Dallas sees sixth month of increase in home sales

September 9, 2009

Dallas home sales have steadily risen since January 2009.  Although July 2009 is down 6 percent to 4815 sales from July 2008, it is still the sixth month in a row with an increase in home sales.  July is also down 21 percent from its 2007 counterpart in which 6111 homes were sold.

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 5,125 -0.16 220,500 0.01 163,500 0 29,724 -0.11 5.799
2008 Aug 4,911 -0.19 216,200 -0.04 159,400 -0.04 28,367 -0.14 5.776
2008 Sep 4,293 0.06 203,900 -0.02 150,100 -0.05 27,406 -0.17 6.383
2008 Oct 3,706 -0.16 208,300 0.01 154,400 0.01 26,563 -0.17 7.167
2008 Nov 2,800 -0.32 199,100 -0.08 144,100 -0.07 26,573 -0.13 9.49
2008 Dec 3,286 -0.14 201,900 -0.06 147,700 -0.04 24,321 -0.12 7.401
2009 Jan 2,336 -0.27 -0.36 177,700 -0.09 138,300 -0.05 25,070 -0.13 10.732
2009 Feb 2,970 -0.23 -0.3 189,300 -0.05 147,000 0 25,641 -0.12 8.633
2009 Mar 3,614 -0.2 -0.37 191,100 -0.11 147,900 -0.07 26,346 -0.13 7.289
2009 Apr 3,668 -0.23 -0.3 192,300 -0.11 149,200 -0.05 26,782 -0.12 7.301
2009 May 4,074 -0.22 -0.33 206,300 -0.06 163,700 0.01 26,918 -0.11 6.607
2009 Jun 4,558 -0.12 -0.27 213,500 -0.03 166,400 0.01 24,677 -0.19 5.413
2009 Jul 4,815 -0.06 -0.21 209,700 -0.05 164,800 0.01 24,387 -0.18 5.064

The average home price for Dallas in July was $209,700.  July had the first drop in average price since January 2009.  It is also a drop from July 2008, which had an average price of $220,500.  July’s median price was $164,800, which is an increase of one percent from July 2008, but also the first decrease seen since January 2009.  Average and median home prices had been increasing steadily for five months.

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