We continue to see Hyde Park as one of the best neighborhoods in Austin for clients relocating from Los Angeles to Austin, San Francisco to Austin, and New York to Austin. The walkability of the Hyde Park area, and the ability to reach local grocery stores, coffee shops, and restaurants without ever getting in your car, is a huge draw for people moving from Seattle to Austin or from Chicago to Austin who have adapted to a car-optional lifestyle. That combination of historic c

July was a strong month on paper where sales, volume, and prices all climbed year over year. With those stats, 2026 is shaping up to beat 2025 comfortably. But two numbers tell the more useful story: pending contracts hit a plateau, and inventory jumped to 4.7 months. Translation: the market is shifting toward buyers just as we head into the slow season. Here's what the data actually shows, and what it means depending on which side of the transaction you're on.

This one is coming just a bit late this month! We continue to see Hyde Park as one of the best neighborhoods for clients moving from Los Angeles to Austin or from New York to Austin. The walkability in the Hyde Park area and access to local grocery stores, coffee shops, and restaurants without ever getting in your car is a huge draw for people moving from Chicago to Austin who have adapted to a car-free lifestyle, making this one of the best neighborhoods in Austin for ou

Bloomberg has turned to Austin real estate broker Jen Berbas, founder of the Berbas Group, for expert analysis in its national video feature How Austin Is Beating the Affordable Housing Crisis, tapping her on-the-ground perspective on the market forces reshaping one of America's fastest-changing housing markets.

The Austin Metro’s stats from June 2026 tell an encouraging story with one important wrinkle. Prices moved up year over year, sales volume climbed nearly 8%, and total dollar volume sold jumped more than 14%. At the same time, inventory has grown meaningfully, which is giving buyers more room to work while the market stays active and healthy.

Hyde Park supply is down roughly 20% in June compared to the same period last year, which is consistent with the data we collect for the central city (The image below shows data for single-family homes within 12 miles of downtown).

Long before I knew anything about building, new construction, or how to remodel an older central Austin property, I was a 28-year-old first-time homeowner moving to Austin, and just starting to explore older Hyde Park homes and learn about their common maintenance needs. I was also super freaked out learning about the quirks and foibles of my new home.

Our stats for May 2026 tell an encouraging story for Austin! Sales volume, pending units, and pricing are all moving in the right direction on a year-over-year basis, and we believe the data now supports what we've suspected for a few months: Austin likely found its bottom in 2025. The broader economic backdrop remains uncertain, with consumer confidence hitting a multi-year low and mortgage rates creeping back up, but Austin's local fundamentals are outperforming the nationa

The Berbas Group, a luxury real estate group specializing in relocations to Austin from California, New York, Illinois, and Washington, have created this relocation calculator to help you understand the cost of staying where you are versus relocating to Austin, Texas. The Berbas Group has a background in statistical arbitrage, and are well-known in Austin, Texas for not just being lifestyle realtors, but rather asset managers with a data-driven, white-glove real estate servic

Short answer: For a high earner, the financial case for leaving California for Texas is driven almost entirely by income and capital-gains taxes, not by the price of the house. California's top rate is 13.3% and it applies to both your income and your capital gains. Texas has no state income tax and no capital-gains tax at all. For someone earning several million a year, that difference is often six figures every single year, which means a multi-million-dollar Austin home