HAR Report: Broken out by housing segment, home sales in the Houston area performed as follows:
$1 - $99,999: increased 14.9 percent
$100,000 - $149,999: decreased 14.2 percent
$150,000 - $249,999: increased 3.0 percent
$250,000 - $499,999: decreased 0.8 percent
$500,000 - $999,999: decreased 4.3 percent
$1M and above: increased 1.6 percent
In April, existing home sales were statistically flat with 5,598 transactions compared to 5,616 last year. The average price rose 2.0 percent to $450,755, and the median sales price was statistically unchanged at $336,063.