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 |