Texas Home Sales, Median Prices Up

College Station (Real Estate Center) — Some 10,628 existing single-family homes were sold in Texas last month, according to the most recent Multiple Listing Services (MLS) data compiled by the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University.  That’s a 2 percent increase over a year ago.

The median price was also up 2 percent from January 2010, at $139,100.  There was a 7.3-month inventory.

January 2011 MLS data for many Texas cities (current as of today) are available on the Center’s website.  Here is a sampling:

  Sales Change from Last Year Median Price Change from Last Year Month’s Inventory
Amarillo 122 Up 14% $122,700 Down 6% 6.9
Austin 1,066 Up 8% $186,300 Up 6% 5.6
Corpus Christi 175 Up 11% $128,500 Up 2% 9.8
Dallas 2,043 Down 8% $150,100 Up 7% 6.4
El Paso 339 Up 34% $127,900 Down 2% 6.6
Fort Worth 407 Down 12% $105,000 Up 2% 6.8
Harlingen 56 Down 20% $76,000 Down 11% unavailable
Houston 3,085 Up 8% $136,600 Down 4% 7.4
Lubbock 135 Down 3% $110,000 Up 2% 7
Odessa 50 Up 56% $136,700 Up 16% 4
San Angelo 63 Up 7% $118,900 Up 40% 6.3
San Antonio 951 Up 11% $143,900 Up 4% 7.7
Temple-Belton 77 Down 9% $125,000 Up 19% 8.1
Tyler 143 Down 11% $120,600 Down 13% 12.6
Wichita Falls 80 Down 10% $90,000 Up 3% 7.8
Texas 10,628 Up 2% $139,100 Up 2% 7.3