By the Numbers
Nationally, home sales were up 13.3% year over year and 4.4% month over month, RE/MAX said.
Compass agent Laura Sweeny was responsible for either listing or selling four of the top 10 most expensive home sales in greater Houston last year.
Two of the most expensive homes sold in greater Houston last month ranked among the most expensive sales of the year, according to the Houston Association of REALTORS®.
Thirty-five percent of all master-planned community sales last year were in Texas, according to RCLCO Real Estate Consulting.
In its last reading before the end of the year, the National Association of REALTORS® Pending Home Sales Index posted its fourth consecutive monthly increase in November.
Compass agents listed four of the 10 most expensive listings in Texas this past month, with properties in Dallas, Highland Park, Fort Worth and Houston.
The median-sales price slid from $425,600 in October to $402,600 last month.
The year-over-year increase of 6.1% is the greatest since June 2021, according to the association.
When 3630 Willowick Road was first listed for $29 million back in 2023, it was the most expensive listing in Houston history. Now, though the sales price is undisclosed, the home represents the second-most expensive Houston home sale on record.
More buyers are touring homes and applying for mortgages as the 2024 housing market enters its home stretch, according to a new Redfin report.
According to a report from CashNetUSA, renters in Bellaire (specifically, the 77401 ZIP code) only need to spend 13.68% of their annual income on rent.
Houston is the 65th-priciest rental market in the country, according to Zumper’s November National Rent Report.
A $20 million estate in Westlake tops the list of the 10 most expensive new listings in Texas.
Despite the new record in September, the rate of increase continues to slow.
The new findings come from real estate tech strategist Mike DelPrete.
The increase follows two months of declines, the National Association of REALTORS® said.