Lake Travis Luxury Waterfront Homes are as unique as the lake, itself.   The analysis below considers the entire inventory of waterfront homes listed or sold above $750,000.  That includes Volente Beach, Lakeway, Lago Vista, Jonestown, Briarcliff and everything in between.  So you’re saying to yourself, “But I’ve always heard that homes on the South Shore of Lake Travis typically sell for more than homes on the North Shore of Lake Travis.”   Well…you wouldn’t be entirely wrong.  So, we are also going to give you a brief look at the past 12 months for each sub-market onLakeTravis.

 

Lake Travis Luxury Waterfront Market Overview

Due to the price point in this luxury market, you’ll find that the amount of inventory is higher than the Austin Average.  Over the past 12 months the inventory of luxury waterfront homes has ranged from 13 months to 36 months.  These dramatic swings happen when you have a product that only fits the criteria of a specific buyer.  The statistic to consider is the average days on market ranging from 190 to 300.  This is a more realistic picture of what to expect when your home is priced correctly, staged correctly and marketed by a full-time REALTOR®.

 

Lake Travis Luxury Waterfront Homes – Submarket Analysis

 

When looking at the different submarkets that exist onLake Travis, there are two main submarkets and two minor submarkets.  The two main submarkets are listed as Lake South (predominately occupied by the City of Lakeway) and Lake North (predominately occupied by the City of Lago Vista).  Below are the statistics for all four submarkets for the past 12 months.

LAKE SOUTH  (LS):                                                    LAKE NORTH (LN)
Current Homes Available:  26                                          Current Homes Available:21
Homes Sold in Past 12 Months:  18                                 Homes Sold in Past 12 Months:  10
Months Worth of Inventory:  17.33                                 Months Worth of Inventory:  25.20
Average List Price:$1,542,233                                          Average List Price:  $1,210,700
Average Sales Price:  $1,463,923                                     Average Sales Price:  $1,129,300
% of List Price vs. Sold:  94.92%                                      % of List Price vs. Sold:  93.27%
Average Days On Market:  278                                        Average Days On Market:181
Average SF:  4836                                                              Average SF:3999

 

LAKE WEST  (LW):                                                     RIVER NORTH (Lake Travis Only)  (RN)
Current Homes Available:  9                                             Current Homes Available:6
Homes Sold in Past 12 Months:  4                                   Homes Sold in Past 12 Months:  2
Months Worth of Inventory:  5.33                                   Months Worth of Inventory:  4
Average List Price:$2,271,475                                          Average List Price:  $1,162,500
Average Sales Price:  $2,183,125                                     Average Sales Price:  $1,087,500
% of List Price vs. Sold:  96.11%                                      % of List Price vs. Sold:  93.54%
Average Days On Market:  113                                        Average Days On Market:224
Average SF:  8014 **                                                         Average SF:2992

 

** In the Lake West area, a home sold that was 15,394SF, making the Average SF higher than normal.  Without this home, the Average SF is 4,367, Average List Price is $843,000 and Average Sold Price is $803,500.

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The Nyland Team has helped many home sellers and home buyers throughout the Lake Travis market, including Lakeway, Lago Vista, Point Venture and Briarcliff.  Our team has buyer’s experts with years of experience in Re-Sale, Relocation, Foreclosures and New Construction.

Our success in the Lake Travis market has helped us develop a unique and innovative marketing system that harnesses the power of the internet to get your property sold quickly.

For a Market Absorption Trend of your neighborhood, please contact Jeffrey Nyland at 512-626-8552 or email him at Jeffrey@NylandTeam.com  We’re here to answer all your real estate questions.

The Federal Reserve announced that short-term interest rates will likely stay near zero for nearly three more years, a move that is expected to spillover to long-term mortgage rates for home buyers and home owners.

In August, the Fed had made a rare move to say it would keep rates near zero until at least mid-2013. The Fed said Wednesday that the economy still needs more help and it will now extend that period to 2014.                                            Ineterest Rates

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said in a news conference that the Fed isn’t happy with the modest economic recovery and that the Fed may need to take additional steps to spur recovery. He did not comment further on what those steps might be, though.

While the economy has improved somewhat in recent weeks, Fed officials say it’s worried about “strains in global financial markets” and the still high unemployment rate.

Some critics say that the Fed’s vow to keep mortgage rates longer won’t do enough to help the economy and the housing market. They argue that too many Americans are already unable to take advantage of the record low mortgage rates because of the tightening of lending standards.

Bernanke shared that concern, saying that millions of home owners were unable to refinance because of damaged credit or being from underwater in their homes.

 

This article was originally posted by the National Association of Realtors.  (Source: “Fed Sees Low Rates to 2014,” The Wall Street Journal (Jan. 26, 2012) and “Fed Signals That a Full Recovery Is Years Away,” The New York Times (Jan. 25, 2012)

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A Little Information About Avery Ranch:
Avery Ranch is a 1,800 acre master-planned community at the heart of Austin’s most well sought after growth corridor. With over 4000 homes that have access to 17 hill country acres of amenity centers, tennis courts, pools, and hike & bike trails, Avery Ranch is also convenient to major high tech employers and great shopping.  This beautiful and historic community includes two public elementary schools and is adjacent to an 8.5 mile regional trail. A 226 acre 18-hole golf course bordering a 60 acre lake  shares natural features that include springs, ponds, creeks and dense vegetation that the entire community can enjoy. Immediately adjacent to Avery Ranch, is a 140 acre community park complex providing recreational opportunities for the entire area.

Avery Ranch,  Austin, TX

The Avery Ranch Real Estate Market:
Over the past year Avery Ranch has exhibited a very health real estate market, consistently keeping a low inventory of available homes, under a three month supply.  This would indicate that Avery Ranch continues to be considered a Seller’s Market, one where buyers are drawn and homes are selling in a normal amount of time.   In the illustration below, you will see a spike to 7 month supply in January.  We believe this is an anomaly and not indicative of the current housing market in Avery Ranch.   If you will consider the statistics for homes that are currently under contract, you will see a more normal result.

Foreclosures:
When it comes to the amount of foreclosed homes in the Avery Ranch area, the numbers are very low.  There is only 1 foreclosure on the market, 1 foreclosure property pending and 12 sold in the past 12 months.

              Avery Ranch Real Estate Report

The Nyland Team has helped 100’s of home sellers and buyers throughout northwest Austin, Cedar Park/Leander, Round Rock and the Lake Travis area.  Our team has buyer’s experts with years of experience in Re-Sale, Relocation, Foreclosures and New Construction.

Our success in the Northwest Austin market has helped us developed a unique and innovative marketing system that harnesses the power of the internet to get your property sold quickly.

For a Market Absorption Trend of your neighborhood, please contact Jeffrey Nyland at 512-626-8552 or email  him at Jeffrey@NylandTeam.com.  We’re here to help answer all your real estate questions.

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