COLLEGE STATION (Real Estate Center) – Sales of existing single-family homes in Texas last month dropped 18 percent from a year ago, according to the most recent Multiple Listing Services (MLS) data compiled by the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University.
Just over 18,000 existing single-family homes were sold last month.
The median home price dipped 1 percent to $145,700, and the state’s overall inventory was at 7.8 months.
April 2011 MLS data for many Texas cities are available on the Center’s website. Here is a sampling (data current as of today):
|
|
Sales |
Change from |
Median |
Change from |
Months’ |
|
Amarillo |
226 |
down 23% |
$126,200 |
up 3% |
7.1 |
|
Austin |
1,851 |
down 17% |
$193,100 |
up 4% |
6.9 |
|
Corpus |
285 |
down 19% |
$133,600 |
down 3% |
not available |
|
Dallas |
3,809 |
down 20% |
$161,100 |
up 1% |
7.2 |
|
El Paso |
423 |
down 19% |
$133,300 |
up 1% |
7.1 |
|
Fort Worth |
763 |
down 16% |
$101,300 |
down 13% |
7.3 |
|
Houston |
5,099 |
down 14% |
$148,600 |
down 2% |
8 |
|
Lubbock |
233 |
down 27% |
$106,400 |
down 7% |
8.1 |
|
Odessa |
113 |
down 1% |
$136,300 |
up 16% |
6.1 |
|
San Angelo |
90 |
down 26% |
$115,400 |
down 3% |
7.1 |
|
San Antonio |
1,481 |
down 23% |
$147,900 |
up 4% |
8.5 |
|
South Padre |
33 |
up 27% |
$182,000 |
down 19% |
39.7 |
|
Temple- |
132 |
down 31% |
$115,500 |
no change |
9.3 |
|
Tyler |
253 |
down 20% |
$135,100 |
up 1% |
14.5 |
|
Wichita |
111 |
down 34% |
$113,600 |
up 7% |
8.7 |
|
Texas |
18,027 |
down 18% |
$145,700 |
down 1% |
7.8 |
