Houston-area home listings increased in March

Does it seem like more for sale signs are popping up in your neighborhood? They likely are, as the spring home selling season heats up.

Realtors posted 12,637 single-family home listings in the Houston area in March, a 14% increase over March of 2015, according to a Houston Associations of Realtors market snapshot prepared at the beginning of each month.

Active listings, representing the number of available properties, jumped 5.8% year over year to 23,464 in March, according to HAR.

The average asking price rose to $293,398, up 4.4 percent from $281,033 in March 2016.

HAR will release official figures for March home sales April 12.

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