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"""""""""SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING MARKET REPORT"""""""""

The Woodlands Market!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

January 2012 sales up 8% over January 2011

***FY2011 sales up 12% over 2010***

December 2011 sales up 4% over Dec 2010

November 2011 sales down 12% from 2010

October 2011 sales were 2 less than 2010

September 2011 sales up 11% over 2010

August 2011 sales up 42% over August 2010

July 2011 sales up 42% over July 2010

June 2011 sales up 13% over 2010

May 2011 sales up 7% over 2010

April 2011 sales down 2% from 2010

March 2011 sales down 13% from 2010

February 2011 sales up 6% over 2010

January 2011 sales up .5% over 2010

***FY2010 sales down 5% from 2009. FY2009 sales were down1.5% from 2008.***

December 2010 sales up 2% over December 2009.

November 2010 sales down 13% from Nov. 2009.

Oct. 2010 sales down 7% from Oct. 2009.

September 2010 sales down 5% from 2009.

August 2010 sales down 18% from 2009.

AREA 15(Woodlands & Surrounding Area)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

January 2012 sales down 5% from January 2011

***FY2011 sales up 8% over 2010***

December 2011 sales up 14% over December 2010

November 2011 sales down 9% from 2010

October 2011 sales were 1 less than 2010

September 2011 sales up 11% over 2010

August 2011 sales up 35% over August 2010

July 2011 sales up 23% over 2010

June 2011 sales up 6% over 2010

May 2011 sales up 2% over 2010

April 2011 sales down 14% from 2010

March sales down 12% from 2010

February 2011 sales up 2% over 2010

January 2011 sales up 6% over 2010

***AREA 15(Woodlands & Surrounding Area)-FY2010 sales were almost the same as 2009.FY2009 sales were down 8% from year 2008.***

Houston Market!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

January 2012 sales of single-family homes climbed 9.2 percent versus one year earlier, according to the latest monthly data prepared by the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR). All segments of the housing market grew except the luxury segment—those homes priced from $500,000 and above—whose decline flattened the overall average price. Broken out by segment, January sales of homes priced below $80,000 rose 6.4 percent; sales of homes in the $80,000-$150,000 range climbed 12.4 percent; sales of homes between $150,000 and $250,000 were up 17.6 percent; sales of homes ranging from $250,000-$500,000 advanced 4.8 percent; and sales of homes that make up the luxury market—priced from $500,000 and up—declined 2.1 percent.

***The Houston housing market concluded calendar year 2011 with noteworthy gains in sales volume along with strong pricing. Single-family home sales rose 4.0 percent for the year while sales of all property types increased 4.3 percent. On a year-to-date basis, the average price rose 0.9 percent to $213,723 while the median price ticked up 0.7 percent to $155,000. Total dollar volume for full-year 2011 climbed 5.2 percent to $13 billion compared to full-year 2010.***

December 2011 sales of single-family homes in Houston totaled 4,604, up 7.2 percent from December 2010. This marked the seventh consecutive increase of 2011. Broken out by segment, December sales of homes priced below $80,000 rose 10.2 percent; sales of homes in the $80,000-$150,000 range were up 3.1 percent; sales of homes between $150,000 and $250,000 climbed 7.3 percent; sales of homes ranging from $250,000-$500,000 advanced 12.8 percent; and sales of homes that make up the luxury market—priced from $500,000 and up—were unchanged.

November 2011 sales of single-family homes in Houston totaled 3,973, up 11.4 percent from November 2010. This marks the sixth consecutive increase of the year. On a year-to-date basis, sales are ahead 4.1 percent. Broken out by segment, November sales of homes priced below $80,000 rose 10.9 percent; sales of homes in the $80,000-$150,000 range climbed 11.3 percent; sales of homes between $150,000 and $250,000 were up 17.7 percent; sales of homes ranging from $250,000-$500,000 advanced 13.0 percent; and sales of homes that make up the luxury market—priced from $500,000 and up—dropped 5.7 percent.

October 2011 sales of single-family homes in Houston totaled 4,080, up 9.1 percent from October 2010. This marks the fifth consecutive increase of the year following a 1.4 percent rise in June, 15.3 jump in July and increases of 28.8 percent and 15.2 percent in August and September, respectively. On a year-to-date basis, sales are ahead 3.4 percent. Broken out by segment, October sales of homes priced below $80,000 rose 4.8 percent; sales of homes in the $80,000-$150,000 range climbed 11.5 percent; sales of homes between $150,000 and $250,000 were up 11.8 percent; sales of homes ranging from $250,000-$500,000 advanced 8.0 percent; and sales of homes that make up the luxury market—priced from $500,000 and up—ticked up 0.8 percent.

