TRENDS BY REGION Wi Average base price* Average base price of single-family homes “August permits 7 : Change in planned by builders and August permit permit activity activity compared with a year ago: over last August NORTHWEST : FAR NORTH NORTHEAST $178,048 8 8 *. $228,288 . f @ $181,956 302 318 247 11960) CENTRAL $145,636 320 a WEST SOUTHWEST : $252,975 = Gai SOUTHEAST 324 $205,908 110 i at 61.8% . SOUTHWEST _ SOUTH me $254,017 $217,628 ~ 339 184 @ 4s) * Weighted average base price of new homes permitted over the last 12 months through June. Note: Figures reflect primarily single-family home, townhouse and condo construction permits filed by builders in Houston and area municipalities and counties. Construction typically begins about a month after a permit has been filed. Source: Bohlke Consulting Group CHRONICLE