A total of 13,064 existing single-family homes were sold in Texas last month, a 2 percent drop from February 2009, according to MLS data compiled by the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University.The median price was up 2 percent to $141,100 during the same period, and the state finished the month with a 6.9-month inventory of existing homes.
Here is how select Texas cities fared in February (data current as of March 25, 2010):
| Sales | Change from Last Year |
Median Price |
Change from Last Year |
Months’ Inventory |
|
| Austin | 1,276 | up 7% | $182,000 | down 3% | 6.2 |
| Dallas | 2,707 | down 9% | $149,200 | up 1% | 6.1 |
| Fort Bend | 510 | down 7% | $188,700 | up 8% | 4.8 |
| Fort Worth | 538 | up 5% | $106,000 | down 3% | 6.5 |
| Houston | 3,615 | down 4% | $146,600 | up 6% | 6.6 |
| Longview-Marshall | 116 | down 12% | $120,000 | up 1% | 8.9 |
| Odessa | 67 | up 26% | $123,100 | down 5% | 5.8 |
| San Antonio | 1,239 | up 7% | $140,700 | down 1% | 7.8 |
| Temple-Belton | 94 | down 10% | $110,800 | down 11% | 6.7 |
| Victoria | 61 | up 33% | $109,200 | down 23% | 6.6 |
| Texas | 13,064 | down 2% | $141,100 | up 2% | 6.9 |
Additional home sales data for these and other major Texas cities are available on the Center’s website.
At the national level, the National Association of Realtors reported this week that existing-home sales fell 0.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.02 million units in February from 5.05 million in January. That was 7 percent higher than the 4.69 million-unit pace from February 2009.
Total housing inventory at the end of February rose 9.5 percent to 3.59 million existing homes, representing an 8.6-month supply.
The national median existing-home price for all housing types of $165,100 last month, which was 1.8 percent below February 2009.
Source: Real Estate Center, Reuters, CNNMoney.com