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Cedar Hill housing market struggling with low inventory, rapid price increases

Struggling with a lack of housing inventory, the Cedar Hill market proved to be a challenging one for buyers in 2016. With few houses and strong demand, competition for available housing was strong, and price increases frequent.

“December was fairly active for Cedar Hill and year-over-year price increases were stunning,” said James Martin, president of the MetroTex Association of REALTORS. “Sales volume and price increases overall were right in line with the rest of the region, even with the lack of inventory.”

According to the monthly housing report released by MetroTex, there were 74 active listings on the market in Cedar Hill in December and 57 closed sales, an 1.8 percent increase from 2015. The December dollar volume of sales in Cedar Hill increased 27.4 percent year-over-year to $12,576,928. The average price in December was $220,648, up 25.2 percent from last year, while the median price was $174,000, up 9.5 percent compared to December last year.

Cedar Hill’s monthly housing inventory was just a 1.3 month supply in December. The Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University contends that 6.5 months of inventory represents a market in which supply and demand for homes is balanced.

Homes spent an average of 48 days on the market in December.

Cedar Hill 2016 Market Summary

  • 701                         Homes sold, 13.4 percent higher than 2015.
  • $143,243,391         Sales dollar volume for 2016, up 30.5 percent year-over-year.
  • $165,000               Median sales price for homes, 13.8 percent more than 2015.
  • $204,341               Average sales price for homes, a 15.0 percent increase over 2015.
  • 40                           Average number of days homes spent on the market in 2016.
  • 109                         Average number of active home listings on the market in 2016.
  • $87                         Average price per square foot in 2016, up 12.3 percent year-over-year.

2016 North Texas Market Overall – New records set

  • 101,529                 Homes sold, beating a 10-year-old record of 95,509 sales. This year’s result is 8 percent higher than 2015.
  • $28,050,996,211   Total dollar volume of sales, up 13 percent from 2015 and sets a new record in dollar volume.
  • $225,000               Median sales price for homes, 10 percent more than 2015, a record high.
  • $276,286               Average sales price for homes, a 7 percent increase over 2015, a record high.
  • 42                           Average number of days homes spent on the market in 2016.
  • 18,355                    Average active home listings on the market in 2016, a 1 percent drop.
  • $119                       Average price per square foot, up 7 percent year-over-year.

Celebrating 100 years of service in North Texas, MetroTex is the area’s largest REALTOR association.  We are an advocate for homeowners, private property rights, the real estate industry, and real estate professionals. MetroTex is comprised of more than 18,000 members.

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Wednesday, 11 January 2017