Single-family home sales jumped 14.3 percent year-over-year, with 4,699 units sold, marking the seventh consecutive month of positive sales;Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes extended slightly from 66 to 6...

pid=1697Houston Real Estate Highlights in January:-Single-family home sales jumped 14.3 percent year-over-year, with 4,699 units sold, marking the seventh consecutive month of positive sales;-Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes extended slightly from 66 to 68 days;-Total property sales surged 15.2 percent, with 5,800 units sold;-Total dollar volume rose 17.1 percent to about $1.6 billion;-The single-family home median price increased 4.5 percent to $234,000, reaching a January high;-The single-family home average price climbed 4.6 percent to a January high of $291,034;-Single-family homes months of inventory was at a 3.5-months supply, down fractionally from 3.6 months last January but above the national inventory level of 3.0 months;-Townhome/condominium sales jumped for a second straight month – up 20.9 percent, with the average price down 3.5 percent to $186,582 and the median price down 5.2 percent to $149,750;-Lease properties experienced a strong performance, as single-family home rentals climbed 14.5 percent with the average rent up 1.7 percent to $1,782;-Volume of townhome/condominium leases rose 5.6 percent with the average rent up 5.9 percent to $1,598.

And shout outs to other places highlighted in this article.

The “highlights” are copied below.

This might “expose their potential violation of their lease with the landlord, if they forbid extended stays by overnight guests who are not listed on the lease.The most common scenario highlighting this pitfall happens when a family member or friend allows another family member or friend to move in with him or her, sometimes accepting rent or help with paying utility bills, sometimes not, and the family member or friend who has moved in either stops contributing financially or refuses to move out in the time period agreed upon.

The main point I am making is to take the time to read about what is going on and not just rely on the sensationalism that seems to be part of mainstream coverage.

I just highlighted a few key ones for each, though I have many in mind.

Below are some of the highlights:1.

They are not Highlighting the Ad or making is stand out in any way. 

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