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Houston Real Estate Highlights in June-HAR Report

• Single-family home sales fell 8.6 year-over-year, their third and biggest decline of 2022 as the market begins a long-anticipated cooldown;

• Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes dropped from 30 to 28;

• The ‘Close to Original List Price Ratio’ for single-family homes reached 100.1 percent, marking the third straight month that buyers paid above list price for homes on the market;

• Total property sales were down 9.1 percent with 11,921 units sold;

• Total dollar volume increased 1.6 percent to about $4.9 billion;

• The single-family average price rose 11.0 percent to $436,425, the second highest of all time, and the fourth time that pricing has exceeded $400,000; 

• The single-family median price increased 13.2 percent to $355,000 – a record;

• Single-family home months of inventory registered a 2.0-months supply, up from 1.4 months a year earlier. That is the greatest supply since November 2020;

• Townhome/condominium sales experienced the first decline in nearly two years, falling 15.3 percent, with the average price up 4.7 percent to $259,557 and the median price up 2.7 percent to $220,000.

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Townhouse/Condominium Update-HAR Report

Townhouses and condominiums saw their first decline in almost two years, dropping 15.3 percent year-over-year with 752 closed sales versus 888 a year earlier. The last time sales fell was in August of 2020. The average price increased 4.7 percent to $259,557 and the median price rose 2.7 percent to $220,000. Both figures are below the historic highs reached in April 2022. Inventory fell from a 2.4-months supply to 1.7 months. 

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HAR Report: Days on Market, or the actual time it took to sell a home, dropped slightly from 30 to 28 days. Inventory registered a 2.0-months supply compared to 1.4 months a year earlier. That is the greatest supply of homes since November 2020. The current national inventory stands at 2.6 months, as reported by NAR.

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

• $1 - $99,999: decreased 39.7 percent

• $100,000 - $149,999: decreased 32.5 percent

• $150,000 - $249,999: decreased 47.1 percent

• $250,000 - $499,999: increased 2.4 percent

• $500,000 - $999,999: increased 22.0 percent

• $1M and above: decreased 2.3 percent

HAR also breaks out sales figures for existing single-family homes. Existing home sales totaled 7,937 in June, down 11.6 percent from the same month last year. The average sales price jumped 11.1 percent to a record-setting $438,099 (the second highest average price of all time) while the median sales price climbed 12.9 percent to $350,000, tying the record high median price reached last month. 

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Single-Family Homes Update-HAR Report

Single-family home sales fell 8.6 percent in June with 9,728 units sold across the Greater Houston area compared to 10,649 a year earlier. Strong sales among higher-end homes pushed pricing up again. The median price climbed 13.2 percent to a record-setting $355,000 while the average price rose 11.0 percent to $436,425 – the second highest of all time. 

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June Monthly Market Comparison(HAR Report):

With would-be homebuyers facing record prices, rising interest rates and a limited supply of homes on the market amid growing inflation, home sales had only one direction to go: down. Single-family home sales fell 8.6 percent. However, on a year-to-date basis, sales are still 1.7 percent ahead of last year’s record pace. 

The monthly housing measurements for June yielded mixed readings. In addition to the drop in single-family home sales, total property sales experienced declines and pending sales slid 7.7 percent. Active listings (the total number of available properties) jumped 27.4 percent and total dollar volume for June eked out a 1.6 percent gain, coming in at about $4.9 billion.

Buoyed by an 8.3 percent increase in new listings, months of inventory reached a 2.0-months supply, the highest level since November 2020 when it was 2.1 months. Housing inventory nationally stands at a 2.6-months supply, according to the latest report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). A 6.0-months supply is generally considered a “balanced market,” in which neither the buyer nor the seller has an advantage.

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(HAR Report): The average price of a single-family home rose 11.0 percent in June to $436,425 – slightly below last month’s record high – while the median price jumped 13.2 percent to $355,000, which is the highest median of all time. The average price for a single-family home in Houston first broke the $400,000 mark in March of this year. The median price has been above $300,000 since May of 2021.

“With strong economic headwinds facing consumers right now, it comes as no surprise that home sales fell in June and may remain below record levels for a while as the market normalizes,” said HAR Chair Jennifer Wauhob with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene. “The decline in sales was inevitable given the limited supply of homes, record prices, rising interest rates and the pressures of inflation that we’re all feeling every day at the pump, in the supermarket and paying bills.”

