July Texas Existing Home Sales Up 18%
COLLEGE STATION (Real Estate Center) – Sales of existing single-family homes
in Texas in July were up 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.
Nearly 19,630 existing single-family homes were sold, data showed.
The median home price was down 1 percent to $153,200, and the
state’s overall inventory was at 7.9 months.
July 2011 MLS data for many Texas cities are available on the Center’s website. Here is a
sampling (data current as of Aug. 29, 2011):
|
|
Sales |
Change from Last Year |
Median Price |
Change from Last Year |
Months’ Inventory |
|
Amarillo |
267 | up 47% | $124,400 | down 1% | 7.3 |
|
Austin |
2,178 | up 33% | $193,900 | down 9% | 6.5 |
|
Brownsville |
47 | down 11% | $91,200 | down 15% | 13.1 |
|
Corpus Christi |
329 | up 19% | $145,900 | up 8% | 10 |
|
Dallas |
4,064 | up 21% | $165,100 | down 2% | 7 |
|
El Paso |
466 | up 12% | $133,900 | down 4% | 7.8 |
|
Fort Worth |
724 | up 18% | $109,700 | down 5% | 6.9 |
|
Harlingen |
65 | down 6% | $88,300 | up 12% | 23.6 |
|
Houston |
5,544 | up 17% | $159,300 | up 1% | 7.7 |
|
Lubbock |
311 | up 38% | $119,000 | up 5% | 8 |
|
San Angelo |
100 | up 1% | $124,600 | up 5% | 6.9 |
|
San Antonio |
1,731 | up 11% | $155,600 | down 4% | 8.4 |
|
Temple- Belton |
158 | up 12% | $125,000 | up 8% | 9.5 |
|
Tyler |
278 | up 9% | $139,200 | up 3% | 14.5 |
|
Wichita Falls |
181 | up 74% | $60,700 | down 37% | 8.8 |
|
Texas |
19,628 | up 18% | $153,200 | down 1% | 7.9 |
