August worst month of Fort Worth’s Real Estate market this summer

October 8, 2009

The were 756 home sales in Fort Worth during August 2009.  This is the lowest number posted during the summer, down almost 100 from July and 33 from June, and the lowest since April.  August continues the two year trend of home sales not meeting their previous year counterparts.  August 2009 was 17 percent below August 2008 and 35 percent lower than August 2007, as seen below.

Year Month Home Sales One Year Percent Change Two Year Percent Change Average Price One Year Percent Change Median Price One Year Percent Change Active Listings One Year Percent Change Months of the Market
2007 Aug 1,169 149,200 122,200 6,355 5.436
2007 Sep 868 143,400 119,500 6,339 7.302
2007 Oct 923 148,200 116,800 6,142 6.654
2007 Nov 795 142,300 118,600 5,930 7.459
2007 Dec 789 141,300 119,600 5,509 6.982
2008 Jan 600 -0.17 128,200 0 113,300 0.03 5,555 -0.05 9.258
2008 Feb 765 -0.12 137,900 0.03 115,700 0.01 5,554 -0.07 7.26
2008 Mar 849 -0.22 144,000 0.11 116,300 0.02 5,602 -0.12 6.598
2008 Apr 907 -0.04 139,900 -0.03 114,700 -0.03 5,594 -0.13 6.167
2008 May 1,010 -0.11 157,700 0.06 123,600 0 5,478 -0.15 5.423
2008 Jun 997 -0.11 152,200 0.08 120,700 0.01 5,418 -0.16 5.434
2008 Jul 958 -0.13 147,400 -0.04 120,000 -0.03 5,467 -0.16 5.706
2008 Aug 916 -0.22 146,200 -0.02 120,800 -0.01 5,252 -0.17 5.733
2008 Sep 854 -0.02 141,200 -0.02 116,900 -0.02 5,120 -0.19 5.995
2008 Oct 772 -0.16 135,800 -0.08 111,800 -0.04 4,934 -0.2 6.391
2008 Nov 505 -0.36 132,100 -0.07 112,500 -0.05 4,847 -0.18 9.598
2008 Dec 625 -0.21 138,100 -0.02 110,100 -0.08 4,482 -0.19 7.171
2009 Jan 462 -0.23 -0.36 125,100 -0.02 103,800 -0.08 4,705 -0.15 10.183
2009 Feb 511 -0.33 -0.41 132,900 -0.04 109,400 -0.05 4,803 -0.14 9.399
2009 Mar 683 -0.2 -0.37 138,700 -0.04 109,300 -0.06 4,872 -0.13 7.133
2009 Apr 682 -0.25 -0.28 136,000 -0.03 112,200 -0.02 4,843 -0.13 7.101
2009 May 776 -0.23 -0.32 139,100 -0.12 112,500 -0.09 4,849 -0.11 6.248
2009 Jun 789 -0.21 -0.29 150,700 -0.01 118,900 -0.01 4,563 -0.16 5.783
2009 Jul 855 -0.11 -0.23 140,700 -0.05 117,800 -0.02 4,607 -0.16 5.388
2009 Aug 756 -0.17 -0.35 146,900 0 116,300 -0.04 4,686 -0.11 6.198

The average home price climbed above July’s $140,700 to $146,900, which ties the average price from July 2008.  The median price was $116,300, which is a 4 percent drop from July 2008.

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