A report from the Austin American Statesman in Texas. "Flat home sales last month lowered the temperature a bit in Central Texas’ long-hot housing market, according to new data from the Austin Board of Realtors. Local real estate agents have differing takes on the market, with some reporting slower sales and others saying it’s as strong as ever."

"'It seems like it has kind of slowed down,' said Wende Parks, a broker associate with Moreland Properties in Austin. 'In a normal market, we would typically see a pickup after Labor Day weekend, after school starts. We didn’t seem to get that pickup. Things are still moving, especially in the luxury market, but I have found recently that the showings have slowed.'"

"Carol Dochen, a local real estate broker, said she agrees with Parks '100 percent.' 'Typically, if someone is going to put their house on the market midsummer, I would advise them to wait until Sept. 15, because that’s when we see a pickup — from Sept. 15 to Nov. 15,' said Dochen. 'But it’s seeming slower than a normal season.'"

"Roxan Coffman, owner of Roxan Coffman Properties in Clarksville, while agreeing that a lack of inventory continues to be an issue, said: 'Any discussion of slowing of the market is not true.'"

"But Dochen said some buyers she is working with, 'perceiving the heat is out of the market,' are taking a wait-and-see approach. 'They’re looking, but they’re not in a rush,' Dochen said. 'They don’t feel that they have to pounce right now. Their opinion is that prices are going to come down.'"

The Daily Trib. "The September housing report from the Highland Lakes Association of Realtors shows close to a 25 percent increase in median prices for homes sold compared to September 2017. The median price of 66 closed sales in Burnet County increased to $320,000 (plus-24 percent) and 55 closed sales in Llano County increased to $340,000 (plus-25.2 percent)."

"While the median price increased, the number of closed sales went down about 3 percent in Burnet County and 16.7 percent in Llano County. Active listings were up in September compared to one year ago: 420 (plus-14.4 percent) in Burnet County and 498 (plus-12.9 percent) in Llano County."

"The market is slowing down as inventory increased from September to the previous year. Llano County inventory went up to 8.7 months from 7.1 in 2017; Burnet County increased to 6.1 months from 4.9 in September 2017."