Houston home sales in all price ranges declined in September on a month-to-month basis.  Homes priced $250,000 – $500,000 had the largest drop in sales, but the greatest gain when comparing to September 2018. Per HAR, single-family sales are up 9.5% compared to last year. On a year-to-date basis, home sales are 3.8% ahead of 2018’s volume. Total property sales, active listings and pending sales decreased  last month, as days on the market increased to 55 and inventory is at a 4.1-months supply. 

Category	Jan. 2019	Feb. 2019	Mar. 2019	Apr. 2019	May 2019	June 2019	July 2019	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019
Total Property Sales	5,011	6,388	8,475	9,063	9,948	9,461	10,478	10,375	8,430	8,579	7,577	8,879
Total Active Listings	38,872	39,304	41,127	42,086	43,624	45,262	45,498	45,062	44,172	43,468	42,139	38,504
Single-Family Home Sales	4,100	5,280	7,072	7,586	8,346	8,097	8,953	8,679	7,035	7,231	6,395	7,505
Townhome/Condominium Sales	329	429	542	586	661	587	687	638	531	501	447	575
Single-Family Months of Inventory	3.7	3.7	3.9	4.0	4.2	4.4	4.3	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.8	3.4
Single-Family Pending Sales	6,528	7,310	8,740	9,467	9,169	8,796	9,207	8,547	7,285	7,682	6,925	5,796
Days on Market	65	68	64	57	53	49	50	52	55	59	59	63

Price Range	Jan. 2019	Feb. 2019	Mar. 2019	Apr. 2019	May 2019	June 2019	July 2019	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019
$1 - $99,999	155	153	188	135	171	132	141	147	134	129	133	216
$100,000 - $149,999	340	392	461	438	445	377	490	423	371	414	382	487
$150,000 - $249,999	1,496	1,905	2,428	2,653	2,982	2,794	3,100	3,019	2,497	2,632	2,197	2,948
$250,000 - $499,999	1,164	1,647	2,275	2,543	3,009	2,846	3,089	2,991	2,315	2,311	2,043	3,074
$500,000 - $749,999	169	239	345	400	517	497	541	465	381	347	294	427
$750,000 and above	107	142	238	284	372	334	315	296	210	224	180	309

There is so much to do in the Houston area this time of year. Below are some festivals you may want to attend.

Texas Renaissance Festival
Weekends from October 5 – December 1, 2019
21778 FM 1774, Todd Mission, Texas 77363

Fall Festival and Pumpkin Patch at Blessington Farms
Every weekend through October 30, 2019
510 Chisholm Rd., Simonton, TX 77476

Houston Italian Festival
October 10 – 13, 2019
3800 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX 77006

Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival
October 11 – 13, 2019
Downtown Conroe, 101 S. Main St., Conroe, TX 77301

Bayou City Art Festival
October 12 – 13, 2019
Downtown Houston, 901 S. Bagby St., Bagby, TX 77002

Brenner’s on the Bayou Annual Fall Wine Fest
October 19, 2019
1 Birdsall St., Houston, TX 77007

Bayou City Art Festival 2019
October 12 – 13, 2019
901 Bagby St., Houston, Texas 77002

Katy Rice Festival 2019
October 11 – 13, 2019
Historic Downtown Katy 910 Avenue C, Katy, TX 77493

East End Street Fest
October 19, 2019
2800 Navigation Boulevard, Houston, TX 77003

Energy Day Houston
October 19, 2019
Sam Houston Park, 1100 Bagby St, Houston, TX 77002

Brick Fest Live LEGO Fan Experience
October 19 – 20, 2019
NRG Center, 1 NRG Park, Houston, TX 77054

Wings Over Houston Airshow 2019
October 19 – 20, 2019
Ellington Airport, 11602 Aerospace Ave, Houston, TX 77034

Texian Market Days
October 26, 2019
George Ranch Historical Park, 10215 FM 762, Richmond, TX 77469

International Quilt Festival at George R. Brown Convention Center 
October 31 – November 3, 2019
George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas, Houston, TX 77010

Day of the Dead
November 1, 2019
Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney, Houston, TX 77010

24th Annual Children’s Festival
November 9 – 10, 2019
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, 2005 Lake Robbins Dr., Houston, TX 77380