Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Houston Home Price 12-Month Trend

The single famiily average home price in Houston achieved the second highest level for an August. At $217,047, the average price of single-family homes rose 0.7 percent compared to last August. The highest August level historically was $222,638 in 2008.

At $159,000, the median sales price for single-family homes was statistically flat versus August 2010 and down fractionally from June and July’s $160,000 level, which was the highest median price of 2011 and the highest level in two years. The national single-family median price reported by NAR is $174,000, illustrating the continued higher value and lower cost of living available to consumers in Houston. The cause behind a flat median price is an increase in lower cost housing specifically housing below $80,000.  There was an increase in sales of just over 45% for that category. 

While the median is still flat the data clearly indicates that the overall price of single family homes in Houston is on the rise albeit at a snails pace.


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