Summer Real Estate Report: Crunching the Numbers!

Summer Real Estate Report: Crunching the Numbers!

The pool at Ritz-Carlton Residences, The Woodlands

IS A HEALTHY, balanced real estate market finally here? Per HAR data, the answer is ... kind of? Inventory is at the highest level since 2011, prices are holding steady, and the city and metro area continue to grow in population. Having lost population after Harvey and Covid, the city welcomes significant yet sustainable growth — and a housing market that can handle it.


50%

The share of Ritz-Carlton Residences, The Woodlands under contract in its first week to market, according to Howard Hughes Holdings. It speaks to the trend of branded luxury condominiums; St. Regis also has a community in the works.

5

The number of months that it would take to sell all of the townhomes and condominiums currently on the market if things continued moving at the same pace, and no new listings were to hit. This June 2024 figure is the highest since September 2012, per HAR.

40

The percent of households in the Houston region that can afford a median-priced home with a 30-year, fixed-rate loan, per HAR. This figure was 42 percent in 2023.

23,800

The number of building permits for single-family homes issued in the Houston metro area so far in 2024, a 16 percent increase from one year ago, per the National Association of Home Builders. Texas leads the nation in number of permits issued.

80%

The percentage of multifamily units currently under construction that are located on the western side of the Houston metro area, per Yardi Matrix. The Cinco Ranch community has both the largest project — Resia Ten Oaks — and the biggest slice of the pie (11 percent).

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