For the third consecutive month, the ‘Close to Original List Price Ratio’ for single-family homes surpassed the 100 percent mark, rising to 100.1 percent in June. That means that a majority of buyers paid above list price for homes on the market. The ratio first broke the 100 percent mark last summer, as high-dollar buying became prevalent throughout the market. The ratio was up 100.9 percent last month – the highest ever.

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HOUSTON-HAR Report — (July 13, 2022) — As summer temperatures soared to record highs in June, Houston’s sizzling housing market began a long-anticipated cooldown. Home sales experienced their first significant decline of 2022, reflecting a perfect storm that had been brewing for months: the combination of diminished inventory, record-high prices and, more recently, rising interest rates on top of a climate of growing inflation. However, the sales slowdown and a steady supply of new listings helped boost inventory to a 2.0-months supply – the most plentiful supply of homes since November 2020.

According to the Houston Association of Realtors’ (HAR) June 2022 Market Update, single-family home sales fell 8.6 percent, marking the third consecutive monthly year-over-year decline with 9,728 units sold compared to 10,649 in June of 2021. On a year-to-date basis, however, the market is still running 1.7 percent ahead of 2021’s record-setting volume.

Once again, the $500,000 to $1 million housing segment drew the highest sales volume of the month, registering a 22.0 percent year-over-year sales volume gain. That was followed by homes priced from $250,000 to $500,000, which rose 2.4 percent. The luxury segment – consisting of homes priced at $1 million and above – saw its first decline in two years, slipping 2.3 percent.

A continued lack of homes priced below $250,000 left consumers no choice but to weigh more expensive property options, shift their focus to rental homes or postpone any plans to buy or rent. [HAR’s Monthly Rental Home Update for June will be released next Wednesday, July 20]. Some relief came after the June home sales numbers were tallied. During the first week of July, mortgage rates finally reversed course, with Freddie Mac reporting that the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate loan fell from 5.7 to 5.3 percent – the biggest decline since 2008.

However, an average rate of 5.3 percent is well above the average rate of 2.67% on 30-year fixed-rate loans that prevailed in December 2020. It is still higher than rates have been over the course of most of the past decade.

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Houston Real Estate Highlights in May-HAR Report

• Single-family home sales declined 0.9 percent year-over-year;

• Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes dropped from 35 to 29;

• The ‘Close to Original List Price Ratio’ for single-family homes reached 100.9 percent — the highest ever as a majority of buyers paid above list price for homes on the market;

• Total property sales were down 1.0 percent with 11,980 units sold;

• Total dollar volume increased 12.0 percent to $4.9 billion;

• The single-family average price rose 14.3 percent to $440,670, the highest of all time, and the third time that pricing has exceeded $400,000;

• The single-family median price increased 16.0 percent to $351,000 – also a record;

• Single-family home months of inventory registered a 1.6-months supply, up from 1.3 months a year earlier. That is the greatest supply since October 2021;

• Townhome/condominium sales edged up 0.4 percent with the average price up 14.4 percent to $272,381 and the median price up 8.8 percent to $229,000.

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Townhouse/Condominium Update-HAR Report

Townhouses and condominiums barely held to positive territory in May. Sales volume rose a fractional 0.4 percent with 832 closed sales versus 829 a year earlier. The average price increased 14.4 percent to $272,381 and the median price was up 8.8 percent to $229,000. Both figures are below the historic highs reached last month. Inventory fell from a 2.4-months supply to 1.4 months.

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

• $1 - $99,999: decreased 35.7 percent

• $100,000 - $149,999: decreased 27.6 percent

• $150,000 - $249,999: decreased 43.3 percent

• $250,000 - $499,999: increased 10.7 percent

• $500,000 - $999,999: increased 38.3 percent

• $1M and above: increased 30.2 percent

HAR also breaks out sales figures for existing single-family homes. Existing home sales totaled 7,902 in May. That was statistically unchanged from the same month last year. The average sales price jumped 14.1 percent to a record high $444,548 while the median sales price climbed 15.7 percent to $350,000, also a record high.