November 06, 2017 — Austin
Texas home sales declined slightly in the third quarter of 2017, according to the 2017-Q3 Texas Quarterly Housing Report released today by the Texas REALTORS®. This is the first time that Texas home sales have declined on a quarterly basis since the second quarter of 2012.
“作为预期, the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey has had a significant impact on our state’s housing market this fall, as many Texans were forced to postpone their goals of buying or selling a home in order to deal with devastation in their homes and communities,维姬·富勒顿说, chairman of the Texas REALTORS®. “Declines in local market home sales across the state in the third quarter were largely concentrated in regions impacted by Harvey, including the Houston area and local markets along the Texas coast.”
In the third quarter of 2017, Texas home sales volume declined 0.3 percent year-over-year to 91,401 home sales. The median price for Texas homes increased 5.6 percent in the same time frame to $225,000.
The price distribution of Texas homes sold in the third quarter of 2017 showed that less than half, or 44.5%, of the homes sold during this time frame were priced under $150,000, or the price threshold that the Real Estate Center at Texas A&米大学 cites as affordable for entry-level Texas homebuyers. 减少了0.7 percentage points from 2016-Q3.
吉姆·盖恩斯博士.D., chief economist with the Real Estate Center at Texas A&米大学, 评论, “历史上, Texas home sales volume is highest in the second and third quarter each year. 然而, shortages in housing stock fueled by population growth and increasing labor and lot shortages continue to put constraints on the Texas housing market.”
Monthly housing inventory in Texas increased 0.2 months from 2016-Q3 to 4.0个月库存. Statewide housing stock remains well below the Real Estate Center at Texas A&米大学’s benchmark of 6 to 6.5 months of inventory as a balanced housing market.
Active listings increased 7.4 percent year-over-year to 109,961 listings in the third quarter of 2017. Texas homes spent an average of 52 days on the market in 2017-Q3.
Chairman Fullerton concluded, “Despite this slight dip in home sales activity in the third quarter of 2017, the Texas housing market is still on pace for another record-breaking year. We need inventory for the housing market to continue to grow in major metropolitan areas like Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston.”