Home sales declined 6.9% year over year in August across the Tomball and Magnolia area, according to market data provided by local real estate firm The Renee Leslie Group.

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Home sales declined in four of the five ZIP codes in Tomball and Magnolia, with total home sales decreasing 6.9% year over year in August. The ZIP code 77355 was the only one to see an increase.In four of the five Tomball- and Magnolia-area ZIP codes, the median home price also saw a decrease year over year in August. 77354 saw the largest decrease of 27.3%—going from $433,135 to $315,000.Of the homes that sold in August in Tomball and Magnolia, 70.1% of them were priced between $250,000-$499,999.Also of note

In four of the five ZIP codes in the Tomball and Magnolia area, the average time homes spent on the market increased year over year in August. The ZIP code 77377 saw the largest increase, with homes going from spending an average of 35 days to an average of 69 days on the market.