- Housing supply and demand in the Houston area was analyzed from March 2014 to March 2016. During this period, the number of properties for sale decreased by 38%, while the number of properties sold decreased by 27.9%. The number of properties under contract increased slightly by 3.9%. - The average sales price per square foot for single-family homes increased over the period. The average price per square foot for homes sold rose 5.61% and for homes for sale rose 10.62%. - The months supply of inventory, which measures how long it would take to deplete existing for sale inventory based on the current sales rate, increased from 6.13 months to 147.22 months over the period analyzed.