Houston Hotness Index Report - October 2009

HAR MLS HOTNESS INDEX OCTOBER 2009          
Rank Area Area Name Hotness Ratio Pending Sales Sales    Active Listings Months Inventory 
1 25 Far West 19.4 173 244 892 4.1
2 28 Alief Area 19.3 64 74 332 5.9
3 12 North 18.7 121 175 647 4.4
4 11 Near North 18.6 75 94 404 5.4
5 36 South Katy Area 18.3 127 222 693 3.1
6 32 Far Northeast 17.8 71 98 400 4.8
7 19 Montgomery County Northeast 15.8 70 85 444 7.1
8 38 Ft. Bend East 15.3 107 132 698 5.6
9 8 Bear Creek 15.1 106 193 703 4.6
10 37 Ft. Bend West 14.9 116 166 776 4.9
11 21 Bellaire West 14.8 12 20 81 4.2
12 35 Hempstead West 14.7 84 100 572 5.3
13 34 Aldine-Westfield Area 14.1 25 18 177 8.4
14 55 Wharton County 14 16 12 114 11.1
15 29 Ft. Bend Central 13.9 80 138 576 4.8
16 10 Hempstead East 13.8 97 160 702 4.8
17 3 Southeast 13.3 98 148 735 5.7
18 14 Far Northwest 12.9 99 142 765 5.8
19 1 Northeast 12.8 133 194 1037 5.7
20 2 East 12.6 141 157 1115 7.3
21 30 Ft. Bend Southwest 12.6 74 90 587 5.9
22 6 Pasadena Area 12 51 92 424 5.1
23 13 Northwest 11.8 124 192 1050 5.7
24 7 Clear Lake Area 11.4 69 139 607 4.5
25 26 Waller County 11.3 17 14 151 9.5
26 40 Montgomery County Southeast 10.8 33 60 305 7.5
27 5 Brazoria County 10.4 138 268 1329 6.1
28 20 Bellaire South 10 36 75 360 4.7
29 15 Montgomery County Southwest 9.8 149 279 1521 6.0
30 4 South 8.9 27 30 302 10.3
31 53 Chambers County 8.6 13 18 152 7.6
32 18 South Central 8.5 11 18 130 6.7
33 33 Galveston County 7.6 176 257 2309 8.6
34 43 Walker County 7.2 13 30 181 8.4
35 9 Central North 7.2 74 159 1031 6.8
36 52 Liberty County 7.1 16 20 225 9.2
37 31 West 7 25 61 358 6.3
38 23 Memorial 6.4 21 50 328 7.7
39 42 Trinity County 5.8 7 13 120 16.9
40 39 Montgomery County Northwest 5.8 44 86 765 8.2
41 24 Spring Branch 5.2 17 48 326 6.8
42 16 Central 4.7 26 48 550 11.3
43 22 Central West 4.6 16 48 349 10.3
44 44 Polk County 4.1 14 33 343 13.8
45 17 Southwest 3.5 22 74 635 9.1
46 64 San Jacinto County 3.3 6 17 184 13.3
47 57 Austin County 2.3 4 14 176 14.4