Little relief for June 2009 Dallas real estate market

July 31, 2009

There were 4,562 homes sold in Dallas during June 2009.  June had better sales than May 2009; however, there were 12 percent less sales than Dallas posted in June 2008 when 5,180 homes were sold.  The numbers are 27 percent lower than June 2007, when 6,207 homes were sold in the city.

Year Month House Sales 1 Yr Change 2 Yr Change Average Home Price % Price Change Median Home Price % 1 Yr Change Active Listings % 1 Yr Change Months of Inventory
2007 Jan 3,626 201,800 149,300 28,328 7.812
2007 Feb 4,248 202,800 153,500 29,121 6.855
2007 Mar 5,726 215,700 158,200 31,281 5.462
2007 Apr 5,252 221,900 164,100 32,787 6.242
2007 May 6,092 225,000 163,000 33,283 5.463
2007 Jun 6,207 230,700 169,100 33,624 5.417
2007 Jul 6,111 217,800 163,700 33,414 5.467
2007 Aug 6,041 224,100 165,700 32,915 5.448
2007 Sep 4,069 208,200 157,500 32,907 8.087
2007 Oct 4,396 205,600 153,500 32,079 7.297
2007 Nov 4,124 215,500 155,400 30,563 7.411
2007 Dec 3,803 214,100 153,700 27,649 7.27
2008 Jan 3,210 -0.11 196,300 -0.03 146,100 -0.02 28,933 0.02 9.013
2008 Feb 3,869 -0.09 199,800 -0.01 147,400 -0.04 29,206 0 7.548
2008 Mar 4,495 -0.21 214,200 -0.01 159,600 0.01 30,124 -0.04 6.701
2008 Apr 4,764 -0.09 215,900 -0.03 157,600 -0.04 30,471 -0.07 6.396
2008 May 5,198 -0.15 220,200 -0.02 162,100 -0.01 30,340 -0.09 5.836
2008 Jun 5,180 -0.17 219,000 -0.05 164,400 -0.03 30,340 -0.1 5.857
2008 Jul 5,124 -0.16 220,500 0.01 163,500 0 29,724 -0.11 5.8
2008 Aug 4,911 -0.19 216,200 -0.04 159,400 -0.04 28,367 -0.14 5.776
2008 Sep 4,290 0.05 203,900 -0.02 150,100 -0.05 27,406 -0.17 6.388
2008 Oct 3,702 -0.16 208,300 0.01 154,400 0.01 26,563 -0.17 7.175
2008 Nov 2,800 -0.32 199,100 -0.08 144,100 -0.07 26,573 -0.13 9.49
2008 Dec 3,281 -0.14 202,000 -0.06 147,900 -0.04 24,321 -0.12 7.412
2009 Jan 2,332 -0.27 -0.36 177,800 -0.09 138,400 -0.05 25,070 -0.13 10.75
2009 Feb 2,958 -0.24 -0.3 189,500 -0.05 147,100 0 25,641 -0.12 8.668
2009 Mar 3,600 -0.2 -0.37 190,700 -0.11 147,800 -0.07 26,346 -0.13 7.318
2009 Apr 3,640 -0.24 -0.31 192,300 -0.11 149,100 -0.05 26,782 -0.12 7.357
2009 May 3,998 -0.23 -0.34 205,900 -0.06 163,400 0.01 26,918 -0.11 6.732
2009 Jun 4,562 -0.12 -0.27 214,200 -0.02 166,200 0.01 24,677 -0.19 5.409

The average and median prices were higher than Dallas saw in May 2009.  The average home price was $214,200, which is a gain on May’s $205,900, but 2 percent lower than June 2008’s $219,000.  The median home price of $166,200 was not only up from May 2008, at $163,400, but also 1 percent higher than June 2008, at $164,400. Dallas’s July 2009 sales and prices might be more indicative of the beginning of the recovery we keep hearing about than June 2009.

Dallas market up for the month, down for the year

June 28, 2009

There were 4,086 home sales in Dallas during the month of May.  This is a 12 percent increase over April; however, the sales are down 21 percent from May 2008.  The market is growing, but Dallas has not returned to the strong sales it had two years ago, in fact May 2009’s sales are 33 percent lower than they were in May 2007 when 6,092 homes were sold.  The home sales are the highest Dallas has seen since September 2008.