September 2011 sales of single-family homes in Houston totaled 4,635, up 16.9 percent from September 2010. This marks the fifth increase of the year following an 8.5 percent gain in January, 1.3 percent rise in June, and 15.2 and 28.3 percent increases in July and August, respectively. On a year-to-date basis, sales are ahead 3.2 percent. Broken out by segment, September sales of homes priced below $80,000 rose 11.4 percent; sales of homes in the $80,000-$150,000 range climbed 21.8 percent; sales of homes between $150,000 and $250,000 were up 18.7 percent; sales of homes ranging from $250,000-$500,000 jumped 26.8 percent; and sales of homes that make up the luxury market—priced from $500,000 and up—advanced 2.3 percent.

August 2011 sales of single-family homes in Houston totaled 5,543, up 30.2 percent from August 2010. This marks the fourth increase of the year after an 8.4 percent gain in January, and 1.1 percent and 14.9 percent increases in June and July, respectively.On a year-to-date basis, sales are ahead 1.8 percent. When compared to August of 2009, a year in which there were no unusual real estate market effects such as Hurricane Ike in 2008 and the 2010 home buyer tax credit, single-family home sales were up 10.4 percent. Broken out by segment, August sales of homes priced below $80,000 skyrocketed 45.4 percent; sales of homes in the $80,000-$150,000 range climbed 26.2 percent; sales of homes between $150,000 and $250,000 increased 35.8 percent; sales of homes ranging from $250,000-$500,000 advanced 32.5 percent; and sales of homes that make up the luxury market—priced from $500,000 and up—jumped 22.4 percent.

July 2011 sales of single-family homes in Houston totaled 5,034, up 16.7 percent from July 2010. This marks the third increase of the year after an 8.4 percent gain in January and 0.5 percent bump in June. The July number represents the second highest sales volume month of the year. June was higher with 5,570 homes sold. On a year-to-date basis, sales are down 2.2 percent. When compared to July of 2009, a year in which there were no unusual real estate market influences such as Hurricane Ike in 2008 and the 2010 home buyer tax credit, single-family home sales were down 12.2 percent. Broken out by segment, July sales of homes priced below $80,000 rose 15.8 percent; sales of homes in the $80,000-$150,000 range climbed 17.7 percent; sales of homes between $150,000 and $250,000 increased 18.5 percent; sales of homes ranging from $250,000-$500,000 advanced 13.7 percent; and sales of homes that make up the luxury market—priced from $500,000 and up—soared 25.7 percent.

June 2011 sales of single-family homes in Houston totaled 5,571, up 0.6 percent from June 2010. This marks the first increase since January when sales volume rose 8.4 percent. The June number represents the greatest monthly volume of single-family homes recorded in Houston since May 2010. When compared to June of 2009, a year in which there were no unusual real estate market influences such as Hurricane Ike in 2008 and the home buyer tax credit in 2010, single-family home sales were up 2.7 percent. On a year-to-date basis, sales are down 5.4 percent. Broken out by segment, June sales of homes priced below $80,000 climbed 19.8 percent; sales of homes in the $80,000-$150,000 range dropped 11.6 percent; sales of homes between $150,000 and $250,000 dipped 0.7 percent; sales of homes ranging from $250,000-$500,000 rose 3.8 percent; and sales of homes that make up the luxury market—priced from $500,000 and up—increased 1.5 percent.

May 2011 sales of single-family homes in Houston totaled 5,043, down 11.9 percent from May 2010. This follows 14.1 percent, 5.1 percent and 1.8 percent declines in April, March and February respectively, and an 8.4 percent jump in January that marked the first increase in seven months. When compared to May of 2009, a year in which there were no unusual real estate market influences such as Hurricane Ike in 2008 and the home buyer tax credit in 2010, single-family home sales were up 5.5 percent. On a year-to-date basis, sales are down 6.5 percent. Broken out by segment, May sales of homes priced below $80,000 climbed 24.2 percent; sales of homes in the $80,000-$150,000 range dropped 26.8 percent; sales of homes between $150,000 and $250,000 declined 17.3 percent; sales of homes ranging from $250,000-$500,000 dipped 5.2 percent; and sales of homes that make up the luxury market—priced from $500,000 and up—rose 22.4 percent.

April 2011 sales of single-family homes in Houston totaled 4,625, down 14.2 percent from April 2010. This follows 5.3 percent and 2.2 percent declines in March and February respectively, and an 8.3 percent jump in January, which marked the first increase in seven months. When compared to April of 2009, a year in which there were no unusual real estate market influences such as Hurricane Ike in 2008 and the home buyer tax credit in 2010, single-family home sales were up 10.1 percent. Broken out by segment, April sales of homes priced below $80,000 climbed 27.6 percent; sales of homes in the $80,000-$150,000 range dropped 21.8 percent; sales of homes between $150,000 and $250,000 declined 23.5 percent; sales of homes ranging from $250,000-$500,000 slid 13.1 percent; and sales of homes that make up the luxury market—priced from $500,000 and up—were down 3.0 percent.

