your privacy settings. By leaving the 'Post to Facebook' box selected, your comment will be published to your Facebook profile in addition to the space below. Donahue Monday morningWinners for #Austin art billboards competition revealed, see photos of the winners here: http://t. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of bizjournals. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy. Here, you can manage your account, sign up for newsletters, navigate to site sections, and share interesting content on social networks. You also can receive alerts on upcoming events, new products, or subscription/account activities. Realtors