Houston housing segment

(HAR Report): Broken out by housing segment, October sales performed as follows:

  • $1 - $99,999: decreased 32.7 percent

  • $100,000 - $149,999: decreased 27.4 percent

  • $150,000 - $249,999: increased 12.2 percent

  • $250,000 - $499,999: increased 52.5 percent

  • $500,000 - $749,999: increased 78.4 percent

  • $750,000 and above: increased 81.6 percent

HAR also breaks out sales figures for existing single-family homes. Existing home sales totaled 7,542 in October, up 32.0 percent compared to the same month last year. The average sales price rose 15.9 percent to $331,499 while the median sales price jumped 15.5 percent to $259,900.