Best in Texas™: Austin Ranked Number 1 in Texas and number 5 in US Best City for First Time Buyers by ALEX.realestate

ALEX Labs and ALEX Studios just published analysis and a summary of Zillow‘s “10 Best Markets For First-Time Home Buyers in 2024.” Austin ranked #1 in Texas and #5 in the US.

Zillow’s Consumer Housing Trends Report reveals first-time home buyers accounted for half of all purchases last year. Zillow identifies 2024’s best markets for first-time buyers, emphasizing affordability, availability, and competition levels. Metrics include rent affordability, mortgage affordability, inventory ratios, and the concentration of households aged 29-43.

ZILLOW’S CRITERIA

Zillow’s 2024 list of the best markets for first-time buyers is based on four metrics: 

• Rent affordability, as defined by the share of median household income spent on rent.
• The share of available inventory on Zillow that the median household can comfortably afford, meaning spending no more than 30% of income on the estimated monthly mortgage cost.  
• The ratio of affordable for-sale inventory to renter households. More inventory per renter household is an indicator of less competition for each listing. 
• The share of households age 29-43. More households of similar age means a higher score in Zillow’s ranking. 

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Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA, CEO, Broker
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