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.

Rental website RentHop has updated its list of the least affordable cities for singles — and the Bayou City has risen in the ranks.

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.    

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

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

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

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. 

Current real estate market conditions have not discouraged buyers from their plans of homeownership, according to a new survey from RE/MAX.

According to an analysis from real estate website Point2Homes, Houston renters do not make enough money to purchase starter homes.

The 30-year fixed-rate inched to 6.42%, which is still close to the lowest rate in a month, the group said. 

A report from Realtor.com shows that many areas that experienced substantial growth during the pandemic are now posting some of the country’s steepest price reductions.

A report from Redfin shows that 29% of single-family homes for sale in the U.S. were new constructions in the third quarter of 2022.

Condominium and townhome sales have stabilized in Texas, according to the Texas REALTORS® 2022 Texas Condominium Sales Report.

Data from the PEW Trust shows that investment companies make up approximately a quarter of the entire single-family home market across the U.S.