Houston Housing for rent/sale market highlights

Houston Real Estate Highlights in April(HAR report)

  • Single-family home sales fell 19.1 percent year-over-year, with 6,199 units sold, ending nine consecutive months of positive sales;

  • The Days on Market (DOM) figure for single-family homes was unchanged at 58 days;

  • Total property sales dropped 21.6 percent, with 7,192 units sold;

  • Total dollar volume dove 20.4 percent to $2.14 billion;

  • The single-family home median price rose 2.4 percent to $251,000, reaching an April high;

  • The single-family home average price was flat at $310,331;

  • Single-family homes months of inventory was at a 3.6-months supply, down from 3.9 months last April but above the national inventory level of 3.4 months;

  • Townhome/condominium sales plunged 37.5 percent, with the average price up 11.9 percent to $227,577 and the median price up 12.2 percent to $181,750;

  • Lease properties staged a negative performance, as single-family home rentals fell 4.1 percent with the average rent down 1.7 percent to $1,765; Volume of townhome/condominium leases fell 9.5 percent with the average rent down 1.2 percent to $1,565.