Year Month House Sales 1 Yr Change 2 Yr Change Average Home Price % Price Change Median Home Price % 1 Yr Change Active Listings % 1 Yr Change Months of Inventory
2007 Jan 3,626 201,800 149,300 28,328 7.812
2007 Feb 4,248 202,800 153,500 29,121 6.855
2007 Mar 5,726 215,700 158,200 31,281 5.462
2007 Apr 5,252 221,900 164,100 32,787 6.242
2007 May 6,092 225,000 163,000 33,283 5.463
2007 Jun 6,207 230,700 169,100 33,624 5.417
2007 Jul 6,111 217,800 163,700 33,414 5.467
2007 Aug 6,041 224,100 165,700 32,915 5.448
2007 Sep 4,069 208,200 157,500 32,907 8.087
2007 Oct 4,396 205,600 153,500 32,079 7.297
2007 Nov 4,124 215,500 155,400 30,563 7.411
2007 Dec 3,803 214,100 153,700 27,649 7.27
2008 Jan 3,210 -0.11 196,300 -0.03 146,100 -0.02 28,933 0.02 9.013
2008 Feb 3,869 -0.09 199,800 -0.01 147,400 -0.04 29,206 0 7.548
2008 Mar 4,495 -0.21 214,200 -0.01 159,600 0.01 30,124 -0.04 6.701
2008 Apr 4,764 -0.09 215,900 -0.03 157,600 -0.04 30,471 -0.07 6.396
2008 May 5,195 -0.15 220,200 -0.02 162,100 -0.01 30,340 -0.09 5.84
2008 Jun 5,174 -0.17 218,900 -0.05 164,400 -0.03 30,340 -0.1 5.863
2008 Jul 5,122 -0.16 220,600 0.01 163,500 0 29,724 -0.11 5.803
2008 Aug 4,905 -0.19 216,200 -0.04 159,400 -0.04 28,367 -0.14 5.783
2008 Sep 4,275 0.05 204,100 -0.02 150,200 -0.05 27,406 -0.17 6.41
2008 Oct 3,612 -0.18 208,200 0.01 154,100 0 26,563 -0.17 7.354
2008 Nov 2,800 -0.32 199,100 -0.08 144,100 -0.07 26,573 -0.13 9.49
2008 Dec 3,272 -0.14 202,200 -0.06 148,000 -0.04 24,321 -0.12 7.433
2009 Jan 2,327 -0.28 -0.36 177,800 -0.09 138,200 -0.05 25,070 -0.13 10.773
2009 Feb 2,945 -0.24 -0.31 189,700 -0.05 147,200 0 25,641 -0.12 8.706
2009 Mar 3,561 -0.21 -0.38 191,200 -0.11 148,100 -0.07 26,346 -0.13 7.398
2009 Apr 3,578 -0.25 -0.32 192,700 -0.11 149,000 -0.05 26,782 -0.12 7.485
2009 May 4,086 -0.21 -0.33 208,500 -0.05 165,300 0.02 26,918 -0.11 6.587

The average and median prices for homes are also up from April; however, only the median gained on the prices from May 2008.  The average home price for May 2009 was $208,500, which was 5 percent lower than the May 2008 average of $220,200.  The median price was $165,300, which is a negligible 2 percent higher than May 2008’s $162,100.

Dallas had 26,918 homes listed in May 2009.  This is an 11 percent drop from the number of listings the city had in May 2008.

The Dallas Real Estate Market Still Down for April 2009

June 7, 2009

The Dallas market had 3613 House Sales in April. This is down 23 percent from what we saw at this time last year. This is about in line with what we have been seeing for the last 3 months. So it seems the Dallas real estate market is not improving at least its not getting any worse. The Average Home Price was down 9 percent from last year. Again this is about what we have been seeing for the last few months.

While it would be nice to see an increase in sales with increasing mortgage rates I would expect the rest of the summer to be pretty slow.

