Existing home sales in September were down from last year, according to newly released data from Texas Multiple Listing Services (MLS).
About 15,200 homes were sold in September, down 18 percent from September 2009. Meanwhile, the median price remained virtually the same at $147,700. There was a 7.9-month inventory of existing homes on the market.
Here are data for a few Texas cities (current as of Oct. 21, 2010). More data on these and other cities are available on their website.
| Sales | Change from Last Year | Median Price | Change from Last Year | Months’ Inventory | |
| Abilene | 124 | down 3% | $121,400 | up 9% | 6.5 |
| Austin | 1,393 | down 28% | $193,300 | up 5% | 6.8 |
| Beaumont | 124 | down 15% | $121,100 | down 8% | 11.7 |
| Bryan-College Station | 122 | down 5% | $149,300 | down 2% | 8.8 |
| Dallas | 3,066 | down 24% | $159,300 | up 2% | 7.2 |
| Fort Worth | 608 | down 18% | $109,200 | down 3% | 7.3 |
| Houston | 4,296 | down 19% | $154,400 | no change | 7.9 |
| Kerrville | 41 | up 2% | $190,000 | up 27% | 22.8 |
| Longview-Marshall | 173 | down 7% | $128,600 | up 1% | 9.1 |
| Lufkin | 36 | down 22% | $124,000 | up 3% | 9.3 |
| McAllen | 125 | down 31% | $102,300 | down 2% | 12.7 |
| San Antonio | 1,434 | down 11% | $149,400 | up 2% | 8.2 |
| Texarkana | 85 | up 18% | $123,800 | up 27% | 9 |
| Victoria | 71 | up 15% | $118,600 | down 15% | 8.2 |
| Waco | 136 | down 25% | $100,000 | down 15% | 8.7 |
| Texas | 15,199 | down 18% | $147,700 | no change | 7.9 |
Source: Real Estate Center