| Longview home prices, sales continue to climb | Longview home prices, sales continue to climb | https://www.recenter.tamu.edu/news/newstalk-texas/?Item=7090 | 2013-06-13T07:46:00Z | 2013-06-13T00:00:00Z |
LONGVIEW - Area home prices continued a five-month string of steady increases in April 2013 and May 2013, according to the Longview Area Association of Realtors.
Longview Home Sales, Prices
|
Month |
Avg. sale price |
No. sold |
|
May |
$171,169 |
175 |
|
April |
$164,861 |
203 |
|
March |
$153,223 |
196 |
|
February |
$152,544 |
124 |
|
January |
$143,967 |
143 |
|
December '12 |
$155,216 |
128 |
|
November '12 |
$156,523 |
140 |
|
October '12 |
$154,880 |
149 |
|
September '12 |
$151,304 |
153 |
|
August '12 |
$146,864 |
219 |
|
July '12 |
$162,803 |
198 |
|
June '12 |
$167,349 |
216 |
The average price of a home sold in April 2013 was $164,861, up more than 4 percent from April 2012.
In May 2013, area prices rose to $171,169 compared with $167,939 in May 2012, but only 175 home sales were closed which was down from 197 in May 2012.
For the year-to-date through May 2013, the number of homes sold was up more than 4 percent from the first five months of 2012. Additionally, the average price of a home sold increased to $157,152, which is 4 percent higher than 2012.
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