By the Numbers

These Houston-area cities have the most expensive homes

Bellaire, Tiki Island and Fulshear top the list, according to Stacker.

HAR: New, pending and closed listings slide

Despite incremental increases in new listings throughout January, new listings fell 10.7% below 2022 levels in the fourth week of January.

The 10 most-expensive active listings in Texas

The most expensive listing of the month was listed by Frada Sandler of Dave Perry Miller Real Estate.

New-home sales rise in December

The median sales price of a new home was down on a monthly basis but up on an annual one. 

HAR: Off-market listings high in the third week of 2023

Off-market listings are up 77.2% over January 2022 levels.

NAR: Existing-home sales dip 1.5% in December

House prices, however, continued to rise, marking the 130th consecutive month for price gains, the longest streak on record, the National Association of REALTORS® said.   

Million-dollar home sales increase in Texas

A new report from Texas REALTORS® shows that million-dollar home sales increased in Texas from 2021 to 2022.

Single-family starts, builder confidence rise

The increase in builder confidence breaks a string of 12 straight monthly declines in the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. 

HAR’s year-end review of home sales in 2022

Single-family home sales amounted to 95,113 in 2022, which is nearly an 11% decrease from the amount sold throughout 2021. That marks the first year of declining sales since 2015.

CoreLogic: Annual home-price growth rate slows to 2-year low

Geographically, the largest home-price increases took place in the Southeast, led by Florida (18%), South Carolina (13.9%) and Georgia (13.6%), CoreLogic reported, citing its November Home Price Insights report.    

NAR: Pending-home sales slide for sixth month in a row in November

Regionally, the pending-sales index fell 7.9% month over month in the Northeast, 6.6% in the Midwest, 2.3% in the South and 0.9% in the West. 

Houston among best cities in the country for financial health

Houston ranked seventh overall, with TheCreditReview citing “overall residential financial health” across the Bayou City.

New-home sales rise again in November

At the same time, the median sales price of a new house slid to $471,200 from $484,700 in October and $430,300 a year earlier, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported. 

The 10 most-expensive listings in Texas

The Houston Association of REALTORS® put out a report detailing the 10 most-expensive home listings across Texas this month.

NAR: Existing-home sales fall 7.7% in November

The month-over-month decline in sales came as prices rose for the 129th consecutive month, the National Association of REALTORS® said. 

New-home construction slides in November as builders pull back

New-home permits fell 11.2% month over month, while housing completions jumped 10.8% in what one observer said could have “worrisome” long-term consequences for the nation’s housing supply. 

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