Austin-area home sales decreased by 8% in February as a result of the winter storm, the first sales decline since June 2020, according to a March 18 Austin Board of Realtors news release. The Austin region reported a total of 2,389 sales during the month.
Round Rock
In Round Rock, single-family home sales dipped 16.7%, with 95 closed sales. In the year to date, there have been 187 single-family home sales, a year-over-year decrease of 5.6% from February 2020.
However, the average single-family home price was reported at $397,219—a 26.7% year-over-year spike. The average home price year to date is reported at $375,030, up 17.5%.
Pflugerville
For Pflugerville, single-family home sales did increase slightly by 1.6% in February, with 64 closed sales. There have been 134 closed home sales in the year to date, up 12.6%.
The average single-family home price in Pflugerville increased by 22.4% year over year, recorded at $344,184. From a year-to-date standpoint, the average home price is $339,737, a 19.9% uptick.
Hutto
Within Hutto, single-family home sales decreased 51.6% in February, with 31 closed sales documented. There have been 68 closed sales year to date, down 41.9%, per ABoR data.
On trend with area Central Texas communities, the average home price jumped 24.4% year over year in February to $308,306. For the year to date, the average price is listed at $296,565, up 20.6%.
“Although the winter storms slowed activity in February, this does not indicate a market slowdown. We’re still very much in a seller's market,” 2021 ABoR President Susan Horton said in the release. “Across the region, a high quantity of offers, cash offers and requests to waive appraisals or option fees are increasingly commonplace."
Avg. home prices continue to spike in Round Rock, Pflugerville, Hutto despite winter storm

The February winter storm caused Austin-area home sales to decrease by 8%; however, homebuyers are seeing significantly higher average home prices in Round Rock, Pflugerville and Hutto. (Amy Bryant/Community Impact Newspaper)