HOME SALES, PRICES SET RECORD IN MAY

North Texas home sales surged in May, setting new records, according to Steve Brown, real estate editor at The Dallas Morning News. Real estate agents sold 11,302 preowned single-family homes in May — the largest number of home sales ever in a single month in North Texas. May’s home sales were 9 percent higher than the same month in 2017, according to the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University and North Texas Real Estate Information Systems. The median sales price for a North Texas home was $266,500 — the highest ever recorded. That’s up 5 percent from May 2017, and is half the gain seen at the same time the prior year. The greatest increase in home purchases this year has been for houses priced between $200,000 and $500,000. Overall home sales in North Texas were 4 percent higher in the first five months of 2018 compared with the same period last year. More than 22,000 homes were listed for sale through the real estate agents’ multiple listing service in May. That’s up 13 percent from a year earlier. If you are considering buying or selling a home, contact me to learn more about the benefits of my concierge-style service. [email protected] | 214-641-9815