Year Month House Sales 1 Yr Change 2 Yr Change Average Home Price % Price Change Median Home Price % 1 Yr Change Active Listings % 1 Yr Change Months of Inventory
2007 Jan 3,626 201,800 149,300 28,328 7.812
2007 Feb 4,248 202,800 153,500 29,121 6.855
2007 Mar 5,726 215,700 158,200 31,281 5.462
2007 Apr 5,252 221,900 164,100 32,787 6.242
2007 May 6,092 225,000 163,000 33,283 5.463
2007 Jun 6,207 230,700 169,100 33,624 5.417
2007 Jul 6,111 217,800 163,700 33,414 5.467
2007 Aug 6,041 224,100 165,700 32,915 5.448
2007 Sep 4,069 208,200 157,500 32,907 8.087
2007 Oct 4,396 205,600 153,500 32,079 7.297
2007 Nov 4,124 215,500 155,400 30,563 7.411
2007 Dec 3,803 214,100 153,700 27,649 7.27
2008 Jan 3,210 -0.11 196,300 -0.03 146,100 -0.02 28,933 0.02 9.013
2008 Feb 3,869 -0.09 199,800 -0.01 147,400 -0.04 29,206 0 7.548
2008 Mar 4,495 -0.21 214,200 -0.01 159,600 0.01 30,124 -0.04 6.701
2008 Apr 4,764 -0.09 215,900 -0.03 157,600 -0.04 30,471 -0.07 6.396
2008 May 5,194 -0.15 220,200 -0.02 162,000 -0.01 30,340 -0.09 5.841
2008 Jun 5,172 -0.17 218,900 -0.05 164,400 -0.03 30,340 -0.1 5.866
2008 Jul 5,121 -0.16 220,600 0.01 163,500 0 29,724 -0.11 5.804
2008 Aug 4,904 -0.19 216,200 -0.04 159,300 -0.04 28,367 -0.14 5.784
2008 Sep 4,269 0.05 204,300 -0.02 150,300 -0.05 27,406 -0.17 6.419
2008 Oct 3,608 -0.18 208,300 0.01 154,100 0 26,563 -0.17 7.362
2008 Nov 2,800 -0.32 199,100 -0.08 144,100 -0.07 26,573 -0.13 9.49
2008 Dec 3,262 -0.14 202,200 -0.06 147,900 -0.04 24,321 -0.12 7.455
2009 Jan 2,313 -0.28 -0.36 177,900 -0.09 138,100 -0.05 25,070 -0.13 10.838
2009 Feb 2,925 -0.24 -0.31 189,500 -0.05 147,200 0 25,641 -0.12 8.766
2009 Mar 3,501 -0.22 -0.39 191,600 -0.11 148,000 -0.07 26,346 -0.13 7.525
2009 Apr 3,613 -0.24 -0.31 196,000 -0.09 150,000 -0.05 26,782 -0.12 7.412
Year Month House Sales 1 Yr Change 2 Yr Change Average Home Price % Price Change Median Home Price % 1 Yr Change Active Listings % 1 Yr Change Months of Inventory

Mixed Results for March 2009 Sales

April 24, 2009

 March 2009 home sales in Dallas were mixed.  On one hand, the 3533 sales are up over February 2009.  There were 619 more homes sold than in February, and the highest number sold since September 2008; however, there were 955 more homes sold last March.  Therefore, March 2009 had 21.3 percent less sales than March 2008, and March 2008 dropped from March 2007.  March 2009 is 38.3 percent below March 2007 sales.

 

March 2009 Homesales in Dallas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



The mean and median prices have a similar story.  The average price is up $3200 from the previous month, but down 10.3 percent from last year.  It is still the third lowest mean price seen since in the three year snapshot.  The median price increased by $2700 to $148,600, but is still down from its 2008 position.  

 

Minor gain from January doesn’t mask major loss from 2008

March 28, 2009

Dallas sales were up from January; however, the 2916 homes sold were 25 percent lower than in February 2008 and 31.4 percent lower than February 2007.  January was the worst month seen in years; however, the 665 additional homes sold this month don’t change the reality that February’s sub-3000 sales were the third lowest number of sales in the past two years, and only the third time Dallas has had sales under 3000 homes. 

February 2009 Dallas Real Estate Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The average price is the second lowest in our two year snap shot.  February’s $188,900 price is 5.5 percent lower than in 2008.  The price did gain on the $179,100 average price last month, but is lower than the $199,800 seen last February.  The median price fared a little better.  It is up from January 2009, and down only 1 percent from last year.  The median price for the Dallas real estate market was $145,900.

