Houston Housing Segment

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

  • $1 - $99,999: decreased 21.8 percent

  • $100,000 - $149,999: decreased 16.0 percent

  • $150,000 - $249,999: increased 3.7 percent

  • $250,000 - $499,999: increased 5.5 percent

  • $500,000 - $749,999: increased 7.5 percent

  • $750,000 and above: decreased 8.9 percent

HAR also breaks out the sales figures for existing single-family homes. Existing home sales totaled 4,265 in February, down 1.1 percent versus the same month last year. The average sales price increased 2.7 percent to $273,757 while the median sales price rose 1.8 percent to $217,500.