COLLEGE STATION (Real Estate Center) – Sales of existing single-family homes in Texas in May were down 15 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 19,500 existing single-family homes were sold.
The median home price was up 1 percent to $149,800, and the state’s overall inventory was at 8.2 months.
May 2011 MLS data for many Texas cities are available on the Center’s website. Here is a sampling (data current as of June 30, 2011):
|
|
Sales |
Change from |
Median |
Change from |
Months’ |
|
Abilene |
154 |
down 23% |
$120,600 |
up 21% |
6.8 |
|
Austin |
2,077 |
down 9% |
$196,800 |
up 4% |
7 |
|
Beaumont |
143 |
down 29% |
$120,700 |
down 2% |
12.4 |
|
Dallas |
4,134 |
down 15% |
$166,000 |
up 3% |
7.3 |
|
Fort Worth |
776 |
down 15% |
$113,800 |
down 5% |
7.3 |
|
Garland |
185 |
down 7% |
$95,000 |
down 5% |
6.4 |
|
Houston |
5,522 |
down 13% |
$155,100 |
up 2% |
8.1 |
|
Killeen- |
191 |
down 29% |
$120,400 |
down 3% |
7.5 |
|
Longview- |
170 |
down 23% |
$129,600 |
down 2% |
10.9 |
|
Lufkin |
53 |
No change |
$102,000 |
down 16% |
10.4 |
|
McAllen |
130 |
down 28% |
$114,300 |
up 10% |
14.4 |
|
Port Arthur |
48 |
down 25% |
$108,000 |
up 15% |
13.2 |
|
San Antonio |
1,832 |
down 10% |
$151,800 |
up 4% |
8.6 |
|
Texarkana |
53 |
down 40% |
$98,800 |
down 12% |
10.7 |
|
Waco |
202 |
down 9% |
$117,300 |
up 8% |
9.8 |
|
Texas |
19,543 |
down 15% |
$149,800 |
up 1% |
8.2 |
