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.

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