{"id":106,"date":"2026-10-17T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/?p=106"},"modified":"2026-10-17T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T11:00:00","slug":"austin-metro-ranks-no-6-on-national-housing-and-affordability-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/17\/austin-metro-ranks-no-6-on-national-housing-and-affordability-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin metro ranks No. 6 on national housing and affordability report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Austin\u2019s housing market continues to impress\u2014recently securing the No. 6 spot nationwide for demand and affordability. With an A- grade, a median household income of $102,412, and home prices at $501,200, Austin stands out as a dynamic option for buyers at every stage. It\u2019s encouraging to see new homes priced 6% below existing ones and homebuilding outpacing population growth\u2014factors that help support both affordability and long-term opportunity. Having worked with first-time buyers, investors, and families across Texas, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how Austin\u2019s robust market can be a smart move for building equity and starting your next chapter. Houston also earned an A, highlighting the strength of our state\u2019s major metros.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/austin.culturemap.com\/news\/real-estate\/austin-housing-affordability-report-card\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin\u2019s housing market continues to impress\u2014recently securing the No. 6 spot nationwide for demand and affordability. With an A- grade, a median household income of $102,412, and home prices at $501,200, Austin stands out as a dynamic option for buyers at every stage. It\u2019s encouraging to see new homes priced 6% below existing ones and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":242,"featured_media":107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/242"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106\/revisions\/110"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}