March 2011 sales of single-family homes in Houston totaled 4,647, down 4.4 percent from March 2010. This follows a 2.5 percent decline in February and 8.2 percent jump in January, which was the first increase in seven months. When compared to March of 2009, a year in which there were no unusual real estate market influences such as Hurricane Ike in 2008 and the home buyer tax credit in 2010, single-family home sales were up 6.6 percent. Broken out by segment, March sales of homes priced below $80,000 climbed 25.6 percent; sales of homes in the $80,000-$150,000 range dropped 11.5 percent; sales of homes between $150,000 and $250,000 declined 16.7 percent; sales of homes ranging from $250,000-$500,000 ticked up 3.1 percent; and sales of homes that make up the luxury market—priced from $500,000 and up—rose 7.6 percent.

February 2011 sales of single-family homes in Houston totaled 3,257, down 2.2 percent from February 2010. This follows January's 7.8 percent (correcteincrease in single-family home sales—the first increase in seven months. Broken out by segment, February sales of homes priced below $80,000 climbed 19.7 percent; sales of homes in the $80,000-$150,000 range dropped 16.0 percent; sales of homes between $150,000 and $250,000 declined 3.4 percent; sales of homes ranging from $250,000-$500,000 rose 10.7 percent; and sales of homes that make up the luxury market—priced from $500,000 and up—surged 28.4 percent.

January 2011 sales of single-family homes in Houston totaled 2,766, up 7.5 percent from January 2010. This marks the first increase in sales volume since June 2010, when the beneficial effects of the last homebuyer tax credit tapered. Broken out by segment, January sales of homes priced below $80,000 surged 26.3 percent; sales of homes in the $80,000-$150,000 range climbed 9.0 percent; sales of homes between $150,000 and $250,000 edged up 2.5 percent; sales of homes ranging from $250,000-$500,000 rose 3.9 percent; and sales of homes that make up the luxury market—priced from $500,000 and up—increased 17.6 percent.

***FY2010 sales were down 6% below 2009 sales***

December 2010 sales of single-family homes in Houston totaled 4,301, down 3.9 percent from December 2009 and a dramatic improvement after a decline of 22.0 percent in November 2010. This marks the sixth monthly decline in sales volume following four consecutive months of accelerated sales attributed largely to the tax credit. Broken out by segment, December sales of homes priced below $80,000 increased 9.2 percent; sales of homes in the $80,000-$150,000 range tumbled 14.2 percent; sales of homes between $150,000 and $250,000 were up 3.3 percent—the first increase that segment has recorded since May 2010; sales of homes ranging from $250,000-$500,000 slid 6.3 percent; and sales of homes that make up the luxury market—priced from $500,000 and up—rose 8.3 percent.

November 2010 sales of single-family homes in Houston totaled 4,200, down 22.0 percent from November 2009. This marks the fifth monthly decline in sales volume following four consecutive months of accelerated sales attributed largely to the tax credit. However, on a year-to-date basis, single-family home sales are off 5.6 percent from 2009 levels. Broken out by segment, November sales of homes priced below $80K increased 24.4 percent; sales of homes in the $80K-$150K range fell 35.5 percent; sales of homes between $150K and $250K were off 33.4 percent; sales of homes ranging from $250K-$500K slid 8.5 percent; and sales of homes that make up the luxury market—priced from $500K and up—rose 23.2 percent.

October 2010 sales of single-family homes in Houston totaled 3,739, down 23.3 percent from October 2009. On a year-to-date basis, single-family home sales are off 4.0 percent from 2009 levels. Broken out by segment, October sales of homes priced below $80K increased 4.0 percent; sales of homes in the $80K-$150K range fell 34.0 percent; sales of homes between $150K and $250K were off 32.0 percent; sales of homes ranging from $250K-$500K slid 6.5 percent; and sales of homes that make up the luxury market—priced from $500K and up—dipped 2.1 percent.

September 2010 sales of single-family homes in Houston totaled 3,903, down 18.6 percent from September 2009. Broken out by segment, September sales of homes in the $80K-$150K range dropped 26.1 percent; sales of homes between $150K and $250K were off 25.4 percent; and sales of homes ranging from $250K-$500K slid 18.0 percent, $500K and up rose 6.6 percent.

***FY2009-The Houston housing market concluded calendar year 2009 with only a slight decline in property sales and pricing that was generally flat. There was an 8.2 percent decline in volume of total property sales and total dollar volume tumbled 10.7 percent. The median single-family home price edged up 0.7 percent in 2009 to $153,000; the average sales price for a single family home was $203,626, down 2.2 percent on a year-over-year basis.***

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