New home sales slide in Texas, but are still ahead of last year
HomesUSA.com·
Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin — the four largest markets in the Lone Star State — saw dips in January sales of new construction homes.
The combined three-month average of home sales in those four markets fell 6% from 6,083 in December to 5,710 in January, according to a report from HomesUSA.com.
But sales in all four cities are still up 11% compared to January 2024… (see the rest of the article on Real Estate News).
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