Houston housing

Broken out by housing segment, October sales performed as follows:

  • $1 - $99,999: decreased 9.0 percent

  • $100,000 - $149,999: decreased 5.3 percent

  • $150,000 - $249,999: increased 3.9 percent

  • $250,000 - $499,999: increased 11.6 percent

  • $500,000 - $749,999: increased 8.3 percent

  • $750,000 and above: increased 12.0 percent

HAR also breaks out sales data for existing single-family homes. Existing home sales totaled 5,579 in October, an increase of 6.4 percent versus the same month last year. The average sales price rose 4.9 percent to $282,937 while the median sales price increased 4.8 percent to $220,000.