Austin Property Management Blog

Real Estate Market Update

While the real estate sales market continues to adjust to the interest rate changes earlier this year we still see a healthy demand for rentals in our market that continues to have a housing shortage. The population of many Texas cities continues to grow with employers moving or expanding in Central Texas, and as of 2022 the US Census Bureau stated that “Georgetown, Texas, remained the fastest-growing city by percent change in 2022.”

As mentioned in our previous update many apartment developments are coming online, but there is a certain portion of the population that prefers detached housing and are willing to pay a premium for it over stacked apartment housing.  An article in April from Money magazine states that Austin saw the highest drop in rent pricing since 2020, which in our experience is certainly tied to apartments rather than detached dwellings.  That will likely ...

15813 De Peer Avenue, Austin, Texas 78717

1,727 SF | 4 Bed | 2 Bath

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9731 Anderson Village Drive, Austin, TX 78729

1,380 SF | 3 Bed | 2 Bath

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Summer Heat Waves

The Summer Solstice is here and we are feeling it! Blistering summer-like heat has brought on excessive heat warnings and heat advisories in effect for much of Texas with no clear end in sight. With major cities across Texas breaking heat records, we want to urge all residents to stay safe in the extreme heat and try to avoid the hottest hours of the day, if you can. When temperatures reach such highs do the following:

• Drink plenty of fluids

• Stay in an air-conditioned room, out of the sun

• Use fans to cool you off instead of turning down the A/C thermostat

• Do not leave young children or pets unattended in vehicles in any circumstance

• When possible, reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening if you work or spend time outside

• Check on the elderly, sick and those without A/C

Additional heat safety tips from

Austin, Texas Leasing Market Update

The real estate market is still stabilizing in Austin after interest rate adjustments over the last several months.  There is still significant demand and the rental market is seeing more competition as many apartments are completing construction and coming online.  Here is a recent article discussing the current market.

Extreme Heat

If you’re in Texas you know that we’re experiencing a series of days over 100 degrees with no end in sight, and it’s only June! It’s going to be hot for the foreseeable future, and we’re breaking temperature and electrical usage records.  Over Father’s Day weekend, we had heat indexes o...

Maximizing rental property income in Austin, Texas can be a challenging and rewarding endeavor for Landlords. As one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States, Austin is becoming increasingly popular with renters. Landlords can benefit from taking the right steps to maximize their rental income. Here are four ways to maximize rental property income in Austin, Texas:

Research the Local Rental Market

Identifying the right rental rates for your living space is key to maximizing rental income. Before listing your property on the market, research comparable listings to determine what the market will bear. Additionally, keep up to date on changing rental rates as they can fluctuate over time.

If you aren’t sure how much your property is worth in rent you can do a comparative analysis on your property vs others like it. We offer a free CMA service for landlords interested in renting their homes. 

Request your free rental market analysis for your rental property in Austin, Texas. 

Properly Market Your Home to Renters

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106 Indigo Run Cove, Austin, TX 78738

3,775 SF | 4 Bed | 5 Bath

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3012 E 14th 1/2 Street, Austin, Texas 78702

916 SF | 2 Bed | 1.5 Bath

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Company Holiday Schedule

In order to make sure our office closing schedule is easy to find we’ve posted it on our website. Here you can find Stone Oak's holiday closing schedule.  We will be closed on these dates and will return calls, texts, and emails when we return.

Beware of Scams - They're Everywhere!

We just want to remind you that we will never call you to ask for your bank info, social security number, or other personal information on the phone or by email.  We will also never ask you to pay for anything with gift cards, cryptocurrency, etc. All of our emails will come from our domain, www.stoneoakmgmt.com, or through our software as a long string of letters/numbers from the domain @stoneoak.mailer.appfolio.us. Our property management software also includes a texting service that will not match our office number, but if you try to call that number it will go directly to our main office phone line.  Please stay vigilant, maintain a...

Austin, Texas Leasing Market Update

As we move further into 2023, Greater Austin’s real estate market has seen some pretty significant shifts in pricing, inventory, and more. Above you will see the April 2023 market stats released from the Austin Board of Realtors. 

Median price falling, # of closings falling, days on the market up with ‘Months of Inventory’ slowly growing, as well as new listings being down 10%. What does it all mean?

A slowdown is upon the Austin, Texas real estate market. 

ABOR’s stats typically only focus on the sales market and aren’t focused solely on the leasing market. We must look elsewhere to see how the to rental market in Austin is being affected. Using data from apartmentdata.com, we are able to see the same slowing down effect taking place in the rental market. 

After a peak just after the beginning of 2023, you can see the dip on the ch...