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Median home valuation prices in Fort Bend County fell to $213,285 in Q3 2023

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Laura Richard, Clerk of Bend County | https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/

Laura Richard, Clerk of Bend County | https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/

The median sale price of a home sold in the third quarter of 2023 in Fort Bend County fell by $8,735, while total sales decreased by 0.4%, according to BlockShopper.com.

From July through September of 2023, 1,698 homes were sold in the county, with sale prices around $213,285. This is a 3.9% decrease from the $222,020 median sale price during the same period in 2022, when there were 1,705 homes sold.

Based on the latest available data from 2021, the median sales tax on homes in Fort Bend County was $4,445, which equates to 2.1% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2023.

The U.S. housing market has soared in recent years, with its total value nearing $50 trillion in 2024. This is almost five times greater than the market's value in 2000.

“The value of America’s housing market will likely cross the $50 trillion threshold in the next 12 months as there are not enough homes being listed to push prices down,” said Redfin Economics Research Lead Chen Zhao.

The following histogram displays changes in median sales prices in Fort Bend County from July 2022 to September 2023.

Q3 2022Q4 2022Q1 2023Q2 2023Q3 2023$222,020$222,020$215,856$215,856$212,136$212,136$211,130$211,130$213,285$213,285

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