 

 

Dallas sales the worst since January 1999

February 25, 2009

Dallas had 2241 sales in January 2009.  This is the lowest number of home sales posted for the city since January 1999, which had 2149.  This number is down 30.12 percent from one year ago, and 38.2 percent from two years ago.  It is important to point out January 2008 had particularly low sales, too.  That month posted 3207, and it was lower than every month since January 2005.  This only highlights how low the sales were for January 2009.

Not only were sales low, but also sales prices were low, too.  The mean price was down 8.76 from a year ago at $179,100, and the median price was down 5.41 from January 2008 to $138,100.  Not only are these prices down from last year, they are the lowest prices in the two year snap shot period.  The last time the average price was at or below $179,100 was January 2003, and the median price has not been this low since January 2001.  

Dec 08 Stats for the Dallas Real Estate Market

January 28, 2009

Dallas ended the year on a relatively sour note. More homes sold in December than in November, but this was a drop from 2007. The loss cemented a loss for the year. Every month, except September, saw a drop from the previous year’s sales. And, every month had a double-digit drop from its 2006 counterpart.
There is a similar picture emerging in average and median home prices. Although these prices went up from November 2008, they are still down from 2007 and part of a trend of loss in 2008. There was a 3.6 percent drop in the average home price, and a 3.25 percent drop in the median price from December 2007. Overall, the average price of home sales was down 2.6 percent from 2007. The median price was down 2.63 percent for the year.
 
  

 

The Dallas Real Estate Market Has The Lowest Sales Since January 2001

January 7, 2009

 

Year Month

Sales

% 1 Year Change % 2 Year Change Average Price % 1 Year Change2 Median Price % 1 Year Change Total Listings

2006

Jan

3,457

   

$197,000

 

$149,600

 

26,232

2006

Feb

4,311

   

$199,600

 

$154,100

 

26,793

2006

Mar

5,883

   

$204,000

 

$154,900

 

27,795

2006

Apr

5,332

   

$202,400

 

$154,800

 

29,147

2006

May

6,410

   

$219,600

 

$164,500

 

29,775

2006

Jun

7,117

   

$217,300

 

$163,400

 

30,323

2006

Jul

5,965

   

$215,100

 

$164,000

 

31,191

2006

Aug

6,344

   

$210,700

 

$158,300

 

30,770

2006

Sep

5,052

   

$194,600

 

$150,200

 

31,030

2006

Oct

5,033

   

$200,800

 

$152,300

 

30,258

2006

Nov

4,585

   

$205,000

 

$154,900

 

29,060

2006

Dec

4,737

   

$209,600

 

$156,300

 

27,369

2007

Jan

3,626

4.89%

 

$201,800

2.44%

$149,300

-0.20%

28,328

2007

Feb

4,248

-1.46%

 

$202,800

1.60%

$153,500

-0.39%

29,121

2007

Mar

5,726

-2.67%

 

$215,700

5.74%

$158,200

2.13%

31,281

2007

Apr

5,252

-1.50%

 

$221,900

9.63%

$164,100

6.01%

32,787

2007

May

6,092

-4.96%

 

$225,000

2.46%

$163,000

-0.91%

33,283

2007

Jun

6,207

-12.79%

 

$230,700

6.17%

$169,100

3.49%

33,624

2007

Jul

6,111

2.45%

 

$217,800

1.26%

$163,700

-0.18%

33,414

2007

Aug

6,041

-4.78%

 

$224,100

6.36%

$165,700

4.67%

32,915

2007

Sep

4,069

-19.46%

 

$208,200

6.99%

$157,500

4.86%

32,907

2007

Oct

4,396

-12.66%

 

$205,600

2.39%

$153,500

0.79%

32,079

2007

Nov

4,124

-10.05%

 

$215,500

5.12%

$155,400

0.32%

30,563

2007

Dec

3,803

-19.72%

 

