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Galveston County home valuations fell in Q4 2023

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Galveston County Clerk Dwight D. Sullivan (2023) | Galveston County

Galveston County Clerk Dwight D. Sullivan (2023) | Galveston County

The median sale price of a home sold in the fourth quarter of 2023 in Galveston County fell by $7,092, while total sales decreased by 70.2%, according to BlockShopper.com.

From October through December of 2023, 316 homes were sold in the county, with sale prices around $144,938. This is a 4.7% decrease from the $152,030 median sale price during the same period in 2022, when there were 1,059 homes sold.

Based on the latest available data from 2018, the median sales tax on homes in Galveston County was $3,478, which equates to 2.4% of the median home sale price for the fourth 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 Galveston County from October 2022 to December 2023.

Q4 2022Q1 2023Q2 2023Q3 2023Q4 2023$152,030$152,030$154,600$154,600$164,690$164,690$157,477$157,477$144,938$144,938

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