Sales Slide in Houston Area

January sales of single-family homes in the Houston area dropped 22.7% from a year earlier, according to data compiled by the local Realtors' association.Also, the average price of a single-family home in the big Texas market declined 12.8%, to $164,922. The Realtor group attributes much of the decline to an increase in foreclosure sales, which accounted for a third of all closed transactions recorded in January, up from 25% a year earlier.

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