Existing-home sales in North Texas continued to rebound in July, with another double-digit increase from a year ago, according to the latest monthly report from the Texas A&M Real Estate Center.
Real estate agents sold 7,487 homes in the 29-county North Texas area, a 23 percent jump from July 2011, according to the report, which uses sales data from the multiple listing service.For the first seven months of the year, 43,420 homes were sold, 16 percent more than in the same period last year.Pending sales in July totaled 6,634 homes, up 20 percent from a year ago. The median sales price was up 10 percent, to $166,700.Home sales are up in many areas because low mortgage rates are attracting buyers who've been waiting for the economy to improve.In Tarrant County, several Arlington neighborhoods, including northeast, central east and southeast, and Mansfield saw huge gains, as did several Northeast Tarrant communities, including Grapevine, Southlake, North Richland Hills, Richland Hills and Trophy Club.Sandra Baker, 817-390-7727Twitter: @SandraBakerFWST| Area | Sales | % change year ago | Median price | % change year ago | |
| 82 | Northeast Arlington | 28 | 87% | $184,900 | 13% |
| 83 | Central west Arlington | 32 | 33% | $114,000 | -21% |
| 84 | Central east Arlington | 21 | 163% | $47,500 | 9% |
| 85 | Arlington, Dalworthington Gardens, Pantego | 49 | 36% | $149,000 | 4% |
| 86 | Southeast Arlington | 17 | 55% | $72,500 | -9% |
| 87 | Far Southwest Arlington | 67 | 8% | $152,150 | 7% |
| 88 | Far Southeast Arlington | 95 | 8% | $114,000 | 4% |
| 89 | Mansfield | 122 | 61% | $191,700 | 7% |
| 90 | Kennedale | 3 | 0% | $194,250 | 73% |
| 101 | Downtown Fort Worth | 3 | 0% | $220,000 | 38% |
| 102 | Saginaw, north Fort Worth | 110 | 5% | $134,760 | 8% |
| 104 | East Fort Worth | 42 | 0% | $89,450 | 29% |
| 105 | Southeast Fort Worth (Rosedale) | 10 | -50% | $21,500 | 23% |
| 106 | South Fort Worth, Everman, Forest Hill | 13 | -24% | $72,500 | 107% |
| 107 | Central west and southwest Fort Worth (TCU) | 46 | -12% | $252,500 | 5% |
| 108 | Central west Fort Worth | 82 | 41% | $270,500 | 14% |
| 109 | Northwest Fort Worth, River Oaks, Azle | 107 | 19% | $157,750 | 29% |
| 111 | South Fort Worth (south of I-20), Crowley | 157 | 15% | $105,000 | -1% |
| 112 | Far west Fort Worth, Benbrook, White Settlement | 88 | 31% | $126,900 | 32% |
| 120 | Bedford | 46 | 2% | $165,000 | -2% |
| 121 | Euless | 51 | 19% | $157,500 | 3% |
| 122 | Hurst | 50 | 32% | $147,000 | 8% |
| 123 | Colleyville | 38 | 52% | $434,550 | -1% |
| 124 | Grapevine | 57 | 58% | $242,500 | -2% |
| 125 | Southlake | 79 | 68% | $524,000 | -5% |
| 126 | Keller | 80 | 31% | $299,500 | 12% |
| 127 | North Richland Hills, Richland Hills | 65 | 55% | $180,000 | 34% |
| 128 | Watauga | 22 | -15% | $93,400 | 9% |
| 129 | Haltom City, Riverside | 29 | 12% | $69,500 | 34% |
| 130 | Fort Worth Summerfields, Park Glen | 226 | 28% | $150,900 | 1% |
| 131 | Roanoke | 22 | -8% | $174,500 | 11% |
| 132 | Trophy Club, Westlake | 39 | 129% | $375,870 | 10% |
