Israel Linares is a Senior Market Analyst at CoStar and Homes.com, where he analyzes residential and commercial real estate trends in the Austin region. His analysis centers on home prices, housing supply, and market cycles, examined within the conte...
Israel Linares is a Senior Market Analyst at CoStar and Homes.com, where he analyzes residential and commercial real estate trends in the Austin region. His analysis centers on home prices, housing supply, and market cycles, examined within the context of broader economic conditions. He also focuses on the multifamily sector, tracking rental performance, development activity, and shifting market fundamentals to support informed, data‑driven decisions. He brings eight years of experience in real estate analytics, including prior roles as a Senior Data Analyst at CBRE. Israel holds a finance degree from Boston University and regularly provides trusted analysis and commentary to local and international media, including the BBC, as well as industry audiences.
Concessions remain a key factor across Texas multifamily markets as elevated supply keeps competition intense and limits landlords’ pricing power heading into the spring leasing season.
Groundbreaking activity for multifamily housing in Austin, Texas’ suburbs has dropped off significantly from July 2025 through the first quarter of 2026.
As Texas multifamily markets work to find balance, slowing international in-migration in the state’s largest markets could disrupt demand for multifamily housing.
Austin, Texas’ population grew at one of the fastest rates in the country between mid-2024 and mid-2025, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
St. George, Utah, posted the fastest population growth rate in the state over the past year, adding more than 5,200 residents as domestic migration continued to accelerate the metro’s expansion, ...
Leasing activity in Corpus Christi, Texas, has been strong out of the gate in 2026, with more than 100,000 square feet already logged across the metropolitan area.
Consumer spending in St. George is expected to grow at a strong pace in the coming years, supported by continued population gains and an influx of higher-income households, according to a recent ...
Austin, Texas’ retail market experienced another robust year in leasing velocity, with 3.4 million square feet signed, in line with the long-term average.
Investors and owner-occupiers are acquiring office properties in Austin, Texas, at an accelerating pace, propelled by steep discounts from the 2021 peak and substantial savings to replacement costs.
Multifamily market rents in Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin are essentially equal, marking a notable shift in both the relationship between the two markets, and in the Texas multifamily landscape.
Demand for apartments in Ogden, Utah, moderated slightly in the third quarter this year, posting 190 units of absorption, or the net change in occupied units. It represents one of the slowest third ...
The Domain’s office market continues to follow a different track than much of the broader Austin, Texas, office market. The area’s Class A vacancy rate has declined a full seven percentage points ...
The recent rent performance of apartments in downtown Austin continues to stand apart from the rest of the city's multifamily market. Apartment building owners in downtown have continued to raise ...