Houston Housing Segment

(HAR report):Broken out by housing segment, March sales performed as follows:

  • $1 – $99,999: decreased 37.8 percent

  • $100,000 – $149,999: decreased 17.7 percent

  • $150,000 – $249,999: increased 9.4 percent

  • $250,000 – $499,999: increased 13.2 percent

  • $500,000 – $749,999: increased 17.5 percent

  • $750,000 and above: increased 9.1 percent

HAR also breaks out sales figures for existing single-family homes. Existing home sales totaled 5,888 in March, up 6.3 percent compared to the same month last year. The average sales price increased 4.8 percent to $300,164 while the median sales price rose 4.9 percent to $236,000.