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Housing Stats • 2020 International Builders' Show Awards

Houston Home Sales Spark in July

Houston home sales continued to gain momentum in July. Total property sales and sales in most price ranges grew on a monthly and yearly basis. July marked the highest number of sales all year for homes priced $100,000 and above. Last month there were 424 sales of homes priced $750,000 and above.  It has been many years since 400+ homes above $750,000 have sold in one month.

Month-to-Month Comparison:

CategoryJan.
2020		Feb.
2020		Mar.
2020		Apr.
2020		May
2020		June
2020		July
2020		Aug.
2020		Sept.
2020		Oct.
2020		Nov.
2020		Dec.
2020
Total Property Sales5,8007,3938,9657,1927,91711,15313,04311,12111,13711,2329,66011,572
Total Active Listings39,69940,09140,93241,15139,51636,90136,05534,18132,04731,38429,94826,821
Single-Family Home Sales4,6996,0447,5666,1996,6719,32810,9179,1959,1019,2877,9909,652
Townhome/Condominium Sales398465533373405577685639652636580662
Single-Family Months of Inventory3.53.53.53.63.53.23.02.82.52.42.21.9
Single-Family Pending Sales7,2128,5477,8857,12510,55911,61011,18510,5989,5079,6808,2657,469
Days on Market686865585856565151474646

Single-Family Sales by Price Range (Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria & Montgomery Counties)

Price RangeJan.
2020		Feb.
2020		Mar.
2020		Apr.
2020		May
2020		June
2020		July
2020		Aug.
2020		Sept.
2020		Oct.
2020		Nov.
2020		Dec.
2020
$1 - $99,999109107978298921007970856085
$100,000 - $149,999277328361258301346316253294278221268
$150,000 - $249,9991,7572,1312,6882,1802,3092,9273,4062,8452,9322,9072,3972,925
$250,000 - $499,9991,4612,0562,5472,2002,2783,4034,1573,4643,4163,4723,2163,887
$500,000 - $749,999226277402324342548766613580611515650
$750,000 and above124161258191157282424398355393335443
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