$214,100

2.15%

$153,700

-1.66%

27,649

2008

Jan

3,207

-11.56%

-7.23%

$196,300

-2.73%

$146,000

-2.21%

28,933

2008

Feb

3,867

-8.97%

-10.30%

$199,800

-1.48%

$147,400

-3.97%

29,206

2008

Mar

4,488

-21.62%

-23.71%

$214,200

-0.70%

$159,500

0.82%

30,124

2008

Apr

4,750

-9.56%

-10.92%

$215,800

-2.75%

$157,500

-4.02%

30,471

2008

May

5,177

-15.02%

-19.24%

$220,100

-2.18%

$162,000

-0.61%

30,340

2008

Jun

5,147

-17.08%

-27.68%

$218,400

-5.33%

$164,400

-2.78%

30,340

2008

Jul

5,097

-16.59%

-14.55%

$220,500

1.24%

$163,200

-0.31%

29,724

2008

Aug

4,863

-19.50%

-23.34%

$216,100

-3.57%

$159,200

-3.92%

28,367

2008

Sep

4,213

3.54%

-16.61%

$204,900

-1.59%

$150,600

-4.38%

27,406

2008

Oct

3,502

-20.34%

-30.42%

$207,500

0.92%

$154,100

0.39%

26,563

2008

Nov

2,776

-32.69%

-39.45%

$200,300

-7.05%

$144,100

-7.27%

26,573

The Dallas real estate market posted some enormous drops during 2008. September 2008 was literally the only month which saw any gain over it’s 2007 counterpart, and this gain was a paltry 3.54 percent. Every other month saw declines. February and April were the only months with single digit decline, at 8.97 percent and 9.56 percent, respectively. The largest drop was in November 2008. This month was 32.69 percent lower than it had been in 2007.

The two year drop was even more startling. January 2008 was 7.23 percent lower than January 2006, and this was the smallest decline. Every other month posted double digit declines, which ranged from 10.3 percent in February to 39.45 percent in November.

Not only did the number of sales decrease, but the mean and median housing costs decreased for November 2008, too. The mean sales price dropped over 7 percent to $200,300 and the median dropped 7.27 percent to $144,100. November was the biggest drop for all months in 2008 for both the mean and median housing prices.

Price Range

Percent Distribution

# of Sales

 
 

2007

2008e

2007

2008

Change
$29,999 or less

1.5

2.3

895.425

1083.001

20.95%

30,000 - 39,999

1.4

2.1

835.73

988.827

18.32%

40,000 - 49,999

1.9

2.4

1134.205

1130.088

-0.36%

50,000 - 59,999

2.2

2.4

1313.29

1130.088

-13.95%

60,000 - 69,999

2.5

2.7

1492.375

1271.349

-14.81%

70,000 - 79,999

3.1

3.5

1850.545

1648.045

-10.94%

80,000 - 89,999

3.8

4

2268.41

1883.48

-16.97%

90,000 - 99,999

4

4

2387.8

1883.48

-21.12%

Under 100k

20.4

23.4

12177.78

11018.358

-9.52%

100,000 - 119,999

9.3

8.6

5551.635

4049.482

-27.06%

120,000 - 139,999

10.9

10.4

6506.755

4897.048

-24.74%

140,000 - 159,999

9.6

9

5730.72

4237.83

-26.05%

100-160k

29.8

28

17789.11

13184.36

-25.89%

160,000 - 179,999

8.6

8.1

5133.77

3814.047

-25.71%

180,000 - 199,999

6.4

6.2

3820.48

2919.394

-23.59%

200,000 - 249,999

10.9

10.8

6506.755

5085.396

-21.84%

250,000 - 299,999

7.2

7.2

4298.04

3390.264

-21.12%

300,000 - 399,999

8.1

7.8

4835.295

3672.786

-24.04%

400,000 - 499,999

3.3

3.3

1969.935

1553.871

-21.12%

500,000 and more

5.4

5.2

3223.53

2448.524

-24.04%

While reviewing the percentage of sales for each price range, it is obvious why both the mean and the median home prices have dropped off over the past year. The only price ranges where home sales have increased are homes under $29,999 and homes between $30k and $39,999. Both of these fractions are up by about 20 percent. The rest of the divisions show double digit drops in every category, but $40-49,999. Home under $100,000 dropped by almost ten percent, even with the gains seen in homes under $40,000.

The largest decline occurs with homes priced from $100k to $119,999. These dropped by 26.05 percent. Homes between 100k and 160k had sales decline by over 25 percent.

 

 

 

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