Closed home sales fell 13% year over year in the week ended Aug. 19, sliding to 1,434 from 1,649 a year earlier. 

The priciest home sold in greater Houston last month was a 10,468-square-foot house in the River Oaks Tall Timbers subdivision, which was listed and sold by COMPASS agents. 

At the same time, closed home sales fell 13% in the latest weekly report from the Houston Association of REALTORS®. 

The latest Market Update from the Houston Association of REALTORS® shows a 1.8% year-over-year increase in all single-family home sales. 

The combination of rising inventory and price reductions in Houston and nationwide is creating a more buyer-friendly market.

The National Association of REALTORS® said its Pending Home Sales Index rose 4.8% month over month. 

The priciest new listing in the Lone Star State is a $15.95 million estate in University Park, listed by Allie Beth Allman of Allie Beth Allman & Associates.

The priciest home sold in greater Houston last month was a luxury condo in the Huntingdon building in River Oaks, which was listed and sold by COMPASS agents.

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All properties were listed during the month of June.

The record-breaking sales price comes as the pace of transactions slid from April, the National Association of REALTORS® said. 

While affordability worsened for all Houston homebuyers in 2023, the affordability gap widened even more drastically for Black and Hispanic/Latino homebuyers.

Agents were hard at work selling the 10 most expensive homes in greater Houston last month, including a 17,192-square-foot estate originally listed for $14.8 million.

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Two of the 10 most expensive new listings in Texas are listed by Chad Barrett, an agent with Allie Beth Allman & Associates.