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    Inventory Stress Index

    Explore Austin’s Inventory Stress Index with Team Price. Assess inventory pressure, market dynamics, and when to buy or sell with expert Austin real estate metrics. 

    The Inventory Stress Index (ISI) quantifies the stress on available inventory in the Austin real estate market by considering both the current pressure from pending sales and the relative changes in supply (active listings) and demand (pending listings), providing a clear measure of inventory pressure relative to demand. A higher ISI indicates a market under stress with low inventory relative to demand, reflecting a tight market where competition for homes is intense, while a lower ISI suggests less pressure, with more inventory available relative to demand.

    An ISI above 50% favors sellers, signaling high inventory stress and a seller’s market, while an ISI below 10% favors buyers, indicating low stress and more opportunities for negotiation. This report is important because it helps stakeholders understand the balance between supply and demand, which directly influences competition, pricing, and market opportunities in Austin’s competitive real estate landscape. It serves real estate agents, homebuyers, sellers, and investors by offering actionable insights into inventory dynamics.

    Sellers can use this data to determine if a high ISI makes it a good time to list, as low inventory relative to demand can lead to higher prices and quicker sales, while buyers can identify opportunities in a low ISI environment, where less competition and more inventory—such as in 2024 when the ISI dropped to 6.7% alongside an Active-to-Pending Ratio of 3.6—may lead to better deals.

    Agents rely on this metric to advise clients on pricing and timing strategies, ensuring they align with market conditions, and investors use it to identify markets with low inventory stress as opportunities to buy, as there’s less competition and potentially better deals, or to sell in high-stress periods for maximum returns, as seen during 2021 when the ISI peaked at 100.9%. Historical data over the years shows how Austin’s inventory stress has fluctuated with economic cycles, interest rate changes, and demand shifts—check the embedded report below for the latest ISI and detailed breakdowns.