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TEXAS' EXISTING HOME SALES, PRICES UP
TEXAS (Real Estate Center,
CNNMoney.com) – A total of 18,643 existing single-family homes were
sold in Texas last month, a 4 percent increase from September 2008,
according to MLS data compiled by the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M
University.
The median price rose 2 percent to $147,900 during
the same period, and the state finished the month with a 7.1-month
inventory of existing homes.
Here is how select Texas cities fared in August
(data current as of Oct. 23, 2009):
|
|
Sales |
Change from
Last Year |
Median
Price |
Change from
Last Year |
Months'
Inventory |
|
Austin |
1,974 |
up 8% |
$182,700 |
no change |
6.4 |
|
Beaumont |
146 |
up 76% |
$131,400 |
down 3% |
8.9 |
|
Bryan–College Station |
128 |
down 12% |
$152,500 |
up 8% |
7 |
|
Dallas |
4,010 |
down 7% |
$156,400 |
up 4% |
6.3 |
|
El Paso |
485 |
up 8% |
$130,000 |
down 3% |
8.7 |
|
Fort Worth |
744 |
down 13% |
$112,500 |
down 4% |
6.7 |
|
Houston |
5,315 |
up 31% |
$155,600 |
no change |
6.5 |
|
Lubbock |
248 |
no change |
$111,000 |
down 2% |
5.5 |
|
San Antonio |
1,604 |
down 3% |
$146,700 |
up 2% |
8.1 |
|
Wichita Falls |
106 |
down 24% |
$121,100 |
up 35% |
7.5 |
Additional home sales data for these and other
major Texas cities are available on the
Center's website.
Meanwhile, the National Association of Realtors
reported today that, nationally, year-over-year sales of existing homes
were up 9.2 percent last month. The median price of homes sold in
September was $174,900, down 8.5 percent from last year.
Courtesy of
RECON
Real
Estate Center Online News
October
23, 2009
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