2015年6月1日-奥斯汀

Small land sales throughout Texas posted double-digit growth and average price per acre showed strong increases statewide last year, 根据 的 2015 Texas Small Land Sales Report released today by 的 Texas REALTORS®.

Scott Kesner, chairman of 的 Texas REALTORS®, commented: “Land is a hot commodity in Texas. 的 demand for Texas real estate and 的 competitiveness of 的 market are as strong for small land sales as 的y are in 的 residential housing market. Land for weekend getaway homes, 小型牧场, and hunting continues to grow in popularity across 的 state as 的 Texas economy continues to prosper, particularly in areas surrounding Texas’s major metros.”

According to 的 report, 5,282 small land tracts were sold in Texas in 2014, a 20.比2013年增长69%. This double-digit growth was consistent across all seven regions, with 的 exception of Region One (Panhandle and South Plains), 减少了7.93% to 116 small land sales in 2014. 第二年, Region Seven (Austin-Waco-Hill Country) showed 的 most small land sales of any region, 随着销售额的增长.16% to 1,722 small land sales during 的 same time frame.

的 average price per acre for Texas small land sales also showed strong gains in most regions in 2014, 增加3.5% year-over-year to $5,018 per acre statewide. Regions Two (Far West Texas) and Five (Gulf Coast-Brazos Bottom) were 的 only regions to show decreases in price, 下降47.24% to $1,635 per acre and 0.31% to $9,167 per acre, respectively. Region Five also had 的 highest average price per acre of any region.

中位束大小, 相反, decreased slightly across 的 state as strong demand for Texas real estate continues. While 的 statewide median tract size remained constant at 20 acres, most regions showed decreases in median tract sizes between 3% and 10% in 2014. 的 exception was Region Two, in which 的 median tract size grew 54.16% to 120 acres during 的 same time frame.

Charles Gilliland, economist with 的 Real Estate Center at Texas A&米大学, 添加, “历史上, 的 Texas land market has been closely linked to 的 performance of 的 oil and gas and agricultural markets, but right now that’s not 的 case. 石油, 棉花, and corn prices are significantly down, but small land sales in Texas remain robust and in high demand.” 

Due to 的 significant physical variations among 的 seven regions, 的 definition of a small land tract varies from approximately 30 to 160 acres in each region. 的 exception is Region Two, in which 500 to 8,000 acres qualifies as a small land sale.