Austin Luxury Homes Are Hot

Austin's multimillion-dollar home sales rate doubles, topping skyrocketing Texas markets

Luxury home sales are on the rise across the state, with double-digit growth among Texas’ four main cities — and, in news that will surprise no one —Austin's market is the hottest.

The most recent report from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University shows that sales of homes $1 million and higher are up year-to-year in the state, based on sales between January and October 2013.

During that time, 439 luxury homes sold in Austin, making this the fastest-growing price class in the city, with a 55 percent increase from 2012 — more than double that of the 19 percent year-to-year increase of the housing market as a whole.

If you haven't had a chance to purchase your multimillion property yet, no need to panic. There are still plenty of luxury homes on the Austin market. Here are some of our favorites right now:

2401 Portofino Ridge is one of the area’s popular castle-style mansions, boasting 16,722 square feet on 4 acres in Barton Creek. It’s listed at $9,950,00.
90 Pascal Lane possesses one of only two existing docks at Lake Austin Rob Roy homes and is listed for $6,490,000.
694 Windsong Trail has contemporary West Lake style, 5,770 square feet, 7 acres and 4 separate living areas for $2,950,00.
2600 Ranch Road 620 N combines privacy with contemporary style on the Lake Travis shoreline for $4,100,000.
210 Academy Drive proves the adage about location with a 1.2-acre historic estate pretty much steps from South Congress for $4,000,000. That’s just for the lot; the sellers are throwing in the as-is house, for what it’s worth (apparently not much).

In Houston, luxury home sales were up 46 percent, and 1,060 luxury homes were sold between January and October 2013.

In Dallas-Fort Worth, sales are up 22 percent, with 809 luxury homes sold in the area.

Only 86 luxury homes sold in San Antonio, but it was still an 8 percent increase compared to the previous year.

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Austin's luxury real estate market brought in $4.1 billion in 2024

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A new 2024 report from Texas Realtors has revealed the number of homes that sold in the state for $1 million or more increased 10 percent from last year to reach its second-highest peak ever recorded.

According to the report's findings — which calculated sales data from November 2023 to October 2024 — Texas' luxury real estate market accounted for $21.4 billion in economic activity. The period from November 2021 to October 2022 still holds the current statewide record, which is $22.6 billion.

A total 12,888 homes sold for at least $1 million during this time, which represented nearly 16 percent of all Texas residential home sales.

May 2024 was the busiest month for Texas' luxury home sales. Nearly 1,580 homes were sold that month for $1 million or more. Meanwhile, January was the slowest month with only 610 million-dollar homes sold.

"The high end of the Texas real estate market continues to evolve," said Christy Gessler, Chairman of Texas Realtors, in a press release. "As prices rise, more homes cross the million-dollar threshold. Some are highly valued for their size or amenities, but with many, the key factor is location."

Luxury real estate performance in Austin
The report further revealed that the third-highest share (19.1 percent) of Texas luxury homes were located in the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan statistical area, amounting to nearly $4.1 billion.

A total of 2,461 luxury homes were sold in the Austin metro from November 2023 to October 2024, which is only five more homes sold than last year. These million-dollar real estate purchases accounted for 23 percent of all residential sales dollar volume in the metro.

The median size of a million-dollar home that sold in Austin last October came out to 3,440 square feet, whereas the median size of all residential homes sold for the month was only 2,002 square feet.

In a similar vein, the average price-per-square-foot for a luxury home sold in Austin in October came out to $510, whereas the price-per-square-foot for all residential homes sold in the area was only $256.

Austin's share of high-end homes can be located in various affluent areas, from West Oak Hill to the private Austin Country Club community, or even near a Hill Country suburb like Bee Cave.

Previously, Austin ranked as the No. 10 U.S. city with the most million-dollar homes on the market.

Luxury real estate in other Texas metros
Austin came in third to Dallas-Fort Worth, which constituted 38.7 percent of all million-dollar home sales in Texas, and Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land (26.2 percent).

In Dallas-Fort Worth, 4,992 luxury homes were sold from October 2023 to November 2024, raking in $8.5 billion in total sales dollar volume. Meanwhile, 3,371 luxury homes were sold in the Houston metro to bring in $5.7 billion, the report said.

Here's how the average price-per-square foot and median home size compared across these two Texas metros in October 2024:

$394 – average price per square foot for a million-dollar home in Dallas-Fort Worth
$389 – average price per square foot for a million-dollar home in Houston
4,212 square feet – median size of a luxury home in Dallas-Fort Worth
4,406 square feet – median size of a luxury home in Houston

Additionally, 5.1 percent of all million-dollar homes sold statewide were located in San Antonio-New Braunfels. That means 656 luxury homes were sold in this metro, which brought in $957 million. In a one-month analysis for October 2024, the median size of a million-dollar home sold in the Alamo City came out to 4,118 square feet, which sold for an average price of $357 per square foot.

Elsewhere in Texas, just under 11 percent of the state's luxury home sales were located outside the four biggest metros — a total of 1,408 homes.

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